Public Events --
Remembering Lincoln
- Location: Illinois State Museum, Springfield, Springfield
- Date: Sunday, February 01, 2015, 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Remembering Lincoln
Sponsored by: Illinois State Museum and 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition Sunday, February 1, 2015, at 2 p.m. FREE ADMISSION Illinois State Museum, Spring and Edwards Streets, Springfield (parking in state lots east and west of museum)
The event begins with a program in the Thorne Deuel Auditorium and a reception in the Resource Room, both on the lower level, followed by an exhibition opening on the second floor
Program in the Auditorium
Opening remarks by Katie Spindell, Chair of 2015 Lincoln Funeral Coalition “Honoring Lincoln Visually,” Jim Zimmer, Director of Art & History, Illinois State Museum “I Saw His Face: Mourning and Physical Presence from Lincoln’s Era to Modern Times,” Dr. Christine Todd, chair of Medical Humanities at SIU School of Medicine
Exhibition
Remembering Lincoln temporary|PERMANENT Gallery, 2nd floor, Springfield February 1- May 10, 2015 The iconic image of Abraham Lincoln appears in various forms among the collections of the Illinois State Museum, and this exhibition features many of these rarely-seen objects related to the 16th president. The exhibition opens on February 1, 2015, following the program listed above.
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