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Current Exhibits - ISM Springfield
- Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments
- Did you know that Illinois was once located south of the Equator? Or that Illinois was once a tropical sea teeming with marine life? Ever wonder what life was like in Illinois millions of years ago? Changes: Dynamic Illinois Environments allows visitors to travel into the past to see how Illinois has changed and how it continues to change today. Find out more ...
- At Home in the Heartland
- Listen to the stories of real people who lived in Illinois. Immerse yourself in the dramatic changes in household life over the past 300 years. Find out more ...
- Peoples of the Past
- Life-sized dioramas and finely crafted artifacts bring to life Illinois' rich Native American heritage. Find out more ...
- Anthropology Exhibit
- These case exhibits focus on archaeological and ethnographic topics and artifacts such as Native American pottery, basketry, weavings, weapons, and tools. Find out more ...
- The Morton D. Barker Paperweight Collection
Over the course of twenty years, Morton D. Barker (1888-1967) of Springfield, Illinois, amassed a large and prestigious collection of paperweights, most of which were created in post-Napoleonic era France. Find out more ...
- The Mary Ann MacLean Play Museum
- “We don’t stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing.” George Bernard Shaw Find out more ...
- On & Of Paper: Selections from the Illinois State Museum Collection -- January 01, 2012 to April 29, 2012
On & Of Paper: Selections from the Illinois State Museum Collection offers visitors a variety of prints, photographs, drawings and multi-media constructions which all utilize the same material: paper. They vary by subject, purpose, artist and process, and span approximately 200 years. Find out more ...
Currently on exhibit at the Illinois State Museum, Springfield from January 01, 2012 to April 29, 2012 Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
- Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories -- Opening May 20, 2012
- The exhibit Luminous Ground: Artists With Histories, cited in the top ten shows of the year by both New City and Time-Out Chicago, explores outstanding work by older Illinois artists. Find out more ...
Please note that exhibit dates are subject to change.
To confirm dates, please call the appropriate site.
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