Using QTVR for Remote Viewing of Physical Exhibits Most of the people who have computers will never be able to come to Illinois to see the exhibits of the Illinois State Museum in person. However, using QTVR we can enable people to view samples of our exhibits over the WWW. In addition, some people who will visit our facilities to see our exhibits can appreciate them more fully if they have had a preview online. One group of people for whom this can be especially important is teachers who are bringing classes to the museum on field trips. The ISM Main facility in Springfield Peoples of the Past Each of the four exhibits portrays a different cultural period, termed by anthropologists as the Archaic (8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C.), Woodland (1000 B.C. to A.D. 900), Mississippian (A.D. 900 to A.D. 1400), and Historic (A.D. 1673 to mid-1800s). Each period represents distinct differences in lifeways--social and political structure, settlement patterns, diet, hunting practices, trade and other activities. It is one of the few exhibits in the United States in which prehistory is brought to life. Rather than rely on displays of artifacts to tell the story of these people, the exhibits go many steps further to portray the various prehistoric Indians themselves and their respective lifestyles. To illustrate the story, the dioramas are arranged in chronological order in one open exhibit hall. The exhibition contains: four ceiling-to-floor (15 feet high by 40 feet wide) hand-illustrated background paintings: hundreds of authentic and meticulously-fabricated replicas of plants, animals and artifacts; and eight life-sized sculpted human figures. A Place for Discovery A hands-on gallery that includes art, anthropology, and natural history exhibits, including living specimens. APFD provides a rich and varied experience where visitors can listen to birds, hold ancient American Indian tools, examine butterflies, snake skins and seashells under a microscope, assemble skeletons, and observe living animals. Natural History Exhibits In our life-sized exhibits, you can see all of Illinois -- the prairies and woodlands, Lake Michigan's shores, the Shawnee Hills, and Horseshoe Lake. Learn about our minerals, plants, fossils, birds, and mammals -- their beauty and their significance. Museum Lobby The newly renovated lobby of the Illinois State Museum facility in Springfield. Dickson Mounds Museum Mississippian Lifeways This panorama of the exhibits at Dickson Mounds Museum (a part of the ISM) was made by third-grade students from Westbrook Elementary, Glenview, Illinois as part of the Museums in the Classroom project. The exhibits show the lifeways of the people who inhabited central Illinois around 1300 AD. [ Top of Museum Uses Section ] [ Visit Museum Facilities ] [ Visit Research Areas ] [ Document Localities ] [ In Online Exhibits ] [ Museums in the Classroom ] [ Access to Collections ] [ Display Exhibits on WWW ] About QTVR | Uses of QTVR for Museums | Museums in the Classroom
In addition, some people who will visit our facilities to see our exhibits can appreciate them more fully if they have had a preview online. One group of people for whom this can be especially important is teachers who are bringing classes to the museum on field trips.
Each of the four exhibits portrays a different cultural period, termed by anthropologists as the Archaic (8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C.), Woodland (1000 B.C. to A.D. 900), Mississippian (A.D. 900 to A.D. 1400), and Historic (A.D. 1673 to mid-1800s). Each period represents distinct differences in lifeways--social and political structure, settlement patterns, diet, hunting practices, trade and other activities. It is one of the few exhibits in the United States in which prehistory is brought to life. Rather than rely on displays of artifacts to tell the story of these people, the exhibits go many steps further to portray the various prehistoric Indians themselves and their respective lifestyles. To illustrate the story, the dioramas are arranged in chronological order in one open exhibit hall. The exhibition contains: four ceiling-to-floor (15 feet high by 40 feet wide) hand-illustrated background paintings: hundreds of authentic and meticulously-fabricated replicas of plants, animals and artifacts; and eight life-sized sculpted human figures. A Place for Discovery A hands-on gallery that includes art, anthropology, and natural history exhibits, including living specimens. APFD provides a rich and varied experience where visitors can listen to birds, hold ancient American Indian tools, examine butterflies, snake skins and seashells under a microscope, assemble skeletons, and observe living animals. Natural History Exhibits In our life-sized exhibits, you can see all of Illinois -- the prairies and woodlands, Lake Michigan's shores, the Shawnee Hills, and Horseshoe Lake. Learn about our minerals, plants, fossils, birds, and mammals -- their beauty and their significance. Museum Lobby The newly renovated lobby of the Illinois State Museum facility in Springfield. Dickson Mounds Museum Mississippian Lifeways This panorama of the exhibits at Dickson Mounds Museum (a part of the ISM) was made by third-grade students from Westbrook Elementary, Glenview, Illinois as part of the Museums in the Classroom project. The exhibits show the lifeways of the people who inhabited central Illinois around 1300 AD. [ Top of Museum Uses Section ] [ Visit Museum Facilities ] [ Visit Research Areas ] [ Document Localities ] [ In Online Exhibits ] [ Museums in the Classroom ] [ Access to Collections ] [ Display Exhibits on WWW ] About QTVR | Uses of QTVR for Museums | Museums in the Classroom
Each of the four exhibits portrays a different cultural period, termed by anthropologists as the Archaic (8000 B.C. to 1000 B.C.), Woodland (1000 B.C. to A.D. 900), Mississippian (A.D. 900 to A.D. 1400), and Historic (A.D. 1673 to mid-1800s). Each period represents distinct differences in lifeways--social and political structure, settlement patterns, diet, hunting practices, trade and other activities.
It is one of the few exhibits in the United States in which prehistory is brought to life. Rather than rely on displays of artifacts to tell the story of these people, the exhibits go many steps further to portray the various prehistoric Indians themselves and their respective lifestyles.
To illustrate the story, the dioramas are arranged in chronological order in one open exhibit hall. The exhibition contains: four ceiling-to-floor (15 feet high by 40 feet wide) hand-illustrated background paintings: hundreds of authentic and meticulously-fabricated replicas of plants, animals and artifacts; and eight life-sized sculpted human figures.
A hands-on gallery that includes art, anthropology, and natural history exhibits, including living specimens. APFD provides a rich and varied experience where visitors can listen to birds, hold ancient American Indian tools, examine butterflies, snake skins and seashells under a microscope, assemble skeletons, and observe living animals. Natural History Exhibits In our life-sized exhibits, you can see all of Illinois -- the prairies and woodlands, Lake Michigan's shores, the Shawnee Hills, and Horseshoe Lake. Learn about our minerals, plants, fossils, birds, and mammals -- their beauty and their significance. Museum Lobby The newly renovated lobby of the Illinois State Museum facility in Springfield. Dickson Mounds Museum Mississippian Lifeways This panorama of the exhibits at Dickson Mounds Museum (a part of the ISM) was made by third-grade students from Westbrook Elementary, Glenview, Illinois as part of the Museums in the Classroom project. The exhibits show the lifeways of the people who inhabited central Illinois around 1300 AD. [ Top of Museum Uses Section ] [ Visit Museum Facilities ] [ Visit Research Areas ] [ Document Localities ] [ In Online Exhibits ] [ Museums in the Classroom ] [ Access to Collections ] [ Display Exhibits on WWW ] About QTVR | Uses of QTVR for Museums | Museums in the Classroom
A hands-on gallery that includes art, anthropology, and natural history exhibits, including living specimens. APFD provides a rich and varied experience where visitors can listen to birds, hold ancient American Indian tools, examine butterflies, snake skins and seashells under a microscope, assemble skeletons, and observe living animals.
In our life-sized exhibits, you can see all of Illinois -- the prairies and woodlands, Lake Michigan's shores, the Shawnee Hills, and Horseshoe Lake. Learn about our minerals, plants, fossils, birds, and mammals -- their beauty and their significance. Museum Lobby The newly renovated lobby of the Illinois State Museum facility in Springfield. Dickson Mounds Museum Mississippian Lifeways This panorama of the exhibits at Dickson Mounds Museum (a part of the ISM) was made by third-grade students from Westbrook Elementary, Glenview, Illinois as part of the Museums in the Classroom project. The exhibits show the lifeways of the people who inhabited central Illinois around 1300 AD. [ Top of Museum Uses Section ] [ Visit Museum Facilities ] [ Visit Research Areas ] [ Document Localities ] [ In Online Exhibits ] [ Museums in the Classroom ] [ Access to Collections ] [ Display Exhibits on WWW ] About QTVR | Uses of QTVR for Museums | Museums in the Classroom
In our life-sized exhibits, you can see all of Illinois -- the prairies and woodlands, Lake Michigan's shores, the Shawnee Hills, and Horseshoe Lake. Learn about our minerals, plants, fossils, birds, and mammals -- their beauty and their significance.
The newly renovated lobby of the Illinois State Museum facility in Springfield. Dickson Mounds Museum Mississippian Lifeways This panorama of the exhibits at Dickson Mounds Museum (a part of the ISM) was made by third-grade students from Westbrook Elementary, Glenview, Illinois as part of the Museums in the Classroom project. The exhibits show the lifeways of the people who inhabited central Illinois around 1300 AD. [ Top of Museum Uses Section ] [ Visit Museum Facilities ] [ Visit Research Areas ] [ Document Localities ] [ In Online Exhibits ] [ Museums in the Classroom ] [ Access to Collections ] [ Display Exhibits on WWW ] About QTVR | Uses of QTVR for Museums | Museums in the Classroom
The newly renovated lobby of the Illinois State Museum facility in Springfield.
This panorama of the exhibits at Dickson Mounds Museum (a part of the ISM) was made by third-grade students from Westbrook Elementary, Glenview, Illinois as part of the Museums in the Classroom project. The exhibits show the lifeways of the people who inhabited central Illinois around 1300 AD. [ Top of Museum Uses Section ] [ Visit Museum Facilities ] [ Visit Research Areas ] [ Document Localities ] [ In Online Exhibits ] [ Museums in the Classroom ] [ Access to Collections ] [ Display Exhibits on WWW ] About QTVR | Uses of QTVR for Museums | Museums in the Classroom
This panorama of the exhibits at Dickson Mounds Museum (a part of the ISM) was made by third-grade students from Westbrook Elementary, Glenview, Illinois as part of the Museums in the Classroom project. The exhibits show the lifeways of the people who inhabited central Illinois around 1300 AD.
[ Top of Museum Uses Section ] [ Visit Museum Facilities ] [ Visit Research Areas ] [ Document Localities ] [ In Online Exhibits ] [ Museums in the Classroom ] [ Access to Collections ] [ Display Exhibits on WWW ]
About QTVR | Uses of QTVR for Museums | Museums in the Classroom
