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ISM Museums and Galleries

  ISM Museums and Galleries   

The Illinois State Museum inspires discovery and caring about Illinois' cultural and natural resources and heritage. The Museum’s extensive collections and research activities provide the foundation for exhibitions and public programs that tell the story of the land, life, people, and art of Illinois. The Illinois State Museum is headquartered in Springfield with branch facilities throughout the state.  Use the links to the side to find information about current and upcoming exhibits, public programs, and other events at all of the Museum’s sites.

Come to the Mary Ann MacLean Play Museum!

The Play Museum is a free children's area at the Illinois State Museum-Springfield. Load a jeep; crawl through a cave; dig for fossils; put together a baby mastodont puzzle; frame art; explore collections of fossils, insects, artifacts; and toys; and play museum! The Play Museum is designed for children ages 3-10 and their families.  Hours are Tuesday-Saturday (10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m.) and Sunday (1:00 to 4:30 p.m.). The Play Museum is closed on Mondays.

Play Museum Teacher Kits

ANNOUNCING: A new, exciting resource for teachers from the Illinois State Museum!
Thanks to a grant from the Susan Cook House Educational Trust, teachers of grades preK-4 may borrow a Play Museum Outreach Kit free of charge. The easy-to-use, light weight kits were created to help educators and their students get the most out of a field trip visit to the Mary Ann MacLean Play Museum.

CLICK HERE TO LEARN MORE

 


  Illinois State Museum, Springfield   

Illinois State Museum, Springfield

General Hours: Mon- Sat 9:00AM-4:30PM; Sun. Noon-4:30PM; (Play Museum Tues.-Sat. 10:00AM-4:30PM, Sun 1:00-4:30PM, Closed Mon) Museum Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day.

Located at the corner of Spring and Edwards Streets, the ISM is in the Capitol Complex, just south of the State Capitol.

Address:
502 South Spring Street
Springfield, IL
Phone: (217)782-7386

For more visitor information go to: https://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/main/geninfo.html

  ISM Dickson Mounds Museum   

ISM Dickson Mounds Museum

General Hours: Daily 8:30 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. Closed New Year's Day, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

60 Miles northwest of Springfield, Routes 78 and 97

Address:
10956 North Dickson Mounds Road
Lewistown, IL
Phone: 309-547-3721

For more visitor information go to: https://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/dickson/geninfo.html

  ISM Lockport Gallery   

ISM Lockport Gallery

General Hours: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM, Sundays, Noon - 5:00 PM. Closed Saturdays and state holidays. Galleries closed during exhibit changes.

Located 35 miles southwest of the Chicago Loop, one block from the crossroads of IL Routes 7 and 171 in historic downtown Lockport

Address:
201 West 10th Street
Lockport, IL
Phone: 815-838-7400

For more visitor information go to: https://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/lockport/geninfo.html

  Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center   

Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center

General Hours: Open Monday - Friday, 9:00 A.M-5:00 P.M. Closed New Year's Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

Located 6 miles north of Benton, IL on I-57, just west of Exit 77 only 90 miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri.

Address:
14967 Gun Creek Trail
Whittington, IL
Phone: (618) 629-2220

For more visitor information go to: https://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/so-il/geninfo.html

  ISM Chicago Gallery & Illinois Artisans, Chicago   

ISM Chicago Gallery & Illinois Artisans, Chicago

General Hours: Monday - Friday: 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 PM

Located on the second floor of the James R. Thompson Center in downtown Chicago

Address:
James R. Thompson Center
Chicago, IL

For more visitor information go to: https://www.museum.state.il.us/ismsites/chicago/geninfo.html

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