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This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public ...
The newest museum on the Quadrangle, opened in 2017, The Amazing World of Dr. Seuss Museum blends artifacts and information about the life and work of Dr. Seuss with interactive exhibits aimed at children. The museum is housed in the William Pynchon Memorial Building, formerly home of the Connecticut Valley Historical Museum, which closed in ...
The Illinois State Museum was founded on May 25, 1877, as a showcase within the sixth Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, which was completed at that time. Amos Henry Worthen was first curator. As the state's government grew, the museum collection was moved from the Capitol Building to the newly constructed Centennial Building, now known as ...
The art museum will conclude all programs and exhibitions on Sunday, Sept. 1, in preparation for renovations and new construction as part of the museum's 2028 Campaign.
Museum Village at Old Smith's Clove, Monroe; Old Bethpage Village Restoration, Old Bethpage; Old Stone Fort, Schoharie; Weeksville Heritage Center, Brooklyn; Aaron House of Niagara Falls, [Niagara Falls] North Carolina. A museum interpreter explains aspects of a 19th-century apothecary in Old Salem. Bethabara Historic District, Winston-Salem
African American History Museum in Springfield searching for new executive director. Gannett. Claire Grant, Springfield State Journal- Register. April 9, 2024 at 4:36 AM.
The Mattoon Street neighborhood features many of Springfield's most prestigious residential addresses, on Mattoon Street, Salem Street, Elliot Street, etc. It also features one of the famous architect H.H. Richardson's first works in the Richardsonian Romanesque style, the Hispanic Baptist Church. Early each Fall, the neighborhood hosts a large ...
Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum at Springfield, Illinois. The museum contains life-size dioramas of Lincoln's boyhood home, [2] areas of the White House, the presidential box at Ford's Theatre, and the settings of key events in Lincoln's life, as well as pictures, artifacts and other memorabilia. [3]