Welcome to the Illinois State Museum

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 near Lewistown and in Lockport. 

Click here to go to the ISM-Springfield landing page.
Illinois State Museum
502 South Spring Street
Springfield
(217) 782-7386
Mon-Sat: 9-4:30, Sun: 12-4:30
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Dickson Mounds
10956 N. Dickson Mounds Rd.
Lewistown
(309) 547-3721
Daily: 8:30-5
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Lockport Gallery
201 West 10th Street
Lockport
(815) 838-7400
Wed-Sun: 9-5
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Celebrating the Illinois Bicentennial Through Museum Objects
The Illinois State Museum and the Illinois Association of Museums are pleased to present a virtual exhibition titled The Story of Illinois: The Illinois Bicentennial Through Museum Objects. This exhibition consists of objects from the Illinois State Museum’s 13.5-million-object Illinois Legacy Collection along with objects from other Illinois museums, such as the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, Adler Planetarium, Pullman State Historic Site, Wabash County Museum, and many more.