Illinois State Museum Newsroom

Below you will find all the latest news about the Illinois State Museum.

ISM Press Releases

	Posted by ISM	Release Date
Work, People, Art: Selections from the Works Progress Administration Collection of the Illinois State Museum	Chicago	Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Illinois State Museum to Host Social Justice in Museums Series	Springfield	Wednesday, October 7, 2020
Oh, Deer! Dickson Mounds Presents Tot Time on October 1	Dickson Mounds	Friday, September 25, 2020
Illinois State Museum Launches Journal of a Plague Year: Illinois in 2020	Springfield	Friday, September 11, 2020
Dickson Mounds’ Tot Time Sept. 3 to Feature Ducks, Ducks, and more Ducks	Dickson Mounds	Monday, August 31, 2020
Illinois State Museum's Lockport Gallery to Reopen August 19	Lockport	Friday, August 14, 2020
Illinois State Museum Begins Staggered Reopening July 23	Springfield	Tuesday, July 21, 2020
Illinois State Museum Celebrates Red, White, and Blue!	Springfield	Friday, June 26, 2020
Illinois State Museum’s Super Saturday is Movin' and Groovin' Online	Springfield	Wednesday, June 3, 2020
New Faces on Board at the Illinois State Museum Society	Springfield	Friday, May 1, 2020

	Published Date
Historians reflect on the Springfield Race Riot of 1908 during Black History Month	February 24, 2021
Sample a historic treat at this year's MCHS lecture series	February 23, 2021
A sampling of program offerings	February 18, 2021
The Mix: George Gerdes tribute at City Winery and more cool things to do in Chicago Feb. 18-24	February 17, 2021
Audiences and Inclusion: A Primer for Cultivating More Inclusive Attitudes Among the Public	February 9, 2021
Anthony J. "Tony" Leone Jr.	February 8, 2021
The latest exhibits from the Bloomington-Normal area	January 31, 2021
Bennett provides updates from Springfield	January 29, 2021
Some <b>Illinois museums</b> reopen under Phase 4	January 26, 2021
<b>Illinois State Museum</b>, State Historic Sites Officially Reopen	January 25, 2021