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
The Illinois State Museum Announces Series of Welcome Back! Events in July	Springfield	Tuesday, June 28, 2016
Dickson Mounds Museum Resumes Operations with Summer Gathering July 9	Dickson Mounds	Tuesday, July 5, 2016
Illinois State Museum to Host Museum Memories Family Event	Springfield	Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Illinois State Museum to Offer Behind-the-Scenes Tours of Research & Collections Center	Research and Collections Center	Monday, August 15, 2016
Illinois State Museum Remembers Mary Ann MacLean	Springfield	Thursday, August 18, 2016
Illinois State Museum Hosts Mini Maker Faire on Jan. 21	Springfield	Wednesday, January 18, 2017
The Archaeology of Racial Hatred: Springfield, Illinois	Springfield	Monday, January 30, 2017
Africa: Animals and Issues	Research and Collections Center	Monday, January 30, 2017
“North in the Night: The Underground Railroad” at the Illinois State Museum	Springfield	Monday, January 30, 2017
April Archaeology Talk -- Just outside Cahokia (there's an ancient history of Illinois)	Dickson Mounds	Wednesday, March 22, 2017

	Published Date
<b>Illinois State Museum</b> Reopens January 26	January 21, 2021
MLK memorabilia: 'This is America's history. This is what's going on.'	January 17, 2021
20 giant rubber ducks are set to roost in Lockport this summer: 'We are a canal town, after all'	January 14, 2021
Recipients of 2021 Community Arts Access grants named	January 14, 2021
Harry Breen	January 10, 2021
Lockport Helps Keep Businesses Afloat With Duck Art Installations	January 7, 2021
At age 96, Lincoln scholar Temple still writing and providing a guiding hand	January 2, 2021
“People would stop him on the street”	December 31, 2020
A generous power couple	December 31, 2020
Windmill tilter	December 31, 2020