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
Cover Photos	August 2, 2020
Exhibits	August 2, 2020
University <b>Museums</b> Work Behind the Scenes as Pandemic Forces Closures, Cancellations	July 31, 2020
Letters to the Editor 07-30-20	July 30, 2020
Tracing tracks from Waterloo's past	July 29, 2020
Briefs	July 25, 2020
<b>Illinois State Museum</b> reopens with safety measures in place	July 25, 2020
<b>Illinois State Museum</b> reopens it doors	July 23, 2020
<b>Illinois State Museum</b> reopens it doors	July 23, 2020
Quick hits: <b>Illinois</b> news in brief for Wednesday, July 22, 2020	July 22, 2020