Associate Curator of Art Doug Stapleton will facilitate a discussion with artist Frank Trankina in conjunction with the Figurism exhibition currently on view at Aurora University.

Associate Curator of Art Doug Stapleton will facilitate a discussion with artist Hector Duarte in conjunction with the Figurism exhibition currently on view at Aurora University.

Associate Curator of Art Doug Stapleton will facilitate a discussion with artist Riva Lehrer in conjunction with the Figurism exhibition currently on view at Aurora University.

Join Curator of History Erika Holst on a walk through the Fashioning Illinois exhibition to learn about Victorian undergarments and the proper order in which they were worn

Learn how clothing was washed, mended, and made over to prolong its life, and how it was recycled when worn out.

Museums are increasingly employing numerous strategies for engagement of previously underserved or marginalized audiences, but there is a very long road still to travel.

The museum is a colonial enterprise, designed to be the keeper of what’s important and precious for society at-large. These institutions were often built on the bodies and belongings of Indigenous people and oppressed communities.

The Museums are Not Neutral movement sparks conversation and thinking and challenges us to question why museums are perceived as neutral though they never have been.

Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) is the work of many American museums today, but just a few years ago, very few major museums were conscious of the need to be inclusive.

Whooo’s awake after dark? As we are starting to go to bed, a whole other world is waking up. Learn who’s awake at night and how they have adapted to their nighttime world.