Exhibitions
Visitors to Dickson Mounds Museum's more than 15,000 square feet of exhibits discover many different ways of interpreting the past, including innovative displays of artifacts, arts, and archaeology; exciting hands-on activities; and multi-media presentations.
Explore the character of the Illinois River and trace the interaction between the river and the people who lived along it from the end of the Ice Age to the present day.
People of the Valley portrays a sequence of cultures -- from Ice-Age hunters to the tribal groups that left Illinois in the 19th century -- through artifacts, murals, photographs, and exciting hands-on exhibits.
Explore the world of Mississippian people whose 800-year-old sites surround the museum today.
Lower Level Gallery
Oil paintings from 18 nature preserves across Illinois celebrate the 59-year legacy of the Illinois Nature Preserves Commission and offer a window into the past and present nature of the Prairie State.
