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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.

Permanent

The River Valley Gallery

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

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.

The Discovery Center

A learning place with hands-on activities for visitors of all ages.

Eveland Village

The excavated remains of three early Indian buildings are preserved for viewing during the warmer months. The structures are a round building, a cross-shaped building, and a large rectangular building.

Temporary

Interrupted Journey: A Photographic Journal of Bird Rescue and Relationship
Lobby Gallery

This exhibition of photographs and journal entries by Nora Moore Lloyd (Ojibwe/Anishinaabe) provides a look into one artist’s ongoing work with bird rescue and release in the Chicago area. These photographs honor those birds whose lives have been interrupted by human activity.

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ISM-Dickson Mounds

10956 North Dickson Mounds Road
Lewistown, IL 61542
(309) 547-3721

Daily: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Closed: New Year's Day,
Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day

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