Illinois State Museum Upcoming Events

The Illinois State Museum offers a wide range of public programs throughout the year at all of its facilities. Most events are free to the public, though some at the Illinois State Museum in Springfield may require paying admission to the Museum. Click on the event listing for details.

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Illinois State Museum Events

Research & Collections Center Events

Dickson Mounds Events

Lockport Gallery Events
Jul 29 2017 (All day)
Plein Air 17 featuring Marikay Peter Witlock
Lockport Gallery, Lockport
Pastel painter Marikay Peter Witlock serves as mentor for this session of Plein Air 17.
Jul 29 2017 (All day)
Raku Firing Demonstration with Joe Hadamik
Lockport Gallery, Lockport
The peaceful potter gives a demonstration of ceramic firing from his raku kiln on Scale House Plaza.
Dunleith Mound Group, Northern Illinois.
Aug 1 2017 - 7:00pm
Mound Builders of the Upper Mississippi River Valley
Dickson Mounds, Lewistown
Ferrel Anderson will present a slide show on the Woodland and Mississippian Culture prehistoric Native Americans along the Mississippi River in northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa.