Turn-of-the-20th-century mansion designed by world-famous architect, Lucas Pfeifenberger, former residence of Senator Edmond Beall, politician and industrialist, tours by appointment Operated by the Batavia Historical Society Located in Old Barrington Center, operated by the Barrington Historical Society Operated by the Rock Island County Historical Society, early 20th-century period house and adjacent Carriage House Museumġ876 Victorian period house, operated by the Planetary Studies Foundation Not-for-profit contemporary visual arts organizationĬhanging exhibits of cutting edge and avant-garde art Includes 1882 Victorian Muller House, coach house, 1906 soda pop factory, 1908 Banta house and a replica 1830s log cabin Victorian-period house, operated by the Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society Operated by the Macoupin County Historical Society, includes Victorian house with period displays, schoolhouse and print shop Operated by the Theatre Historical Society of America, objects from the era of the great movie palaces in the U.S. History of Amboy and the Illinois Central RailroadĮxhibits on fluorspar mining industry, fluorite ore specimens, mining paraphernalia and photographs Located on the grounds of the Illinois Veterans Home, displays military artifacts from the Revolutionary War to the presentġ912 former church, hosts live music and dance performances, as well as fine art exhibitsĮxhibits include world's tallest man Robert Pershing Wadlow, Piasa Bird, Lincoln–Douglas debate, American Civil War, and changing art exhibits Proctor Recreation CenterĪfrican American Museum of Southern IllinoisĪircraft, vehicles, uniforms and aviation memorabilia from the 1930s to the present, located at Aurora Municipal Airport Operated by the Addison Historical Society President, Abraham Lincoln, and the course of the American Civil War John Deere agriculture machinery that would have been found on a farm in the Midwest during the 1930s, open by appointmentĬontributions made by Black Americans to America's labor historyĪudio narrated diorama tour telling about Abraham Lincoln and the selection of Springfield as the state capital in the late 1830sĪbraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. This list of museums in Illinois contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
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