Illinois State Museum

502 S. Spring St. Springfield, IL 62706

neighborhood Downtown

Location Phone 217-782-7386

URL www.museum.state.il.us

Hours: 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday-Saturday & 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m. Sunday
Contact Name: Elizabeth Bazan
Contact Email: ebazan@museum.state.il.us info@museum.state.il.us

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Past Events

Hispanic Heritage Festival

Sat., Oct. 3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Land of Stories: Hecho en Illinois

Thu., Sept. 24, 5:30 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Freedom Was His Vision: Celebrating the Legacy of Free Frank McWhorter

Sun., Sept. 13, 2-4 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
"The Springfield 1908 Race Riot: The Aftermath"

Thu., Aug. 13, 12 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Not So Far-out Space Rocks

Fri., Aug. 7, 1-4 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Magnets of the Earth

Fri., July 31, 1-4 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Rick Greer and Tom Irwin

Thu., July 30, 5:30-7:30 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Fossils in and Out

Fri., July 24, 1-4 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
WildCards!

Fri., June 26, 2-4 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
CANCELED Dance Through the Decades: Route 66 Exhibit Fundraiser

Fri., June 26, 7-10 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Dia de los Ninos

Sun., April 26, 1-4 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
STEAM Saturday: Digging into the Past!

Sat., April 11, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Freeze Fest

Fri., Jan. 2, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. and Sat., Jan. 3, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 2026

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Mini Explorer’s Club – Winter Critters

Tue., Dec. 9, 9:30-10:15 a.m., Tue., Dec. 16, 9:30-10:15 a.m. and Tue., Dec. 23, 9:30-10:15 a.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Mini Explorer’s Club – Land of Leaders

Tue., Nov. 4, 9:30-10:15 a.m., Tue., Nov. 18, 9:30-10:15 a.m. and Tue., Nov. 25, 9:30-10:15 a.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Mini Explorer’s Club presents Story Time Trail with the Gingerbread Man

Sat., Nov. 22, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Nfinite Soul

Thu., Nov. 6, 6-8 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Jazz Brunch After Dark: Prohibition

Thu., Nov. 6, 6-8 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Day of the Dead | Día de los Muertos

Sat., Nov. 1, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Mini Explorer’s Club – Pumpkin Party

Tuesdays, 9:30-10:15 a.m. Continues through Oct. 28 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Marigolds and Memories: Teaching Día de los Muertos in the Classroom

Wed., Oct. 22, 6-7 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Hispanic Heritage Festival

Sun., Oct. 5, 1-4 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Robotics

Sat., Oct. 4, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
"NOIR V: Resilience"

June 4-Sept. 7 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Coding Unplugged

Sat., Sept. 6, 9:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Mini Explorer’s Club

Tuesdays, 9:30-10:15 a.m. Continues through Aug. 26 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
"Blood in Their Eyes and Hate in Their Hearts: The Springfield 1908 Race Riot"

Thu., Aug. 14, 12 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Using Visual Thinking Strategies in the Classroom

Thu., July 24, 3:30-4:30 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
Inside Out, Cradle to Grave: What Women Wore in the 1800s

Wed., July 23, 2-3 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown
“Freeish: The Resiliency of Black History Beyond Erasures"

Fri., June 13, 12-2 p.m. 2025

Illinois State Museum 502 S. Spring St., Springfield Downtown

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