Illinois State Museum
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The Illinois State Museum inspires exploration of Illinois’ past and present.
05/25/2026
On this day, 149 years ago, The Illinois State Museum was created by statute. We have changed a lot in the last 149 years, and we look forward to turning 150 next year!
Thanks to our friends at the Illinois State Archives, which is part of the Illinois Secretary of State office for sharing images our founding document (page 1 of the document is featured in this post)
Illinois Department of Natural Resources
05/19/2026
Another sneak peek of Miles of Memories has entered the building.
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502 S Spring Street
Springfield, IL
62706
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9am - 4:30pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 4:30pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 4:30pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 4:30pm |
| Friday | 9am - 4:30pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 4:30pm |
| Sunday | 12pm - 4:30pm |
