Springfield Art Museum releases book on its 100-year history

A new book chronicles the Springfield Art Museum’s nearly 100-year history with essays, photos and research ahead of its 2028 ...

Museum exhibit shares how Springfield became a ‘City of Firsts’

Springfield’s Revolutionary Ideas" is on view at the Lyman and Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History from May 16 to Sept. 27.
The State Journal-Register

Retiring professor named interim executive director at Springfield museum

The Springfield and Central Illinois African American History Museum on Monument Avenue has found an interim executive director to lead the museum until 2025. Kamau Kemayo was unanimously chosen by ...
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Springfield History Museum to offer new app that provides more accessibility for visitors

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - The Springfield History Museum on the Square is offering more accessibility for visitors who are visually impaired. It uses an app called NaviLens. The program uses QR codes ...
The Register-Guard

From the Kalapuya to modern times: 100 years of housing explored at Springfield museum

What does "home" mean to you? To strike up conversations about housing types, what "home" feels like, who has access to housing and what the history of housing in Springfield has looked like since ...
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Around the 217: Preserving the past, inside Springfield’s African American History Museum

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — When it comes to history, there are names and stories many people may never know — unless someone takes the time to preserve them. That’s the mission of the African American ...
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Springfield History Museum gears up for fourth annual Fright at the Museum fundraiser

The Springfield History Museum has announced its fourth annual Fright at the Museum, a haunted house fundraiser that blends thrills, chills, and local history. This year’s theme, Screamfield’s ...