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  2. Illinois State Museum closing for 3 months due to repairs ...

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    Although the main museum will be closed, you'll still be able to find exhibits all throughout the community. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ...

  3. Illinois State Museum - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois State Museum was founded on May 25, 1877, as a showcase within the sixth Illinois State Capitol in Springfield, which was completed at that time. Amos Henry Worthen was first curator. As the state's government grew, the museum collection was moved from the Capitol Building to the newly constructed Centennial Building, now known as ...

  4. List of museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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    Illinois Museum of Natural History, campus of Illinois State University, Old Main building, from 1857-1877; Korean War National Museum, Sangamon, closed in 2017, collections transferred to the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum [82] Lakeview Museum of Arts & Sciences, Peoria, closed in 2012, collections now at the Peoria Riverfront ...

  5. Illinois State Museum returns nearly 40 sacred wooden ... - AOL

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    The Illinois State Museum said the statues were removed from Mijikenda villages and sacred sites in the 1980s, acquired by art collectors and later transferred to the museum a.

  6. Category:Art museums and galleries in Illinois - Wikipedia

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  7. A 19th century flag disrupts leadership at an Illinois museum ...

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    Hunt won the auction on Nov. 13 and the museum paid $15,625 for the flag using the King Hostick trust fund, an endowment to finance state historic research and artifact acquisition.

  8. Gentleman Farm site - Wikipedia

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    The site was brought to the attention of the Illinois State Museum as it was scheduled to be destroyed during construction of the Bulls Island Cut-Off on the Illinois River. Salvage excavations took place in 1940, but a comprehensive site report was not generated until James A. Brown created one in 1967. [1]

  9. Category:Railroad museums in Illinois - Wikipedia

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