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  2. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  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 ]

  5. List of natural history museums in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Illinois State Museum, Springfield; Midwest Museum of Natural History, Sycamore; Chicago Academy of Sciences/Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago; Peoria Riverfront Museum, Peoria; Prairie Grass Nature Museum, Round Lake; Trailside Museum of Natural History, River Forest; Western Illinois University Museum of Geology, Macomb

  6. 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.

  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. History Colorado Center - Wikipedia

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    The History Colorado Center is a museum in Denver, Colorado, USA dedicated to the history of the state of Colorado. [1] Construction on the $111 million building started on 19 August 2009. [ 2 ] The museum opened on 28 April 2012 at 1200 Broadway, [ 3 ] one block south of the site of its predecessor, the Colorado History Museum , which closed ...

  9. Illinois Historic Preservation Division - Wikipedia

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    The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency (IHPA) was created by State law in July 1985. What was the agency's oldest bureau, the Illinois State Historical Library, was created in 1889, but the origins of the agency could be said to date back to the state's involvement in building and caring for the Lincoln Tomb in Springfield, Illinois, in 1865.