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On Friday, December 1st, the Western Illinois Museum will offer two out-of-the-ordinary musical performances for this year’s Dickens on the Square celebration.   Western Whacker The evening begins at 6:45 pm with the Western Whackers, a new percussion ensemble of Western Illinois University (WIU) students, who will perform holiday tunes using just different lengths of… Read More »Western Whackers & Tuba Christmas

The Western Illinois Museum welcomes Ken Waldman for an evening of fiddle music and storytelling on Our Front Porch. Ken will present his program, Ken Waldman & The Wild Ones: From Western Illinois to the Real Alaska on Friday, February 2, 2024, on the Museum’s indoor porch. The doors and bar open at 6:30 pm,… Read More »Ken Waldman, musician, poet, and storyteller

The Western Illinois Museum in partnership with the One Book, One Community Festival will host a community conversation about the ways water impacts our lives in West Central Illinois. The one-hour program will be held at the Museum and bring community members together to share history, science, and civic interests that will inform guests as… Read More »The Water We Share

The Western Illinois Museum invites the community to an open house to celebrate the recent renovation work and learn about what was accomplished in 2023 and what is planned for the coming year. The open house will be held on Sunday, February 25th, from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Refreshments will be served. During the open… Read More »Open House at the Museum

The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to announce the premiere performance of local singer Ana Olivera with her Quartet on Our Front Porch on Friday, April 12th from 5:30 to 6:30 pm.  The Museum’s indoor porch offers an intimate, live music experience where audiences can connect with musicians. The doors and bar open at 4:30 pm.… Read More »Ana Oliveira Quartet to visit Our Front Porch

The Western Illinois Museum, in partnership with the One Book One Community Festival, will host an afternoon to learn and experience the power of first-person narrative through verbal expression using storytelling, song, and poetry. On Sunday, April 14th from 1:00 to 5:30, the Museum will offer three programs in one afternoon where guests can join… Read More »Making Words Flow Like Water: The Art of Verbal Expression

 The Western Illinois Museum will host resident Victorian ladies Stasia Bath and Nancy Chu in a one-hour program on May 14th at 6:30 pm titled A Victorian Secret: How 19th-Century Technology Influenced Women’s Dress and Fashion. Women’s fashion, including undergarments, changed dramatically in the 19th century because of innovations in technology. In this presentation, Bath… Read More »A Victorian Secret: How 19th-Century Technology Influenced Women’s Dress and Fashion

Due to the severe weather forecast, Erika Holst will join us virtually at the Museum. Guests are welcome to join us at Museum or view it online at the following links: YouTube Facebook The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to welcome Illinois State Museum Curator of History Erika Holst to Our Front Porch for her… Read More »Erika Holst to present The Life Cycle of Clothing – VIRTUAL PROGRAM DUE TO WEATHER!