The Western Illinois Museum, in collaboration with the One Book One Community Festival, will hold a community conversation on Accessing Healthy, Affordable Food in Rural Illinois: Challenges, Solutions, and Stories on Tuesday, April 22, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Western Illinois Museum. The conversation will focus on four regional initiatives and will be… Read More »Accessing Healthy, Affordable Food in Rural Illinois: Challenges, Solutions, and Stories

The Western Illinois Museum, in collaboration with the WIU Infant and Preschool Center, invites the community to spend a Sunday on Our Front Porch. On Sunday, May 4, 2025, from 11:00 am to 3:00 pm, the event will launch the Museum’s new series, designed to offer community members of all ages opportunities to enjoy engaging… Read More »Sing, Play, Create! Little Learners’ Day

 The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to welcome Kristan H. McKinsey, Director of the Illinois Women Artists Project, for a special program titled Exploring Local History Through the Lives of Women Artists on Sunday, June 8, 2025, at 1:30 PM. The event will take place on Our Front Porch, the Museum’s welcoming and informal gathering… Read More »Exploring Local History Through the Lives of Women Artists

The Western Illinois Museum, in partnership with the McDonough County Chapter of the NAACP, will host a Community Conversation on Our Front Porch titled Juneteenth Now: A Conversation on Freedom and Justice, on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at 5:30 PM. This program invites the community to mark the Juneteenth holiday by reflecting on the ongoing… Read More »Juneteenth Now: A Conversation on Freedom and Justice

The Western Illinois Museum invites the community to celebrate the near completion of its recent renovation project with an Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 21, from 2:00 to 4:00 pm. A long-standing and beloved tradition, the ice cream social is the perfect way to mark this milestone as we launch the Museum’s next… Read More »Old-Fashioned Ice Cream Social

The Western Illinois Museum invites the community to celebrate Macomb’s Heritage Days with a special installment of its Our Front Porch series. On Saturday, June 28, at 1:00 PM, Macomb native and Pepperdine University law professor Thomas Stipanowich will present Abraham Lincoln, Local Hero. In this engaging program, Professor Stipanowich will explore Abraham Lincoln’s strategic… Read More »Thomas Stipanowich to present program “Abraham Lincoln, Local Hero”