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!