Join us in celebrating the harvest season. Stop by on Saturday, October 21st during the Moon Over Macomb festivities and make a Corn Husk Doll from 10:00 am to noon. After you have created a doll, you can visit with the Museum’s re-enactors who will guide you on a trip through time. Stops on the… Read More »Make a Corn Husk Doll

The Western Illinois Museum, in partnership with the Western Illinois University (WIU) School of Music, is pleased to welcome musician Jon Irabagon to perform with the HAT Trio on Friday, November 10th, as part of the Jazz Series being offered at the Museum.  The doors and bar open at 4:30 with music at 5:30 with… Read More »Jon Irabagon visits Our Front Porch for Jazz Night

The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to host Generations Over Dinner, a global invitation to bring people together for a meaningful multi-generational conversation while sharing a meal. The potluck dinner will be held on Sunday, November 12th from 4:30 to 6:30 pm at the Western Illinois Museum. The dinner is free and open to the public.… Read More »Generations Over Dinner

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