The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to welcome Katherine Hamilton-Smith to Our Front Porch for her presentation titled, The Happy Invention: History and Significance of Picture Postcards on Thursday, March 23rd at 7:00 pm. The one-hour presentation will be followed by a question and answer session. Refreshments will be served. There is a suggested $5… Read More »The Happy Invention: History and Significance of Picture Postcards

Program UPDATE:  What a great response to this program! We are sold out for Sunday, March 26th but will host another Generation Over Dinner in the coming months. We look forward to having a meaningful multi-generational conversation while sharing a meal with you soon. The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to host Generations Over Dinner,… Read More »Generations Over Dinner

The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to welcome EnsAmble Ad-Hoc with special guest harpist Claire Happel Ashe to Our Front Porch. The group will present From the Village to the Court, a program of Baroque music from Spain, on Saturday, April 8, 2023, at 11:00 am at the Western Illinois Museum. There is a suggested… Read More »EnsAmble Ad-Hoc with Claire Happel Ashe

The Western Illinois Museum, in partnership with the Western Illinois School of Music, is pleased to welcome musician Wayne Coniglio on Friday, April 14th, as part of the monthly Jazz Series being offered at the Museum.  The doors and cash bar open at 4:30 pm with music at 5:15 pm and 6:15 pm. There is… Read More »Wayne Coniglio visits Our Front Porch

The Western Illinois Museum in partnership with the Macomb Educational Foundation (MEF) announces the completion of a new mural to celebrate MEF’s 30 years of supporting the children and educators of the Macomb School District. The public is invited to an unveiling celebration on Saturday, April 22nd, from 4:30 to 7:30 pm. Brief comments will… Read More »Mural Unveiling

The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to welcome Dr. Larry Balsamo for his presentation entitled, Thirteen Seconds and Four Days: Viet Nam, Kent State, and the Occupation of Simpkins Hall. The program will be held on Sunday, April 30th at 2:00 pm at the Western Illinois Museum. Refreshments will be served. There is a suggested… Read More »Larry Balsamo to present lecture, Thirteen Seconds and Four Days

The Western Illinois Museum announces the next film in the Not So Easy Film Series. The documentary film Lives Well Lived by Filmmaker Sky Bergman will be screened on Friday, May 5th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 7th at 2:00 pm at the Museum.  A virtual live Q&A with Sky Bergman will follow the… Read More »Not So Easy Film Series to present Lives Well Lived

The Macomb Park District and the Western Illinois Museum invite the public to play new, locally designed board games on Sunday, May 7th from 1:30 to 4:00 pm.  To celebrate the games, created as part of the eight-week workshop given by Rok Locksley, teams will be available to introduce their designs and share the motivation… Read More »Celebration of New Locally Designed Board Games

The Western Illinois Museum announces the next film in the Not So Easy Film Series. The documentary film Lives Well Lived by Filmmaker Sky Bergman will be screened on Friday, May 5th at 7:00 pm and Sunday, May 7th at 2:00 pm at the Museum.  A virtual live Q&A with Sky Bergman will follow the Friday night… Read More »Not So Easy Film Series to present Lives Well Lived