The Western Illinois Museum welcomes the Kansas City duo, The Matchsellers, for an evening of Bluegrass music on Our Front Porch. The singer-songwriting pair will perform on Thursday, January 5, 2023, and offer an evening of lively, original music on the Museum’s indoor porch. The doors and cash bar open at 6:30 with music starting… Read More »The Matchsellers visit Our Front Porch

It's time for the Annual Meeting and we'd be glad for the chance to fill you in on a few things. Question: What's going on with the Renovate to Innovate Capital Campaign? Answer: Where do we start... Question: How were the 2022 finances and what is the budget for 2023? Answer: We got numbers... lots… Read More »2023 Annual Meeting

The Western Illinois Museum, in partnership with the Western Illinois University School of Music, is pleased to welcome musician Chris Madsen on Friday, March 10th, as part of the monthly Jazz series being offered at the Museum.  The doors and cash bar open at 4:30 with music at 5:15 and 6:15 pm. There is a… Read More »Chris Madsen to Perform on Our Front Porch

The Western Illinois Museum is pleased to welcome the Cuba High School’s History Club to its indoor, Our Front Porch. Members of the club will share their insights on the history of Forgottonia that they learned through conducting oral histories with members of their community.  Students with Joe Brewer, Cuba High School History Teacher and… Read More »Oral History of Forgottonia

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