A Belvidere native is one of six Illinoisans who will receive the state’s highest honor for professional achievement and ...

Illinois State Museum is seeking volunteers ahead of this year's Illinois History Day competition. The museum is looking for judges and volunteers to help with the annual student competition, which is ...

If you’re planning a road trip through Illinois, you won’t want to miss some of the state’s most unique and quirky ...

Illinois History Day (an affiliate of National History Day) is a project-based learning program for 6th-12th grade students.

Jenn VanBibber is curator of objects and textiles for the Historical Museum based in Edwardsville IL and is helping with a ...

Check out the latest exhibits and events Central Illinois museums, galleries and historic sites have to offer.

If you would like to visit an art exhibition literally down to Earth, then experience artwork that does not require getting ...

The U.S. is full of archaeological sites, "but in most cases you could be standing right on top of one and never know it," Elic Weitzel told Newsweek.

A new, permanent and free exhibition at the Natural History Museum is designed to warn people about their impact on our "broken planet" and help them make changes for the better. Whale earwax and ...

The new temporary attraction with live tarantulas and lots of facts hopes to make you more curious than apprehensive.