Location:
Illinois State Museum
502 South Spring Street
Springfield, IL 62706

ISM Research & Collections Center
1011 East Ash Street
Springfield, IL 62703

Phone:
Illinois State Museum: (217) 785-0037
ISM Research & Collections Center: (217) 785-0037

Fax:
Illinois State Museum: (217) 782-1254
ISM Research & Collections Center: (217) 785-2857

Email:

Contact:

Web site: http://www.museum.state.il.us

Institution Type: Museum, Library, Research Center

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COLLECTIONS

Description: The Illinois State Museum system includes the headquarters museum and ISM-Research & Collections Center both in Springfield with branch sites ISM-Dickson Mounds in Lewistown, and ISM-Lockport Gallery in Lockport, as well as the State Historic Sites.  ISM is under the Department of Natural Resources and the State of Illinois. The Illinois State Museum inspires exploration of Illinois’ past and present to inform and enrich everyday life and to promote stewardship of cultural and natural resources for the future. The Museum’s extensive collections and research activities provide the foundation for exhibitions and public programs that tell the story of the land, life, people, and art of Illinois.

Watch interviews of people who lived, worked, and traveled the Mother Road.

Regions Covered: Illinois and its place in the world

Type of Materials: The Illinois State Museum maintains extensive collections in Anthropology, Art, Botany, History, Library/Archives, Geology, and Zoology. The Museum looks forward to acquiring objects, artwork, documents, oral histories, and other materials directly related to Route 66.

Time Periods: Prehistory – Present

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ACCESS

Facility Hours: Monday – Saturday, 9:00 AM – 4:30 PM; Sunday, Noon – 4:30 PM; Open to public.

ISM Research & Collections Center: Monday – Friday, 8:30 AM – 5 PM; By appointment only.

Research Hours: Same as above. By appointment only.

Catalog System: http://www.museum.state.il.us/research/