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Museum on Main Street (MoMS)

"New Harmonies" exhibit in Danville, IL - April 2010"New Harmonies" exhibit in Danville, IL - April 2010Museum on Main Street (MoMS), serves rural communities by circulating first-rate traveling Smithsonian exhibitions that focus on broad and engaging topics in American culture. In an effort to support the work of small museums, historical societies, public libraries, and other cultural agencies that hold a great record of America's past, the IHC assists local organizations in developing exhibitions, public programs, partnerships with other local and regional agencies, and providing technical support and assistance to the organization.

Participating organizations benefit from the project's professional training in volunteerism, exhibition development, fundraising, marketing, and interpretation of local history and have the opportunity to enhance their organization's offerings to their communities and the historical record.  Through these combined resources, MoMS sparks lasting professional improvement for small town cultural organizations.

  • The Way We Worked has arrived in Illinois!
      October 1, 2011 -- November 12, 2011: Carbondale Community Arts/
        The University Museum at SIUC    , Carbondale
      November 20, 2011 -- December 31, 2011: Marshall Public Library, Marshall
      January 7, 2012 -- February 18, 2012: Lincoln Courthouse and Museum/
        Beardstown Houston Memorial Library    , Beardstown
      ~February 25, 2012 -- April 7, 2012: Savanna Historical Society, Savanna
      ~April 14, 2012 -- May 26, 2012: Ottawa Scouting Museum/Canal Corridor Association, Ottawa
      ~June 2, 2012 -- July 14, 2012: Waterloo Museum Society, Waterloo
    Continue to check back with us for more grand opening dates and exhibition hours.
     
  • Journey Stories: Sites chosen for 2012-2013 Illinois Tour.
      ~June 23, 2012 -- August 4, 2012: Jefferson County Historical Society, Mt. Vernon 
      ~August 11, 2012 -- September 22, 2012: Glen Carbon Centennial Library, Glen Carbon
      ~September 29, 2012 -- November 10, 2012: Nauvoo Tourism Office w/ Nauvoo Historical Society, Nauvoo
      ~November 17, 2012 -- Deceber 29, 2012: Princeton Public Library, Princeton
      ~January 5, 2013 -- February 16, 2013: Stephenson County Historical Society, Freeport
      ~February 23, 2013 -- April 6, 2013: City of  Pontiac, Illinois Tourism Office, Pontiac
    For more information, visit museumonmainstreet.org.
     
  • See photos of Museum on Main Street exhibitions (Updated September 16, 2010 with photos from "New Harmonies" in Centralia)