Events

Friday on the Square - STYLE IN STEREO with special guest KYLE YAP

Friday, August 19, 2022 6:00 PM

STYLE IN STEREO with special guest KYLE YAP on FRIDAY, AUGUST 19th in Downtown Bloomington. These FREE concerts on the Square are produced in...

Project XV Museum Block Party

Saturday, August 20, 2022 5:00 PM

The Museum is thrilled to participate in the second annual David Strother Block Party!

Free Admission

All Ages...

Evergreen Cemetery Walk Tickets Now on Sale

Tuesday, August 30, 2022 9:00 AM

Ticket sales for the 2022 Evergreen Cemetery Walk are now on sale. Tickets can be purchased at the Museum or Evergreen Memorial Cemetery....

Museum Closed for Labor Day

Monday, September 5, 2022 9:00 AM

The Museum and the Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center will be closed on Monday, September 5 for Labor Day.

Pop-Up Story Time with Bloomington Public Library

Every Tuesday 10:00 AM

Join Bloomington Public Library every Tuesday in September and October at the Museum for music and movement, stories, and fun! These programs...

Lunch and Learn- Trees: the EAC's Tree Corps Ecology Action Center Initiative as a Public Health and Economic Development Strategy with Exec Dir. Michael Brown

Thursday, September 8, 2022 12:10 PM

EAC Executive Director Michael Brown will give an overview of the rapid growth of the Tree Corps, the

EAC's effort to plant at least...

Pop-Up Lego Construction with Bloomington Public Library

Saturday, September 10, 2022 10:00 AM

Join Bloomington Public Library for a Pop-Up Lego Construction build at 10:00 a.m. This program is free and open to the public.

Children...

The Saints and the State: The Mormon Troubles in Illinois

Saturday, September 10, 2022 1:30 PM

The Museum is pleased to host Dr. James Simeone, professor of political science at Illinois Wesleyan University, for an illustrated presentation...

Evergreen Cemetery Walk

Saturday, September 24, 2022 11:00 AM

Over the course of the past two years, the Evergreen Cemetery Walk has been forced to navigate some major challenges,...

Conversando Entre Nosotros: What’s in a Label? Hispanic, Chicano/ Chicana, Latina/o, Latinx, Latine, or None of the Above

Tuesday, October 4, 2022 7:00 PM

Conversando Entre Nosotros: What’s in a Label? Hispanic, Chicano/ Chicana, Latina/o, Latinx, Latine, or None of the Above
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Pop-Up Lego Construction with Bloomington Public Library

Saturday, October 8, 2022 10:00 AM

Join Bloomington Public Library for a Pop-Up Lego Construction. This program is free and open to the public.

Children ages 5-11 years are...

Lunch and Learn- November 2022 Elections with Robert Bradley

Thursday, October 13, 2022 12:10 PM

The Fall 2022 election season is shaping up to be one of the more interesting and complex campaigns

in recent history. With just over 3...

Light up the Museum Square for Halloween

Friday, October 28, 2022 5:00 PM

Head down to the Museum Square to check out our festive Halloween light display, using our very own building to light the night! Lights start at...

Trapped: The 1909 Cherry Mine Disaster

Tuesday, November 1, 2022 7:00 PM

All avid readers are welcome to join the Museum and Bloomington Public Library on Tuesday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m. for the final installment of...

Lunch and Learn- Wastewater Today with Tim Ervin, Executive Director Bloomington Normal Water Reclamation District (BNWRD)

Thursday, November 10, 2022 12:10 PM

Wastewater treatment is a process to reduce pollutants from sewage and transform the sewage into

an effluent that can be returned to the...

Museum Closed in Recognition of Thanksgiving

Thursday, November 24, 2022 9:00 AM

The Museum and the Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center will be closed in recognition of Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 24.

From McLean to Mobile: A History of the “The McLean County Regiment”

Tuesday, November 29, 2022 6:30 PM

The Museum, in partnership with the McLean County Genealogical Society and Bloomington Public Library, are pleased to host author and historian...

Museum Closed for Christmas

Saturday, December 24, 2022 9:00 AM

The Museum and the Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center will be closed on Christmas Eve, Saturday, December 24. We will reopen on Monday,...

Museum Closed for New Years

Saturday, December 31, 2022 9:00 AM

The Museum and the Cruisin’ with Lincoln on 66 Visitors Center will be closed on New Years Eve, Saturday, December 31. We will reopen on Monday,...