The Illinois State Museum is the official museum of the natural history of the U.S. state of Illinois. The headquarters museum is located on Spring and Edwards Streets, one block southwest of the Illinois State Capitol, in Springfield, the state capital. There are satellite museums in Chicago, Dickson Mounds, Lockport, and Rend Lake.
In addition to natural history exhibits, the main museum in Springfield focuses on the state's cultural and artistic heritage. Exhibits include local fossils and mining, household displays from different historic periods, dioramas of Native American life, archaeological and ethnographic artifacts and a collection of glass paperweights.
As of 2008, no admission fee is charged for any of the facilities under the State Museum's jurisdiction.
Read more about Illinois State Museum: Dickson Mounds, Lockport Gallery, Southern Illinois Art & Artisans Center, ISM Chicago Gallery, History, Governance, Mission Statement
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