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Home » Illinois State Museum

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Posted inBlogs

Gertrude Abercrombie’s self-portraits show an inner landscape of anxiety, fear, and loneliness

by Dmitry Samarov February 13, 2018August 18, 2021

The “Queen of the Bohemian Artists” hung out with jazz musicians, but painted solitary chamber pieces.

Posted inCity Life

There’s no joy in Bruce Rauner’s Springfield

by Ryan Smith June 1, 2016August 18, 2021

A journey into the heart of Illinois’s bureaucratic darkness: the state capital

Posted inBlogs

Targeted by Governor Rauner, Illinois State Museum’s Chicago facilities are emptying out

by Deanna Isaacs June 23, 2015August 18, 2021

The Illinois State Museum Chicago Gallery and Artisans Shop is effectively closed—although there’s no official closing date.

Posted inBlogs

Morning Art: Leonard F. Mitchell

by Julia Thiel September 1, 2009August 19, 2021

World’s Fair Crazy Quilt, ca. 1893, by Leonard F. Mitchell, part of The Urge to Embellish, a group show on display at the Illinois State Museum through December 30.

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