World Class Exhibitions Coming to a Small Town Near You

Illinois Humanities

Illinois Humanities is excited to announce two new traveling exhibitions, Voices and Votes: Democracy in America — which highlights America’s history of civic action and the results of that action — and the Illinois Freedom Project — an exhibition highlighting the pursuit of civil rights by and for African Americans in Illinois. These concurrent, complementary exhibitions, sponsored by Illinois Humanities, will visit six Illinois communities starting this July!

Voices and Votes: Democracy in America:*

• July 19 – August 21, 2021: Madison County Historical Society, Edwardsville

• August 28 – October 2, 2021: Bryan-Bennett Library, Salem

• October 9 – November 13, 2021: Savanna Museum and Cultural Center, Savanna

• November 20 – December 23, 2021: Jacksonville Area Museum, Jacksonville

• January 3 – February 5, 2022: Vespasian Warner Public Library District, Clinton

• February 12 – March 16, 2022: General John A. Logan Museum, Murphysboro

Illinois Freedom Project:*

• July 19 – August 21, 2021: Wood River Museum, Wood River

• August 28 – October 2, 2021: Bryan-Bennett Library, Salem

• October 9 – November 13, 2021: York Township Public Library, Thomson

• November 20 – December 18, 2021: Old School Museum, Winchester

• January 3 – February 5, 2022: Vespasian Warner Public Library District, Clinton

• February 12 – March 16, 2022: African American Museum of Southern Illinois, Carbondale

*Please consult host organizations’ websites to confirm schedules.

Learn more about the exhibitions at https://www.ilhumanities.org/program/museum-on-main-street/