Quilt Storeis at Western Illinois Museum

Upcoming Exhibitions

 


Sign of the Times
May 13 - August 20, 2013

 

 

The Collection A-Z: Arrowhead to Zeno

December 2, 2005 - February 28, 2006


The exhibit features a variety of items from the Museum’s collections.  Each letter of the alphabet is represented by a group of artifacts, from Arrowheads to Zeno.  What’s a Zeno?  Board member Gil Belles responded, “We hope people will visit the Museum to find out exactly what a Zeno is.” 

The variety of artifacts included in the exhibit represents a cross-section ofthe many items deeded and loaned to the Museum over the years, some of them quiterare.  The groups representing each letter are arranged in a scavenger-hunt style.  As curator Daniel Smith said, “We mixed up the letters so that children could come in and have fun looking for each one.  We’re going to provide a scavenger hunt sheet so that they can write what each letter stands for and which artifact is their favorite."