Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday, April 10th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church!Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are […]
As the Mitchell Museum continues the next steps in our community-driven rebranding journey, we will host a series of hybrid focus groups to seek valuable input from the Native community, our members, and partners. We invite the local Native/Indigenous community to help shape the museum's future and share your input and ideas at our rebranding […]
Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Friday, May 3rd, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are […]
Join us on Thursday, May 9th at 6:30 p.m. for a screening of Where We Belong, by Madeline Sayet. Presented by Dancing Pony Productions. Where We Belong is a personal story of an Indigenous theatre-maker’s journey across geographic borders, personal history, and cultural legacies; in search of a place to belong. Sayet’s autobiographical account in Where We Belong shares her experience […]
As the Mitchell Museum continues the next steps in our community-driven rebranding journey, we will host a series of hybrid focus groups to seek valuable input from the Native community, our members, and partners. We invite our museum members and partners to help shape the museum's future and share your input and ideas at our […]
Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Friday, June 14th, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are […]
Are you interested in becoming a volunteer or docent? Learn more about getting involved at the Mitchell Museum in our 1-hour long orientation session. During the orientation, we’ll share information on our museum docent program, our upcoming traveling docent program, as well as opportunities to volunteer in front desk/administrative, garden, and craft activity programs. RSVP below. […]
A Fundraiser for Mitchell Museum of the American Indian: The Negotiator: Billy Caldwell Documentary Thursday, June 20 | 7 PM film showtime As one of the treaty signers in 1829 and 1833, Billy Caldwell and others negotiated the sale of 5,000,000 acres of land in northwest Illinois, resulting in the removal of all Native […]
Join us for a day of free admission at the Mitchell Museum on Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thank you to our Sponsor Grace Lutheran Church.Our monthly Museum Free Days will now include Indigenous Artists Pop-Up Markets! Each month, visit and shop with different local Indigenous artists. Booth spots are […]
Stop in for a 60-minute tour through our main exhibit A Regional Tour of American Indian Cultures with one of our docents on select days this summer! Tuesday tours are with John, please pay at the door upon arrival. Tours start promptly at 11am, meet at the Child of the Clouds statue. Tour rates are: $10/adult […]
Stop in for a 60-minute tour through our main exhibit A Regional Tour of American Indian Cultures with one of our docents on select days this summer! Tuesday tours are with John, please pay at the door upon arrival. Tours start promptly at 2pm, meet at the Child of the Clouds statue. Tour rates are: […]