‘Freedom in Form’ Exhibition at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
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‘Freedom in Form’ Exhibition at Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum
SPRINGFIELD – A major exhibition that celebrates the groundbreaking art of sculptor Richard Hunt and the history that inspired it opened Friday at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. “Freedom in Form: Richard Hunt” runs through April 20, 2025. Hunt, who lived and worked in Chicago all his life, produced more public sculptures than…
2024 Illinois Main Street Conference
Registration is Now Open for the 2024 Illinois Main Street State Conference will be held in Batavia, Illinois on November 12-14th, 2024. Powered by community, dedicated professionals, volunteers, and civic leaders, historic Main Street districts and neighborhood commercial corridors are at the heart of—and essential to—thriving communities. The Illinois Main Street Conference brings together leaders,…
The Gettysburg Address on Display at the ALPLM
An original edition of the Gettysburg Address is going on display for 12 days -- from November 15 through 24 -- at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, the only place in America where the public can regularly see Lincoln’s most famous speech written in his own hand. As part of our special display…
Route 66 Celebration at Lincoln Library
Route 66 Celebration at Lincoln Library
Join Lincoln Library in Downtown Springfield to celebrate the Mother Road with Dwight Cannon, president of the Route 66 Association of Illinois. He'll share stories and lore about our part of the road, and the part that Central Illinois played in the legendary trips from Chicago to LA.