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• Museums on Call - Case Studies in Healthcare Partnerships

  • When
    23 Sep 2026
  •  
    11:00 AM
  • Location
    https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_sdpLVviaQamXJswyKxpjHQ

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  Museums on Call invites museum professionals to explore how cultural institutions can meaningfully support patients, families, and care teams across the healthcare continuum. Recently endorsed by both the Association of Midwest Museums (AMM) and the Mid-Atlantic Association of Museums (MAAM), this Illinois Association of Museums initiative demonstrates how museums can extend their missions beyond their walls—bringing connection, curiosity, and comfort to people wherever they are in their health journey.

  This call will highlight real-world examples from museums that have partnered with healthcare organizations to deliver object-based engagement, facilitated conversations, sensory-friendly activities, and pop-up experiences. Participants will learn how museums have adapted existing programs, developed new content, and collaborated with clinical partners to meet the needs of diverse audiences in moments of vulnerability, transition, and healing.

  What members will gain:

  -Insight into successful museum–healthcare collaborations
  -Practical examples of adaptable programming for clinical environments
  -Strategies for initiating partnerships with hospitals, hospice providers, and community health organizations
  -Inspiration for expanding community access through mission-aligned outreach

  Register at https://us06web.zoom.us/.../reg.../WN_sdpLVviaQamXJswyKxpjHQ

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• IAM on the Road & Museum Hop - Nauvoo, IL

  • When
    6 Nov 2026
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • Location
    Nauvoo Historical Society

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  Museums in the 21st Century - Innovations and Ideas

  Join IAM and the Nauvoo Illinois Historical Society "On the Road" as we connect with regional museum people at a morning workshop and visit area museums in the afternoon. Nauvoo's topic includes resources and innovation in the museum industry - AI, multimedia exhibitions, digital preservation... how should small museums plan for the future?

  From 8:30 - 11:30 am, IAM will offer a free workshop and networking time. After lunch, participants can join a "museum hop" to visit area sites and learn from colleagues. 

  This program is free sponsored by a grant from Illinois Humanities. RSVP required.
  

  About the Great River Road

  Developed in 1938, the 2,340 mile Great River Road follows the Mississippi River through 10 states from its beginnings at Lake Itaska in Minnesota, through Louisiana where it enters the Gulf of Mexico. In Illinois, the byway follows the banks and bluffs through quant river towns and urban cities as it hugs the western border of the state for more than 550 magnificent miles.

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• IAM on the Road & Museum Hop - Randolph, IL

  • When
    13 Nov 2026
  •  
    8:30 AM
  • Location
    Randolph County

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  Resources and Opportunities for Small Museums

  Join IAM and Southern Illinois area museums "On the Road" as we connect with museum people at a morning workshop and visit area museums in the afternoon. Randolph County's workshop will explore available resources for small museums in southern Illinois and how museums can network together for a stronger voice.

  From 8:30 - 11:30 am, IAM will offer a free workshop and networking time. After lunch, participants can join a "museum hop" to visit area sites and learn from colleagues.

  This program is free sponsored by a grant from Illinois humanities. RSVP required. 

  About Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail & The King's Road

  The Kaskaskia-Cahokia Trail was an overland router that already existed when the French arrived to the Illinois Country. The road followed ancient animal and Native American trails avoiding natural barriers, creeks and streams. What the French called the "King's Road," was the first road in Illinois, used by French soldiers and settlers from 1718, running from Kaskaskia to Cahokia. 

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• IAM On the Road & Museum Hop - Dixon, IL

  • When
    4 Dec 2026
  •  
    9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Northwest Territory Historic Center Meeting Room

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  Join us On the Road as we celebrate the stories that make Illinois unique! Our next Museum Hop takes place in Dixon on September 11, along historic Route 30, once part of the pioneering Lincoln Highway.

  
  

  Morning: Museum Colleague Sessions

  
  

  Northwest Territory Historic Center

  205 W Fifth St

  Dixon, IL 61021

  
  

  9:30am–12:00pm

  Regional museum professionals gather for networking, shared learning, and conversation.

  
  

  Afternoon: Museum Hop

  
  

  Locations: Varies.

  
  

  1:00pm–4:00pm

  Explore the region’s cultural landscape as participating museums open their doors for a special afternoon of demonstrations, stories, and hands‑on experiences. Visitors can hop between multiple museums in the area, discovering the unique sites that shape the community.

  
  

  A single‑day celebration of connection, history, and the vibrant museum network across northern Illinois.

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