A Question of History (faculty perspective)
The approach of Illinois’s bicentennial of statehood in 2018 is an appropriate opportunity to reflect on the history of the Prairie State...
Call For Submissions- Souvenirs needed for Pop-Up Museum
Souvenirs are mementos of an experience. Examining souvenirs can bring back vivid memories of locations and events, both local and...
Historic Preservation Through Cultural Resource Management
Cultural resource management denotes a specific set of regulations at the federal, state, and local levels of government as guidelines to...
The Exhibit is Coming! The Exhibit is Coming!
We are in week 07 of the semester, and the pressure of the upcoming exhibit is beginning to affect us. The materials have been purchased,...
Curveball
After months of planning with little going awry, our exhibit was pitched a curveball. Unfortunately, a loan we had been planning on, one...
Fabrication Planning Begins
With the close of week 4 and the beginning of week 5 the countdown till the opening of our exhibit looms ever closer. Last week we...
January Wrap-Up!
The end of January is already here! It has been a busy time here at Eastern as the exhibit comes together. This week brought several...
Social Media in Museums
Today's generation is obsessed with social media and instant information due to the internet. Museums have had to find a way to fit into...
The Elements of Design
As we continue our hard work on the exhibit, this week we focused on our booklet design. The booklet will be used to provide our...
Introducing Our Social Media Campaign
Look for us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter As the deadline for our exhibit wanes smaller our social media campaign has began to take...
