Sunday, November 10, 2024 | 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. | Museum-wide
Thanks to the generous support of Art Bridges Foundation, every second Sunday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum is FREE to the public!
Join us Sunday, November 10, 2024 from 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. as we celebrate Access for All day at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. This Sunday is a day for family fun, based around new arrival to the museum Faces of a Nation: The American Political Textile Collection of Mark and Rosalind Shenkman.
This Access for All day at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, enjoy make and take art activities, planetarium shows, guided tours, and so much more.
Schedule:
Museum-wide Activities 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
President Lincoln on the Peoria Speech | 1 p.m. - 2 p.m. | Giant Screen Theater | 100 points
Join nationally renowned Lincoln reenactor Fritz Klein in the Peoria Riverfront Museum's Giant Screen Theater for a special message from President Lincoln, focusing on his Peoria speech, which changed the trajectory of his career.
Tour of The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited with Nate Downs | 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. | Gallery | 100 points
Join Muppet expert and Henson enthusiast Nate Downs in The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited for a special tour.
Peoria Symphony Orchestra Puppet Guild Performance | 12:45, 1:30, and 2:15 | Gilmore Auditorium
Come enjoy a performance by the Peoria Symphony Orchestra Puppet Guild on the ground level in the Gilmore Auditorium. This Puppet Guild has been performing in Central Illinois for 60 years and counting.
Planetarium Show | Every Hour 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. | In the Dome Planetarium | 10 points
Visit the world class Dome Planetarium and explore the cosmos!
Tour of Glenn Ligon: I Am Somebody with Jeff and John Heintzman | 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. | Gallery | 100 points
Join art collectors Jeff and John Heintzman for a tour of current exhibition Glenn Ligon: I Am Somebody.
Photos with President Lincoln | 2: 30 p.m. - 4 p.m. |
Faces of a Nation: The American Political Textile Collection of Mark and Rosalind Shenkman
Gallery | 10 points
Fritz Klein as President Lincoln will be in the Faces of a Nation gallery for photo ops with some of Lincoln's original campaign flags from his first bid for president of the United States of America.
Tour of
Faces of a Nation: The American Political Textile Collection of Mark and Rosalind Shenkman
| 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m. | Gallery | 100 points
Join one of our gallery guides in Faces of a Nation: The American Political Textile Collection of Mark and Rosalind Shenkman for a special tour of the exhibition.
Re-member, members get double points! Earn 100 points and receive a FREE prize!
Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation's Access for All program.
