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Interview: David Byrne on His New Show of Drawings at Pace Gallery – https://t.co/01tVndT5Nm https://t.co/GhsIlybetH

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Illinois Secretary of State Paul Powell died fifty years ago this week, leaving $750,000 in cash in shoeboxes in his hotel suite in Springfield. Powell once said, "There's only one thing worse than a defeated politician, and that's a broke one”:

[IL STATE MUSEUM @ISMLockport]

River Weaving #environmentalart https://t.co/drZmxUWkEK

[IL STATE MUSEUM @ISMLockport]

Making final adjustments to be open to the public. #open #Museums #tuesdayvibes #museumsunlocked #museumhour

[Lee Rosenbaum @CultureGrrl]

On a beautiful clear night, Manhattan is framed by 2 tributes to those who died on 9/11: the Tribute in Light to the south; the lit George Washington Bridge to the north

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

This hour, September 11, 2001:
#Adair

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Heartland Quilters Guild of Wood River,IL assembled this "The Stars Above Our Homes," quilt for the American Quilter's Society Anchor project. In response to #911, quilters sent blocks representing faith, hope, love, healing, & the anchor that holds each quilter firm in a crisis.

[IL STATE MUSEUM @ISMLockport]

Making final adjustments to be open to the public. #open #Museums #tuesdayvibes #museumsunlocked #museumhour

[IL STATE MUSEUM @ISMLockport]

@YorkshireMuseum #CURATORBATTLE #starobject spotlighting moon rocks presented to The State of Illinois by President Richard Nixon on the occasion of America landing on the moon.

[IL STATE MUSEUM @ISMLockport]

@YorkshireMuseum #CURATORBATTLE #starobject spotlighting moon rocks presented to The State of Illinois by President Richard Nixon on the occasion of America landing on the moon.

[Illinois State Museum @ILStateMuseum]

#NationalMoonDay: These moon rocks are some of the most irreplaceable objects in our #geology collection. They were collected during the first and last crewed moon landings, Apollo 11 Lunar Mission and the Apollo 17 Mission.

[IL STATE MUSEUM @ISMLockport]

@PrimeVideo Purple Rain

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@BlairKamin Correct to both interpretations

[Michael Beschloss @BeschlossDC]

Dr. Fauci with Mother Teresa:

[Grown In Gary @GaryAREA]

I’ll be in discussion with the @ISMLock tomorrow at 7pm. Ruthless criticism of everything! https://t.co/2ZLxEtlYYU

[Dennis Rodkin @Dennis_Rodkin]

In 1932, future novelist Saul Bellow and his crush often sat together at this gracious Humboldt Park structure. I’ll tell you what they talked about on today’s “What’s That Building?” On @WBEZreset

[Illinois State Museum @ILStateMuseum]

#TryItTuesday: Let's try some kitchen chemistry & grow sugar crystals to eat. See how crystals are formed with this yummy experiment. Take your time to observe the change in size & shape of the growing crystals over several days. Learn how: https://t.co/cXJsK7XmQ8. #familyfun

[Illinois State Museum @ILStateMuseum]

Springfield artist and disability activist Oaklee Thiele speaks of living during this pandemic. Thiele raises awareness of the experiences of people with disabilities during the pandemic by teaming up with DisArt: https://t.co/iu04HRnjYU

About DisArt: https://t.co/M5Pj0UO2Eg

[IL STATE MUSEUM @ISMLockport]

#Facebook live as we discuss the #EnvironmentalInnovation with art along Illinois & Michigan Canal

[Illinois State Museum @ILStateMuseum]

Determined to dedicate her life to others, Anna Heistad worked as a nurse at the Marcy Center settlement house on Chicago's west side during the 1910s. In 1918, Heistad was on the front lines caring for victims of the Spanish Flu pandemic. #HeroesMW #ProfilesInPerseverance