Peoria Riverfront Museum

Former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, forever known for whispering to President George W. Bush in a Florida classroom on the morning of 9/11, says the famous image stands as a call to honor the lives lost that day.

A big weekend of dedications and celebrations is in store for public art lovers and activity seekers in downtown Peoria.

A new exhibit at the Peoria Riverfront Museum features the world’s largest dinosaurs. Not the ferocious tyrannosaurus rex, but the gentle, giant, long-necked sauropods.

The Peoria Riverfront Museum is celebrating America’s 250th anniversary with a year of exhibitions.

On this week’s Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois is joined by Everley Davis, assistant curator and community engagement coordinator at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, to talk about the upcoming exhibition BUILT: American Custom Car Culture, opening Feb. 1.

On this week’s Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois is joined by Everley Davis, assistant curator and community engagement coordinator at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, to talk about the upcoming exhibition BUILT: American Custom Car Culture, opening Feb. 1.

This week on Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois chats with Bill Conger, curator of collections and exhibitions at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, about the exhibition Solitude: The Necessity of Art.

This week on Out and About, Dr. Mae Gilliland of ArtsPartners of Central Illinois chats with Bill Conger, curator of collections and exhibitions at the Peoria Riverfront Museum, about the exhibition Solitude: The Necessity of Art.

Here are 3 things to do for the weekend of Dec. 6- Dec. 8, 2024, curated by WCBU's Camryn Cutinello. You can find more coverage on our Out & About - Arts & Music page or by subscribing to WCBU's Weekend Fanfare email newsletter, which goes out every Friday.

The Jim Henson Imagination Unlimited Exhibition opens Saturday at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. The exhibit is paired with the Faces of a Nation political textile collection.