Honor their memory with a charitable gift.

TO SPARK EXCITEMENT IN ARCHITECTURE, HISTORY, AND DESIGN THROUGH A DYNAMIC EXPLORATION OF GLESSNER HOUSE, ITS FAMILY, AND ITS PRESERVATION.

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center preserves the legacy of the Holocaust by teaching universal lessons that combat hatred, prejudice, and indifference, and by inspiring audiences to be Upstanders who speak out for what’s right – turning powerful lessons of history into positive actions today. We activate this mission through world-class exhibitions, public programming, educational initiatives, and partnerships that bring diverse communities together to understand history and contemporary human rights issues. The Museum reaches and impacts the lives of more than 180,000 people of all ages and diverse cultural and socio-economic backgrounds annually, empowering them with the knowledge, skills, and courage to take a stand for humanity.

Wonder Works is a children's museum that helps increase access to creativity and imagination by delivering hands-on play experience. We inspire curiosity by exposing and engaging young children and their caretakers with thoughtful exhibits and areas of play.

The Mission of Elmhurst Art Museum is to provide the people of Elmhurst and surrounding communities with a center for exploring the visual arts of our time.  The Museum strives to produce a welcoming atmosphere, where art can be viewed, studied, created, and appreciated.  The architecturally significant facility enriches the lives of visitors by broadening their knowledge of art and design, increasing the understanding of the visual arts, and sparking the development of individual creative talent.

Our mission is to enhance the community through the informal education of the Arts and Sciences. The Children's Museum of Illinois is a hands-on, interactive museum for children ages preschool to twelve. Its exhibits and activities complement and enhance children's educational opportunities, particularly in the arts and sciences. The museum contributes to the community's quality of life as an educational facility, visitor attraction, family activity and site for volunteers.

The Marquette Maritime Museum mission is to preserve and protect the maritime history of Marquette, Lake Superior and the Great Lakes and remember the exploits of our submarine veterans.

THE MISSION OF THE MICHIGAN FIREHOUSE MUSEUM IS TO ENHANCE THE APPRECIATION OF FIREFIGHTING HISTORY THROUGH ENGAGING AND INFORMATIVE EXHIBITS, AS WELL AS TEACHING AND PROMOTING FIRE SAFETY AND PREVENTION.

United with our donors, we are creating a premier military museum and library dedicated to the Cold War, inspiring American citizens to grasp and shape the future of military history, affairs, and national security. Through innovative exhibits and comprehensive resources, we aim to ignite a passion for understanding and preserving our military heritage.

FACILITATE HISTORIC MANSION ACTIVITIES

In service to the memory of the men and women of the Illinois State Police

In accordance with the Statement of Purpose, Article II of the Constitution, adopted by the McLean County Historical Society; it is the Mission of this society to educate the general public on the history of the people of McLean County by operating museums and libraries which provide exhibits, public programs and research collections; to develop publications; and to acquire and preserve collections which reflect the diversity of McLean County. This Mission is implemented through the accomplishment of the following:To educate the public through the interpretive exhibition of objects and to develop public educational programs in association with the people and institutions of our community.To acquire, in conformance with the collections policy, objects, papers, periodicals, and books which reflect all segments of the community and to preserve these collections through proper storage and conservation measures, and to exhibit them in secure environments.To support research in local and family history by making books, manuscripts, and databases accessible and to support the same by providing the professional staff assistance and guidance in the course of such research.To publish popular and scholarly works.To encourage public support of the museum through donation of time and money by all segments of the community.To interpret and to encourage the preservation of historic buildings and sites.To continually pursue professional standards through participation in state and national museum and heritage organizations and to remain an American Association of Museums (AAM) accredited institution.Approved by the Board of Directors September 20, 1995.

JOSLYN ART MUSEUM COLLECTS, PRESERVES, AND INTERPRETS THE VISUAL ARTS OF THE HIGHEST QUALITY, FOSTERING APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT OF ART FOR THE BENEFIT OF A DIVERSE AUDIENCE.