Three of Springfield’s amazing sites will be home to a new Limited Time Exhibit, staring spring 2020.

Exhibits depicting Spies, Traitors & Saboteurs, exploring Illinois Fashion of the 1800s and honoring African American Baseball history...you won’t want to miss them!

First up…

Fashioning Illinois 1820 – 1900

Illinois State Museum 

 March 21 to January 10, 2021

There is perhaps no more intimate connection to the people of the past than the clothing they left behind…

A celebration of 19th century Illinois clothing that explores both the personal experience of wearing and caring for clothing as well as

the way that fashionreflected the changing roles and attitudes about women over the first 80 years of Illinois statehood.

Next to make their appearance…

Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs: Fear and Freedom in America

Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum   

March 27 to August 30

Spies, Traitors, and Saboteurs reveals nine major events in history when Americans were threatened by enemies within the United States borders.

This exhibit depicts how the government and the public responded, highlighting the evolution of U.S. counterintelligence and homeland security efforts,

as well as examining the challenge of securing our nation without compromising the civil liberties upon which it was founded.

And last, but definitely not least…

The Traveling Exhibit: Negro Leagues Beisbol

Springfield & Central Illinois African American History Museum   

April 11 to June 26

Developed by the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum in 2014 to honor and explore the connections of African American baseball history to

Hispanic cultures, communities and countries. This is a deep, rich history with origins in the late 1800s. The exhibition features profiles of significant

baseball players, a timeline of American and Hispanic baseball history, and detailed baseball histories of several countries.

Find more upcoming exhibits and events here

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