AIDS TO THE VISITOR 



Location 



The Illinois State Museum, founded in 1877, is on 

 the fifth floor of the Centennial Building in Spring- 

 field, Illinois. This building stands south of the State 

 Capitol near the junction of South Second and 

 Jackson streets. The Museum may be reached by 

 elevators or stairways at either the east or west end 

 of the Centennial Building. 



Hours and Days of Operation 



The Museum is open to visitors every day of the 

 year except New Year's Day, the Fourth of July, 

 Thanksgiving Day, and Christmas Day. Hours are 

 8:30-5:00, Monday through Saturday, and 2:00-5:00 

 p. m., Sundays. (Springfield has Daylight Saving 

 Time [Fast Time] from the last Sunday of April to 

 the last Sunday of October). Admission is always 

 free. 



Information and Sales Counter 



Information may be obtained and Museum publi- 

 cations and souvenirs purchased at the Information 

 and Sales Counter at the east end of the Museum. 

 Income from the sales counter reverts to the Illinois 

 State Museum Society, a non-profit organization 

 dedicated to the Museum's program of research and 

 children's work. 



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