 Local Abraham Lincoln historians Paul Beaver, Ron Keller and Anne
Moseley will have a panel discussion on the "Lincoln" film,
beginning at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the museum, 300 Keokuk St. in
Lincoln. This question-and-answer session will give moviegoers an
opportunity to discuss and dissect the film. The event is free and
open to the public.The Lincoln Heritage Museum is located on the
campus of Lincoln College, the only college named for Lincoln in his
lifetime. The museum exhibits a rare and valuable collection of
artifacts that tell the story of the life and times of Abraham
Lincoln.
In 2008 Lincoln College broke ground for the Lincoln Center, a
new multifaceted facility to feature a state-of-the-art museum, a
physical fitness and health center, a spacious gymnasium, a
multimedia classroom, and office space. The center opened in 2010,
with the new museum being the final phase of the building project.
Lincoln College hired Taylor Studios from Rantoul to design and
fabricate the museum. The design phase began in 2011, and the
opening is to be in the fall of 2013.
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The new museum will be on two floors, with approximately 4,000
square feet of exhibit space. That is approximately four times the
space of the current facility. The heart of the new museum's
storyline will be the Illinois story. The artifacts will remain
front and center to telling the Lincoln story, but the new museum
will feature more visual and interactive exhibits to draw the
visitor in as much as possible. Another key component of the new
museum will be the heavy integration of living history. Space will
be reserved in several galleries, showcasing Lincoln at different
periods in his life, for small audiences to "witness history" from
these actors.
For more information, call 217-732-5476 or visit
www.lincolncollege.edu/museum.
[Text from file received from
Abraham Lincoln Tourism Bureau of
Logan County, including
text from the
Lincoln Heritage Museum website]
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