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Admission from $5. Open Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon & Sun closed.
Geneva History Museum features the award-winning "Through the Eyes of Geneva" exhibition, which explores 250 years of American history through a local lens using photographs, artifacts, personal stories and interviews. Visitors explore the Main Gallery displaying Geneva's Story alongside rotating feature exhibitions, including a hands-on children's architecture exhibition where young visitors design rooms, build brick patterns and construct structures inspired by Geneva buildings. The museum hosts seasonal programs including Annual Cemetery Tours at Oak Hill and Westside Cemeteries, Annual Ghost Walks, and monthly 2nd Tuesday programs covering topics like Organized Crime and Prohibition in the Fox Valley. Educational programs serve school groups from second through fifth grades and high school. The museum also maintains research facilities and a gift shop with Geneva items. Located in downtown Geneva, Illinois, the museum is ADA compliant and charges admission according to published prices on its website. Admission is free on Tuesdays, according to genevahistorymuseum.org.
Hours: Tue-Sat 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Mon & Sun closed
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One reason to go, each in the venue’s own words, with the date we checked it.
Feb 7 – Dec 23Event
An exhibition exploring how Geneva residents experienced and commemorated key moments in American history over 250 years, from women's suffrage to 9/11, through photographs, personal stories, artifacts, and interviews.
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“February 7 - December 23, 2026”
“FREE for Museum Members & FREE Tuesdays!”
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