Museums in Metro East & Southern Illinois

The Science Center

Carbondale

The Super Museum

Metropolis

1820 Colonel Benjamin Stephenson House

Edwardsville

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu–Sat: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM; Sun: 12:00 AM – 3:00 PM

National Great Rivers Museum

Alton

Daily 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

African American Museum

Carbondale

Tuesday - Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday-Monday Closed

Carbondale Depot Museum

Carbondale

Monday-Friday 9-5

Centralia Area Historical Museum

Centralia

Mon–Tue: Closed; Wed: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Thu: Closed; Fri: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Collinsville Historical Museum

Collinsville

Wednesday–Saturday 12:00 pm–4:00 pm

heritage museum

Carterville

Illinois Rural Heritage Museum

Pinckneyville

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu–Sat: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Jacoby Arts Center

Alton

Saturday 12-4 pm

Jersey County Historical Society

Jerseyville

Mon–Wed: Closed; Thu: 1:00 – 4:00 PM; Fri–Sat: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM; Sun: Closed

Monroe County History Museum

Waterloo

Mon–Fri: Closed; Sat–Sun: 1:00 – 4:00 PM

Aug 27 – Oct 17 · City 66: The Other Road

National Building Arts Center

Sauget

Thursday 1–5 PM, Friday–Saturday 9 AM–5 PM

O'Fallon Historical Museum

O'Fallon

Saline County Area Museum (Saline Creek Pioneer Village and Museum)

Harrisburg

Oct 14 · Fall Fest

Southwestern Illinois College

Granite City

Mon–Sat: 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM; Sun: Closed

St. Clair County Historical Society

Belleville

Weekdays 11am - 3pm (Daphne Sumner History Discovery Center); Open 365 days a year from dawn until dusk (other location)

William and Florence Schmidt Art Center

Belleville

Monday–Wednesday 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.; Thursday–Sunday closed

Williamson County Historical Society Museum & Library

Marion

Wednesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Wood River Museum and Visitor Center

Wood River

Every Saturday from 1 to 4 pm

Wood River Refinery History Museum

Roxana

10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Wednesdays, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM Thursdays