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Bartlett, Illinois

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Bartlett Historical Society

Bartlett, Illinois

Art, History, Historical Society

Bloomingdale Historical Society

Bloomingdale, Illinois

Culture, History, Historical Society

Bloomingdale is one of the earliest villages settled in what is now DuPage County. The Meacham family settled here in 1833, and by the end of the following year, 12-15 families had settled in the locality. The community was served by the Chicago-Galena Highway, modern day Lake Street. It became an important stop for stage coaches and westward travelers. Originally a Cook County settlement, it was annexed by DuPage in 1839, and incorporated as a village later that year. The northern part of the village wanted to develop commercially while the southern part wished to remain a farming community. In 1922, the village split to accommodate this—the northern portion of the town was incorporated as Roselle. Source: Wikipedia

Bloomingdale Park District Museum

Bloomingdale, Illinois

Art

The Bloomingdale Park District Museum is Bloomingdale's oldest building and home to five to seven exhibits and 1,000+ visitors per year.

Danvers Historical Society

Danvers, Illinois

History, Historical Society

Elgin Genealogical Society

Elgin, Illinois

Library

Organized in 1972 to bring together persons who are researching family history. We seek to preserve and make available material concerning past and present families.

Elgin History Museum

Elgin, Illinois

Art, History, Historic House

Old Main is alive with two floors of exhibits reflecting Elgin's rich past.

Fox River Trolley Museum

South Elgin, Illinois

History

Hoffman Estates Park District

Hoffman Estates, Illinois

Park

Lords Park Municipal Zoo

Elgin, Illinois

Park

Streamwood Park District

Streamwood, Illinois

Park

West Chicago Hist. Soc./Kruse House Mus.

West Chicago, Illinois

Library

Carol Stream Historical Society

Carol Stream, Illinois

History, Historical Society

Elgin Fire Barn #5 Museum

Elgin, Illinois

History, Historic House, Specialized

The Elgin Fire Barn No. 5 Museum houses the Elgin Fire Department's most prized artifacts. Among the museum's collection are photos, helmets, various badge types, uniforms, a hand-drawn hose cart, an 1869 horse-drawn Silsby Steamer, several motorized vehicles and much much more.

Elgin Heritage Commission

Elgin, Illinois

Elgin Public Museum of Natural History and Anthropology

Elgin, Illinois

Anthropology, Natural History

New exhibits are added at least once yearly with many special programs held throughout the year.

Gretna Station & Caboose Museums

Carol Stream, Illinois

History

Hoosier Grove Museum

Streamwood, Illinois

Culture, History

Roselle Historical Foundation

Roselle, Illinois

History

West Chicago City Museum

West Chicago, Illinois

Art, Culture, General, History, Library

The West Chicago City Museum is a dynamic history and art center that inspires and involves the community through research, programs and exhibits.

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MUSEUM CONFERENCES

March 10 - March 13, 2026

California Association of Museums 2026 Annual Conference

California Association of Museums

Omni Hotel

Los Angeles, California

CAM is hard at work planning for the 2026 conference, set to take place from March 10–13, 2026 in Los Angeles. We look forward to highlighting best practices and innovative ideas from California's museum community at CAM 2026: Reframing

Reframing encapsulates the tangible nature of museum work–what we restore, revive, and rebuild–and the intangible nature of museum work–where we reflect, interpret, educate, and shift perspectives. On a larger scale, Reframing gives us the power to redefine who we are, why we’re important, and how we connect with and show up for our community. Reframing is resistance and resilience.

We look forward to reuniting with the California museum community in Los Angeles, March 10–13, 2026 at the Omni Hotel. Stay tuned for more annual conference developments.

April 29 - May 2, 2026

Oregon Museum Association 2026 Conference

Oregon Museums Association

Woodburn, Oregon

OMA will join forces with Oregon Heritage for a spring conference in Woodburn

Save the Date: 2026 Conference

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February 16 - February 18, 2026

Small Museum Association 42nd Annual Conference 2026

Small Museum Association

The Yorktowne Hotel, York, Pennsylvania

York, Pennsylvania

42nd Annual Conference: Climate Chang

Explore how museums are dealing with the challenges of climate change, from more extreme weather events to changing community needs. Join other small museum professionals and volunteers in discussing the key role small museums can play in educating, engaging, and supporting their communities in the face of changing physical and social climates

About the Conferenc

The annual SMA conference attracts more than 300 museum professionals, board members, and volunteers from a wide variety of small museums. They attend sessions on topics ranging from collections and education to staffing and board issues. We offer a large Museum Resource Hall and plenty of informal networking opportunities for you to talk with (and get ideas from!) other small museum professionals and volunteers.

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