The Lockport Gallery features changing exhibitions of art created by past and contemporary Illinois artists and artisans. Paintings, drawings, sculptures, quilts, and other decorative and ethnographic arts are showcased in rotating, theme-based exhibitions augmented by interpretive materials. The exhibitions are given an added dimension through educational events, group tours, and outreach activities for both children and adults.

Opening for the season Feb. 17, 2012 with the opening of the new Research & Geneological Room featuring the database of African Americans that lived in Will County in the 19th century.