Use the quick links below to visit different sections of the calendar:
Special Exhibits
Members Only
Special Events
Youth and Scout Programs
Family Programs
Adult Programs
Time Traveler Bus Trips
Free Days

SPECIAL EXHIBITS

Click here for a list of special exhibits

MEMBERS ONLY

Member Opening: Woven and Spun
June 29, 2008 • 2:00 to 4:00 pm
Museum Members—come and view the new Special Exhibit, Woven and Spun, and be treated to an on-loom weaving demonstration. Light refreshments will be served.

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SPECIAL EVENTS

Boots & Bling
Party on the Rooftop
Saturday, June 21, 2008 • 7:00 pm to midnight
Join us for a rockin’, stompin’ good time. Ladies, don your favorite jeans and dazzling jewelry and accessories. Guys, round up a rootin’, tootin’ shirt and your most stylish denim. Most important—join us for a party full of fun, great food & entertainment, all for just $45.00. This event benefits the Museum’s exhibits and collections. A cash bar will be available.

Saturday, August 2, 2008 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Kidzfest/Downtown Joliet
Designed for kids up to age 12, KidzFest is an exciting adventure for both kids and their parents. Highlights include 'activity zones' that invite kids to interact hands-on. Add the live entertainment on the stage throughout the day, and you can safely keep the kids engaged all day. At Kidzfest, the Joliet Area Historical Museum will offer a “Cosmic” interactive area.

Black-Tie Gala • Tentative Date: October 4, 2008
Check back in summer, 2008, for information about the Museum’s annual Gala.

Meet our generous event sponsors!

View photos of our 2006 Gala Ball:
The Glamorous 50’s, and meet our generous Event Sponsors

View photos of our 2007 Gala Ball, Age of Aquarius, and meet our generous Event Sponsors

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YOUTH AND SCOUT PROGRAMS

Attention Scout leaders!
Check your manuals to see if any of the following programs would work towards any badge work for your scouts.
Please contact the education department for information on group rates.

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FAMILY PROGRAMS

International Museum Day
Sunday, May 17, 2008 - noon to 5:00 pm
Please see Free Days, below.

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ADULT PROGRAMS

Calendar Girls: The History of the Gerlach Barklow Company
Sunday, April 27, 2008    2:00 p.m.
Join Tim and Michelle Smith, curators of the special exhibit, “Calendar Girls,” for a lecture on the history of the Gerlach Barklow calendar company. Learn more about Ted Gerlach and Edward J. Barklow and how they worked together to build one of the largest calendar companies in the world right here in Joliet. A special emphasis will also be placed on the famous artists Zula Kenyon and Adelaide Hiebel and the images they created for these world-reknowned calendars. There is no charge to attend the lecture. Admission fees apply to those who would also like to tour the Museum Museum Members are admitted free of charge to the lecture and the exhibit.

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TIME TRAVELERS BUS TRIPS

The Joliet Area Historical Museum travels to historic sites throughout Illinois on monthly bus trips.
We travel by coach bus, and lunch is always included!
Visit our website in early May and see what we’ll be offering.
Participants must sign a Liability Waiver to participate in our bus tours.

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FREE DAYS

Mothers Day/Free admission for Mom
Sunday, May 11, 2008 - noon to 5:00 pm
Bring Mom to the Museum today – all moms get free admission! Visit our Gift Shop for wonderful gift selections.

International Museum Day
Saturday, May 17, 2008 – 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
In observance of International Museum Day (and Armed Forces Day), the Joliet Area Historical Museum offers free admission.

Fathers Day/Free admission for Dad
Sunday, June 15, 2008 - noon to 5:00 pm
Bring Dad to the Museum today – all fathers receive free admission! Visit our Gift Shop for great gifts, including the newer line of wildlife-themed mugs and soup bowls, and much more.

Flag Day/Free admission for Veterans and Active Service Personnel
Saturday, June 14, 2008 – 10:00 am to 5:00 pm
Please present your valid Armed Forces or Veterans I.D. for free admission.

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HOLIDAY HOURS

The Museum will be open on Monday, May 26 (Memorial Day).
The Museum will be closed July 4, Independence Day.

For Museum hours and admission information, click here

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