SAVE THE DATE! Town Exhibit Grand opening & Museum's 40th Anniversary partY
DATE: Saturday, June 15th
TIME: 4:00 - 8:00 PM
Save the Date! We will be opening our new town exhibit space and celebrating the museum's 40th anniversary with music, food, & wine! More information coming soon.
Building Rentals
Interested in renting out the Museum for a small get together, workshop, or meeting? We rent out a section of our main exhibit space for your smaller rental needs. Please call us at 217-235-2535 or email us at douglascountymuseum@hotmail.com. Download the rental form and send it along with your request. All funds from rentals go toward preserving history and supporting the museum!
9th Annual Photography Contest
ENTRIES DUE DATE: Monday, April 29th
TIME: by 4:00 PM
We are gearing up once again for our 9th Annual Photography Contest for kids and adults! Cash prizes! Entries are due by Monday April 29th although you can drop off your photos anytime during normal business hours before that day!
We have three kids age levels: elementary, middle and high school and an amateur adult category for those over the age of 18!
This year there is NO FEE to enter! Each exhibitor can enter up to six photos (2 in color, 2 in black & white, 2 in local history). The categories are Color, Black & White and Local History and all photos must be taken in Douglas County (including all of Arthur and all of Atwood). Photos must be an 8 x 10 size or larger. You can frame your photos if you'd like, otherwise the museum has 8 x 10 frames for you to use.
Photos will be judged anonymously by artists outside of the museum staff. Awards Day TBA. Further rules and regulations are listed on the entry form.
This contest was made possible through donations by the following AWESOME local businesses & organizations:
GOLD SPONSORS ($250):
Villa Grove Rotary Club
SILVER SPONSORS ($100):
Odd Fellows Tuscola Lodge #316
Tuscola Kiwanis Club
Tuscola Rotary Club
Vintage Karma
BRONZE SPONSORS ($50):
Camargo Township District Library
Dansig Insurance Risk Advisors
Joe's Pizza of Tuscola
Longview Bank
Newman Regional District Library
Villa Grove State Bank
The Museum offers a variety of events and programs throughout the year. We host speakers on local historical topics, have larger events with local musicians and exhibit openings, host craft workshops, give tours and much more!
Rental information is at the bottom of this page.
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ClickHEREfor photos of some past events and programs!
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