PERMANENT EXHIBITIONS
The Amethyst Gallery of Minerals
Preston Jackson's "Bronzeville to Harlem: An American Story" | Owens Gallery
The Center for American Decoys | Oberhelman Gallery
Golden Voice Studio Wall of Albums | Giant Screen Theater Gallery
Peoria Holocaust Memorial | Outdoor Campus, Washington & Liberty
Richard Pryor Photographs | Owens Gallery
Sculpture Garden | Outdoor Campus
CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
The Promise of Liberty , Guest Curated by Ken Burns | Open January 31, 2026 - January 3, 2027
Deep Rivers/Long Roads: The Journey to America | Open January 31, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Joyful Resistance | Open through January 3, 2027
Athletes: A Peoria Plays America Exhibition | Open February 13, 2026 - April 12, 2026
Richrath: A Peoria Plays America Exhibition | Open February 20, 2026 - April 5, 2026
Exquisite Creatures | Open February 27, 2026 - August 9, 2026
ToyTopia | Open May 9, 2026 - September 7, 2026
We Remember: Stories from the 9/11 Memorial & Museum | Open September 5, 2026 - April 11, 2027
Transportation Revolutions: America on the Move | Open October 3, 2026 - April 11, 2027
PAST EXHIBITIONS
A Deeper Dive into the Permanent Collection
Solitude: The Necessity of Art
Friends of Folk: Freedom and Expression
Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission
Strangers/Kin: The Lens of Alfred Conteh
FOLK: Selections from the American Folk Art Museum
Life and Legacy of Annie Malone
BUILT: American Custom Car Culture
Faces of a Nation: The American Political Textile Collection of Mark and Rosalind Shenkman
The Jim Henson Exhibition: Imagination Unlimited
FRESH: New Directions in Contemporary Art
THE FIRE OF GENIUS: Presidents and Patents
Nicolas Africano: Themes and Variations |
American Revolutionaries: Art & Disruption"
Archibald Motley's "Bronzeville at Night"
Design & Duplication: Treasures of the Peoria Riverfront Museum Collection
Community: African American Freedom, Perseverance & Leadership During Migration
Marks by Modern Masters: Selections from the Heintzman Collection"
Andy Warhol: Endangered Species
Creatures of Light: Nature's Bioluminescence
Modern Masters from the Heintzman Collection
Uncovered: The Ken Burns Collection
Cinderella, Snow White & Pinocchio | Classic Disney Art from the Collection of Steve Spain
OP ART | Illusions from the Permanent Collection
American Verses: Terry Adkins, Mark Bradford & Kerry James Marshall
Railroaders: Jack Delano's Homefront Photography
Guitar: The Instrument That Rocked The World
Da Vinci - The Genius & Secrets of Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci to Giambattista Nolli: The Orthographic City Plan 1500 – 1750
Ken Hoffman: 50 Years in Peoria
