Mission Statement

The University Museum serves Southern Illinois University Carbondale, the greater Southern Illinois community and beyond as a steward of the past and a gateway to the future. We collect, preserve, research, display and educate using a diverse and engaging range of artifacts and objects and educational methods. The Museum illuminates the local and world connections behind the arts, humanities, and sciences. As a teaching museum, we offer hands-on opportunities in progressive museum practices and provide leadership to museums across the region.

Join Us for a Trip to Spain

The Prado

Working with Far Horizons travel company, the University Museum has put together a week-long trip to Spain, November 20-29, 2009, for art, architecture and culture lovers.

We will tour Madrid, Toledo, Burgos, Bilbao and Barcelona and see the vestiges of the Arab, Christian and Hebrew cultures that shaped the country. And, we will have an opportunity to meet with museum staff at Spain's glorious museums including the Reina Sofia, the Prado, and the Guggenheim. We will also see smaller collections like the Picasso Museum and the Foundation Jean Miro. Spanish architecture, Roman, Gothic, Renaissance, and Modernist, will come alive for you as we tour.

For a brochure on the trip, contact the Museum: museum@siu.edu or 618-453-5388. The deadline is July 20, 2009. Cost of the trip will be $3,499. Double occupancy. $799 single room supplement.

Podcasts

The SIU University Museum is proud to present a brand new feature! We now have podcasts available for download. It is our hope that this will create greater access to the University Museum. We hope to make this a regular feature. If you have a comments or suggestions for a podcast topic, send us an email.