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Elder Marilyn James, of Carbondale, indicates to a 1937 image of her great-great-grandfather, the Rev. D. Smith Banks, during her From Slavery to Greatness speech Saturday, Nov. 5, 2016, at the African American Museum in the University Mall. (Morgan Timms | @Morgan_Timms)

The history of the African American History Museum

By Juniper Oxford, Staff Reporter
November 10, 2019
Graham, age 4, and Audry, age 7, learning about the properties of water at The Science Centers new home school camp on Friday September, 27, 2019.

The Science Center: Providing hands-on science for 25 years

By Elizabeth Biernacki, Staff Reporter
October 26, 2019
The largest piece in the exhibit by Charles Swedlund covers the entirety of a wall on Feb. 5, 2019 inside the SIU’s University Museum. The individual photos were grouped together to make one large piece.

Art and Fact: Charles Swedlund shares 35 years of cave photography

By Emily Cooper, Staff Reporter
February 13, 2019
Chancellor Carlo Montemagno speaks at the University Museum reopening reception Thursday, March 8, 2018. (Reagan Gavin | @RGavin_DE)

‘Not everything happens inside the classroom,’ SIU celebrates University Museum reopening

By Kitt Fresa, Features Editor
March 8, 2018
(Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

University Museum to close indefinitely on July 1

By Cory Ray
June 8, 2017
(Jacob Wiegand | @jawiegandphoto)

Photo of the Day: Litany of landscapes

By Jacob Wiegand
April 9, 2017
University Museum director Dona Bachman discusses the restoration of Aaron Bohrod’s painting, “Dreams,” on Thursday, Aug. 25, 2016, in the University Museum’s archives warehouse. (Andy Phillippe | @andyphillippede)

Retirement of Dona Bachman signals ‘end of an era’ for University Museum

By Olivia Spiers
November 18, 2016
President Obama speaks during the third day of the Democratic National Convention at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia on Wednesday, July 27, 2016. (Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

US history is glorious but messy, Obama says at African American museum opening

By Andrew Harris, Justin Sink and Megan O'Neil | Bloomberg News
September 25, 2016
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