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When most people think of museums they think of a building where nothing changes, but the Peoria Riverfront Museum will be unlike any in the country. Content will change regularly to reflect the interests of the community. All who visit the museum will:

• experience three centuries of Peoria history—from its Native American and French roots, through its days as a wide-open boomtown, to its period as the bellwether of U.S. taste … and beyond.
• hear the fascinating story of the Illinois River and its broad floodplain—and a complex ecosystem of which humans have long been a part.
• participate in a high-energy experience that really puts the "active" into "interactive"—testing skills like those required of participants in IHSA's 39 sports and activities.
• explore two galleries filled with unique hands-on activities, where kids of all ages grow and learn by doing.
• enjoy the 30,000-square-foot gallery bringing the best traveling exhibitions to Peoria—from Fine Arts and the Sciences to History and Achievement.
• visit the new gallery showcasing the museum's expansive collection of fine art and folk art and much more.
• view stars and galaxies on a cutting-edge planetarium projection system that is the first of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.
• watch movies in a theater that is so big that viewers become immersed in the experience
• fuse art, history, science and nature into one dynamic learning environment.