Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 11 a.m.
The Peoria Riverfront Museum presents the first installment of our America Forward Speaker Series with special guest Dr. Bob Ballard.
A retired Navy officer and professor and professor of oceanography at the University of Rhode Island, Dr. Ballard is best known to the general public for his discovery of the wreck of the RMS Titanic in 1985. Now he is bringing that discovery to Peoria with the world premiere of new exhibition Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission.
Join us at the Peoria Riverfront Museum as Dr. Ballard presents on the future of discovery in America.
America Forward Speaker Series
Looking to the future of our nation beyond America’s milestone 250th anniversary, the Peoria Riverfront Museum is proud to launch an exciting new speaker series. Nationally renowned leaders and visionaries—each at the peak of their field—will join us for inspiring conversations about the future of our country, exploring the opportunities before us and the challenges we must face together.
Ticketing Tiers
Member | $45
General Admission to the Peoria Riverfront Museum's galleries, including Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission presented by CEFCU, and Dr. Ballard's America Forward presentation.
Non-Member | $55
General Admission to the Peoria Riverfront Museum's galleries, including Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission presented by CEFCU, and Dr. Ballard's America Forward presentation.
Get tickets HERE
Exclusive Meet and Greet Experience | $100
General Admission to the Peoria Riverfront Museum's galleries, including Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission presented by CEFCU, and Dr. Ballard's America Forward presentation, as well as a a signed copy of Dr. Ballard's memoir Into the Deep and an exclusive opportunity to meet Dr. Ballard himself.
Get tickets HERE
In conjunction with Finding Titanic: The Secret Mission
Presented by CEFCU
Sponsored by Gilmore Foundation, OLLI, Merle and Adeline Dargel Fund for Science and Engineering, Gretchen Hagen-Petrakis and Corporate Visionary Society Council.
