Our growing Museum houses more than forty displays and exhibits covering Earth History and processes as well as Earth materials and resources. Touring the Museum you will be introduced to the fascinating world of rocks, minerals and their economic uses. You may wish to learn about the origin and occurrence of coal, oil and gas, or find out about how glaciers of the Ice Age formed the soils, landscape and drainage systems of Illinois. You can see how Earth materials are naturally recycled and discover how rocks and fossils provide clues to the Earth's past. You may wish to learn how the continents move, where ocean basins come from, and how mountain ranges form.
Admission is free.
The Museum of Geology is on the first floor of Tillman Hall on the WIU campus. Tillman lies between Adams and Murray Streets just northwest of Sherman Hall. Campus Map Click on the images below to see pictures of some of the museum and hall displays in Tillman Hall.