Museum of Geology Founded in 1975, the Museum of Geology is an arm of the Geology Department at Western Illinois University. Originally conceived as an educational resource center for students enrolled in the natural sciences, the museum also serves the general public and is dedicated to public understandings of Earth sciences as well as cultural enrichment of the Western Illinois region. Our growing museum houses more than 40 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 minerals, rocks, and their economic uses. You may wish to learn about the origin and occurrence of coal, oil, and gas, or find out how Ice Age glaciers formed the soils, landscape and drainage systems of Illinois.
Admission is free.
For more information contact museum curator Robert Johnson by email or visit the Geology Museum home page.