Curios purchased on a youthful trip to England first kindled interest for Florence, a home economics teacher, and Jenna, a Disciples of Christ minister. Over the next half century they spent countless hours in study and research, learning the history of the pieces they would come to collect. Today, the museum collection totals more than 1,000 vases, lamps and pieces of art glass, including such names as Wedgwood, Tiffany and Boehm. The sisters' interest was not limited to glass and porcelain, however. The museum has also become home for other university collections, including the Chinese art objects of the late Mr. and Mrs. Guy Scovill.
Group tours are available by contacting the museum is advance.
424-6337 Gallery 510 . Open noon to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday or by appointment. Kirkland Fine Arts Center . Sparkling comedy, fascinating dance, and wonderful music and performances that appeal to the entire family are just a few of the spectacular features which are offered in the 2,000 seat Kirkland Fine Arts Center auditorium on the campus of Millikin University. 424-6318 Kirkland Galleries .