Peoria-Area Community Impact Guide 2023-2024

PEORIA RIVERFRONT MUSEUM

222 SW Washington Street Peoria, IL 61602 Phone: (309) 686-7000 Email:

info@peoriariverfrontmuseum.org Website : wwwriverfrontmuseumorg Facebook : @riverfrontmuseum Instagram : @riverfrontmuseum YouTube : @PeoriaRiverfrontMuse EXECUTIVE STAFF John D Morris, President and CEO Ruth Bittner, VP Finance and CFO Bill Conger, Chief Curator Matt Daughenbaugh, Director of Marketing Renae Kerrigan, Curator of Science and Planetarium Director Anne Marie Miller, VP of Development Kate Schureman, VP for Special Projects and Chief Strategy Officer Jenny Parkhurst, Director of Performance and Events Tori Zamora, Director of Education and Engagement

The only multidisciplinary museum of its kind in the nation, the Peoria Riverfront Museum is a community of visionary people dedicated to building confidence, inspiring learning, and unleashing the full talent and genius of every individual through art, science, history, and achievement.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Steve Jackson, Board Chair Todd Baker, Vice Chair Karen Jensen, Treasurer Brian Ray, Secretary Dr Derrick Booth Jim Carballido Chris Coulter Alison Cullinan Unkovich Lisa Gates Greg Gerontes Eric Heard Gretchen Petrakis Chris Reynolds Sid Ruckriegel Laura Schachtrup Cullinan Derek Schryer Sally Snyder, Director Emerita Vivian Standifird Josh Swank Robert Temple Seth Uphoff Dr Sarah Zallek

The only multidisciplinary museum of its kind in the nation, the Peoria Riverfront museum uses art, science, history, and achievement to inspire confidence, lifelong learning and talent Since opening in 2012, the privately-funded museum has provided more than one million experiences through major exhibitions, a permanent collection, interactive galleries, the Dome Planetarium – with the world’s most advanced planetarium system – the Giant Screen Theater, featuring the largest screen in Illinois, and educational family fun programming The museum’s Every Student Initiative (ESI) program provides free donor-supported visits to all K-8 Peoria and East Peoria public school students as well as to a growing roster of public and private schools throughout central Illinois The museum

also partners with Blue Star Museums, Museums for All, and the Explore More RAILS library pass program Supported by more than 4,500 members and donors, the AAM-accredited, Smithsonian-affiliated private nonprofit museum is housed in a county-owned LEED Gold-certified building on a campus overlooking the Illinois River DID YOU KNOW? The most popular touring exhibition in the world, Body Worlds Rx, is coming to central Illinois and the Peoria Riverfront Museum for the first time on May 13, 2023!

HOW TO HELP A Peoria Riverfront Museum membership provides many benefits, including free or reduced admission to as many as 1,800 museums worldwide through our reciprocal membership program. Families may join for $110 per year and a 1+1 membership is $90 per year. Other benefits include free admission to galleries and planetari um shows, discounts on Giant Screen Theater films and special member events.

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