University Museum, Carbondale

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The University Museum at Southern Illinois University Carbondale is part of the College of Liberal Arts, and is housed in Faner Hall on the SIUC campus. The University Museum has been a repository of artifacts since Cyrus Thomas was commissioned to begin collecting for a museum by the first board of trustees of Southern Illinois Normal University some time before 1871. Originally housed in the building known as "Old Main", the museum first opened to the public in 1874. The museum is considered to be an "encyclopedic museum", with an inventory of 70,000 artifacts. ()

Established: 1874 (150 years ago)Coordinates: 37°42'59"N, 89°13'8"W

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale, 1000 Faner Drive, North End Faner HallCarbondale United States

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University Museum – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Saluki Stadium, Banterra Center, Morris Library, SIU Campus.

0.6 miS
Football, Sport venue, Arenas and stadiums
Saluki Stadium, Carbondale
15 min walk • Saluki Stadium is a stadium on the campus of Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, Illinois. It is primarily utilized by the Southern Illinois Salukis football team.
0.6 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Banterra Center, Carbondale
15 min walk • Banterra Center is an 8,339-seat multi-purpose arena, on the campus of Southern Illinois University, in Carbondale, Illinois, United States. Construction on the arena began in the spring of 1962 and took nearly two years to complete. It was completed in 1964 and is the home of the SIU Salukis basketball team.
~590 ftSW
Cafe, Auditorium, Library
Morris Library, Carbondale
3 min walk • Morris Library is the main academic library on the campus of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, in Carbondale, Illinois. Named for Delyte W. Morris who served as President of Southern Illinois University from 1948 to 1970.
0.7 miSW
Universities and schools
SIU Campus, Carbondale
17 min walk • Southern Illinois University is a public research university in Carbondale, Illinois. Founded in 1869, SIU is the oldest and flagship campus of the Southern Illinois University system.
0.9 miNE
Cemetery
Woodlawn Cemetery, Carbondale
23 min walk • Woodlawn Cemetery is a cemetery located at 405 E. Main Street in Carbondale, which is known for hosting one of the first Memorial Day celebrations in the United States.
~510 ftS
Modernist architecture
Faner Hall, Carbondale
3 min walk • Faner Hall located at 1000 Faner Drive, Carbondale, Illinois, named after Robert D. Faner, former English professor who died in the 1960s, is in the central part of the Southern Illinois University Carbondale campus, and houses the College of Liberal Arts, which includes...
~880 ftE
Sport, Sport venue
Davies Gym, Carbondale
5 min walk • Davies Gym is the home of the Southern Illinois Salukis women's volleyball team and former home of all indoor sports at SIU. Upon completion of the SIU Arena in 1964, men's programs moved to the new facility.
0.8 miS
Sport, Sport venue
Itchy Jones Stadium, Carbondale
21 min walk • Itchy Jones Stadium is a baseball venue in Carbondale, Illinois. It is home to the Southern Illinois Salukis baseball team of the NCAA Division I Missouri Valley Conference. The field, opened in 1964, holds 2,000 spectators.
0.7 miNW
Interesting neighbourhood
West Walnut Street Historic District, Carbondale
18 min walk • The West Walnut Street Historic District is a residential historic district centered on part of West Walnut Street in Carbondale, Illinois.

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Which popular attractions are close to University Museum?

Nearby attractions include Faner Hall, Carbondale (3 min walk), Morris Library, Carbondale (3 min walk), SIU Campus, Carbondale (17 min walk), West Walnut Street Historic District, Carbondale (18 min walk).

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Carbondale (15 min walk)