Educational Programs

Educational Programs at The Quincy Museum

The Quincy Museum offers tours and programs for visitors of all ages; pre-school through senior citizens. Our classes are available for school groups, home school groups, Scouts of America, and other groups.

Please avoid our open hours (Wednesday-Sunday 1:00-4:30). We will contact you to confirm whether the time you requested is available.

About Our Educational Classes

The Quincy Museum educational classes are taught by a certified instructor and include hands-on activities for the students and a take-home packet of materials for the chaperone/classroom teacher.
The Quincy Museum also offers educational programming that we can provide on-site in your classroom or wherever your group may be meeting.
We offer a variety of classes that cover several different topics. Please fill out the form below for more information.

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For Pre-k & Kindergarten

Backyard and Ocean Animals

Children will have fun learning about the animals found in their backyard and in the world's oceans. Hands-on activities include a listening station and a "create your own animal" station.

For Grades 3 - 9

Fossils

Examine tools and use the scientific method in the excavation and identification of buried fossils.

For All Ages

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Growing up in the 1890s

A tour of our high-style Victorian first floor and second floor restored bedroom. This tour teaches students what it would have been like to live in the Newcomb-Stillwell Mansion as a child of the 1890s. Includes a fun hands-on activity.

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Christmas

One of the best times to visit the Quincy Museum is in December! Each year, we offer educational classes that include tours of the beautifully decorated Newcomb-Stillwell Mansion. Each year, the museum decorations follow a different theme, allowing there to be something new to learn about the Christmas holidays every year. Each child attending our Christmas classes gets to create a special Christmas craft and leaves with a candy cane treat.

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For Grades 2 - 6

Native Americans

This class, which takes place in our Native American exhibit room, uses artifacts and hands-on activities to teach children about the Native Americans who once called the tri-state area home.

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For Grades 4 - 7

Rocks and Minerals

Learn about the various types of rocks and how they are formed. Hands-on activities include using the scientific method to excavate and identify rocks and minerals and a special fluorescent experiment.

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Kindergarten - 5

Dinosaurs

Learn about dinosaurs while enjoying our Dinotopia Exhibit! Participants can do a hands-on dinosaur dig or help build a giant t-rex!

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For Grades 2 - 12

Wildlife

Our wildlife class stresses conservation and features our Mississippi Wildlife Exhibit, where students can see mounted animals found in our area, visit the river bottom and view life under the bottom of a pond. Hands-on activities involve learning to identify animal tracks so that students can see who is visiting their own backyards.

The Quincy Museum is fully accessible to those with limited mobility and to those using strollers. We offer a handicap parking space in our parking lot and a ramp is located on the north side of the building, allowing easy access. Inside the building, we offer an elevator and a restroom on the third floor offers a changing table and a handicap accessible toilet and sink.


This program is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council