Lakeview Museum
of Arts & Sciences

1125 West Lake Avenue Peoria, IL 61614
phone: (309) 686.7000

Peoria Riverfront
Museum

The planned Peoria Riverfront Museum will be built on two square blocks in downtown Peoria, next to the Caterpillar Visitor Center. Click here to see a preview of this exciting project.

Museum Store

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Museum Store

Winter Book Sale

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Winter Book Sale

Winter Classes

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Winter Classes

Main Gallery

November 22, 2008 - March 15, 2009
Picasso   Matisse   Chagall

These are three of the most significant artists of the 20th century. Through their distinctive style and artistic innovations, each one influenced the way we think of art today. Although the artists may best be known as painters, each one worked extensively as a printmaker, employing a variety of methods, and exploring the same imagery and subject matter that they addressed in their paintings.

Illinois Folk Art Gallery

One of the greatest strengths of Lakeview Museum's collection is its midwestern folk art collection. This collection comprises more than 600 works of art spanning three centuries of Midwestern creative expression.

Planetarium Shows

Illinois River Decoy Gallery

The Decoy Gallery features permanent exhibits of decoys by Illinois' most famous carvers - Charles Perdew, Robert Elliston, G. Bert Graves, Charles Walker and Charles Schoenheider, Sr. In addition, a small changing exhibit area features decoys from the museum's permanent collection and those generously lent from private collections.

Discovery Center

The Discovery Center is an area for children of all ages to enjoy hands-on art & science exhibits. The area features more than 30 different displays to challenge and delight the mind, including the mineral house, the cloud ring, the duck-in kaleidoscope, shadow walls, the ever-popular pin wall, and much more.