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2013

Celebrating Bond– James Bond 04-05-2013
March 30, 2013 WorldFest 03-20-2013
Bingo-rama 02-28-2013

2012

Be a Part of A World of Shoes 11-18-2012
A World of Shoes Exhibit 08-23-2012
Passports to Prizes 06-28-2012
Celebrate Carnival 06-12-2012
Inspired Artworks 04-02-2012
Celebrating The Past. Planning the Future 03-15-2012
Winter Tales 2012: Family Concert 01-10-2012

2011

Campell Gallery Exhibit: Warriors, Guardians, and Demons 08-16-2011
News: The Spurlock Mummy Gets a CT-scan 05-20-2011
Upcoming Events: Around the World Wednesdays 01-24-2011

2010

News: A Spurlock Museum Treasure Goes on Tour 09-16-2010
Campell Gallery Exhibit: Sizayama 08-13-2010
Upcoming events: Summer Fun for Kids 05-20-2010
Campbell Gallery Exhibit: Korean Funerary Figures 03-02-2010

2009

Come on Board! and volunteer at the Museum 12-18-2009
The Transforming Arts of PNG 09-08-2009
Castles, Catapults, & Coats of Arms 07-15-2009
Upcoming Event: World Fest 2009 02-09-2009
Upcoming Event: Winter Tales 2009 01-09-2009

2008

The Global Reach of Sesame Street 10-31-2008
Children Just Like Me 9-14-2008
Raiders of the Lost Art 4-08-2008
Spring at Spurlock, Two New Exhibits 2-18-2008
Dovie Thomason: Winter Tales Concert 2-09-2008

2007

How Puppet Magic is Made 12-13-2007
Milbre Birch, Tales from the Other Side: Upcoming Event 10-18-2007
Building Blocks: New Educational Resources 8-01-2007
Rolling out History: Creating Cylinder Seal Impressions 6-12-2007
Why Knot? Upcoming Exhibit 2-02-2007

2006

West African Stories Spoken and Sung 11-07-2006
Around the World Wednesdays 10-19-2006
Upcoming Events: From the beyond: A Celebration of Spirits 10-15-2006
A World of Stories Within our Doors 9-28-2006
WorldFest Upcoming Event 7-17-2006
Worldfest 4-18-2006
Have Puppets, Will Travel 4-13-2006
WorldFest Upcoming Event 3-20-2006
Dovie Thomason 1-26-2006

2005

Our Hat's Off to You 12-16-2005
Uncorking Wine's Mysteries 11-11-2005
I-Celebrate 10-21-2005
It’s Sunday! Come on in! 9-26-2005
Stories around the World 8-05-2005
Looking Good 7-15-2005
The Spurlock Museum's 2005 Volunteer Recognition 7-13-2005
A Perfect Partnership 4-18-2005
Mannequin Making: Behind the Scenes 3-24-2005
Digging Barbarians: New Exhibit 3-17-2005
Around the World Wednesdays 3-01-2005
Following the Paper Trail 1-15-2005

2004

Feel The Beat 12-25-2004
A Famous Visitor 11-20-2004
When in Rome...and Greece 11-15-2004
Student Artists Visit the Museum 10-21-2004
Day of the Dead Exhibit 9-09-2004
Natural History Activity Day 7-20-2004
Illinois: An Epic Landscape 7-01-2004
I Loved It When His Eyes Bugged Out 6-28-2004
Closing Circles: Powwow Concludes 6-25-2004
Discovery Day: Animal Homes 4-18-2004
We LOVE Thank Yous! 4-16-2004
Spurlock Volunteer Reecognition 2003 3-11-2004
Discovery Day: Make Yourself at Home 2-14-2004
50 Years of Powwow 1-28-2004
Korean Dollmaking Demonstration 1-04-2004

2003

Behind the Scenes: Mapping Our Progress 12-22-2003
Discovery Day: Kimonos for Kids 12-01-2003
Mannequin Making: Behind the Scenes 11-21-2003
Korean Dolls: A Celebration of Life 11-21-2003
Wrapped Up In Luxurious Layers 10-31-2003
Happy Birthday! 10-29-2003
What A Weekend! 9-27-2003
To the Beat of Grandfather Drum: American Indian Performance 9-27-2003
Visitor Attendance Reaches New Heights 9-19-2003
Hellos and Goodbyes 8-08-2003
Behind the Scenes: Technology in Artifact Conservation 8-04-2003
Archaeology Day 7-27-2003
Spying on Spiders 7-12-2003
Exhibition Ending: Trading in the Bronze Age 7-07-2003
A Weight Has Been Lifted! 4-18-2003
Beethoven and the Creative Process 3-29-2003
Barong Ket Gallery Addition 2-05-2003
Native American Trickster Tales 2-01-2003
Barong Ket: Behind the Scenes 12-22-2003
Trading in the Bronze Age 1-10-2003

2002

Music in the Central Core 12-14-2002
Hands-on Experience with African Instruments 10-25-2002
Home Hi: Focus on Mesopotamia 10-16-2002
Spurlock Celebrates its Grand Opening 9-27-2002
Saturday Safari: Amazing Australian Animals 9-13-2002
Sones de Mexico: Ensemble Chicago 8-18-2002
Behind the Scenes: Textile Rolling 7-05-2002
Block Party! 2-01-2002

Other News Stories:

2001

In Search of the Truth 12-17-2001

Other News Stories:

  • 09-07-2001: Spurlock Museum workers sort through Reginald Laubin collection for Tipi Exhibit
  • Summer 2001: Spurlock Museum Guild Lecture and Performance Series
  • Spring 2001: The Four Freedoms at Sidney Grade School
  • 04-07-2001: Saturday Safari ("The Small")
  • 03-03-2001: Saturday Safari ("The Big")
  • 02-24-2001: Saturday Safari ("Swinging (and Not So Swinging) Primates")

2000

Other News Stories:

  • 11-19-2000: Saturday Safari ("The Chicken That Wasn't")