Spurlock Museum of World Cultures @ UIUC
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Through the caring for and sharing of cultural collections, the Spurlock Museum of World Cultures at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign creates space for people to learn, collaborate, and build connections.
Last chance! Join us for the final Farm Aid curator tour as we revisit the 1985 concert that united 80,000 fans and 50+ artists. Free admission. 🎶
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Last chance! Join us for the final Farm Aid curator tour as we revisit the 1985 concert that united 80,000 fans and 50+ artists. Free admission. 🎶
Donate shelf-stable food items at Spurlock to support the Food Assistance & Wellbeing Program!
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Donate shelf-stable food items at Spurlock to support the Food Assistance & Wellbeing Program!
Celebrate your inner kid and honor how far you’ve come at this month’s Spurlock Sunday!
December 4, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Celebrate your inner kid and honor how far you’ve come at this month’s Spurlock Sunday!
Come watch the 1999 French animated film “Le Château des Singes” by Jean-François Laguionie! The screening will feature English subtitles.
December 3, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Come watch the 1999 French animated film “Le Château des Singes” by Jean-François Laguionie! The screening will feature English subtitles.
📽️ AsiaLENS Free Film Screening!
Join us for a screening of "Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story", followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmakers Heesun Shin and Chihyung Jeon!
Join us for a screening of "Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story", followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmakers Heesun Shin and Chihyung Jeon!
December 2, 2025 at 9:00 PM
📽️ AsiaLENS Free Film Screening!
Join us for a screening of "Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story", followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmakers Heesun Shin and Chihyung Jeon!
Join us for a screening of "Hug Me Tight: A Robot Story", followed by a virtual Q&A with filmmakers Heesun Shin and Chihyung Jeon!
Spurlock is where curiosity meets culture. Listen, learn, and explore in a whole new way. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=atC8...
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Spurlock is where curiosity meets culture. Listen, learn, and explore in a whole new way. Watch the full video here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=atC8...
Join award-winning classicist and bestselling author Dr. Emily Hauser as she explores how we can uncover the forgotten women of the ancient world. From Greek texts to modern myth retellings, discover new ways of bringing lost voices back to life! 📖
November 13, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Join award-winning classicist and bestselling author Dr. Emily Hauser as she explores how we can uncover the forgotten women of the ancient world. From Greek texts to modern myth retellings, discover new ways of bringing lost voices back to life! 📖
Join us for a screening of Hereditary (2018), sponsored by the Ebert Center for Film! Experience Ari Aster’s chilling debut and a modern horror classic on the big screen🍿
November 11, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Join us for a screening of Hereditary (2018), sponsored by the Ebert Center for Film! Experience Ari Aster’s chilling debut and a modern horror classic on the big screen🍿
AsiaLENS presents a free screening of Echoes of Home, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Mirshad Ghalip 🎬
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
AsiaLENS presents a free screening of Echoes of Home, followed by a Q&A with filmmaker Mirshad Ghalip 🎬
This Spurlock Sunday, we’re heading to Skeuomorph Press at the Community Fab Lab! 🎨 Explore different materials, try your hand at the printing presses, and create a collaborative poster. Free admission and all ages welcome!
November 6, 2025 at 7:59 PM
This Spurlock Sunday, we’re heading to Skeuomorph Press at the Community Fab Lab! 🎨 Explore different materials, try your hand at the printing presses, and create a collaborative poster. Free admission and all ages welcome!
Join in community to help each other! More info: www.spurlock.illinois.edu/blog/
November 5, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Join in community to help each other! More info: www.spurlock.illinois.edu/blog/
Join us for The Turnaway Play, where humor, drama, and audience participation come together to explore what happens when people are denied access to healthcare.
November 5, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Join us for The Turnaway Play, where humor, drama, and audience participation come together to explore what happens when people are denied access to healthcare.
Join us for the Farm Aid Exhibit Curator Talk to discuss how artists and activists came together to make history!
www.spurlock.illinois.edu/events/
www.spurlock.illinois.edu/events/
November 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Join us for the Farm Aid Exhibit Curator Talk to discuss how artists and activists came together to make history!
www.spurlock.illinois.edu/events/
www.spurlock.illinois.edu/events/
Come join our free guided Farm Aid curator tour. No registration needed! 🎶
October 30, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Come join our free guided Farm Aid curator tour. No registration needed! 🎶
Join us for Word is Seed — a multilingual, multicultural celebration of poetry, language, and global voices 🌍✨
October 27, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Join us for Word is Seed — a multilingual, multicultural celebration of poetry, language, and global voices 🌍✨
Don’t miss this year’s Roger Ebert Lecture with Professor Yiman Wang on the legacy of Anna May Wong, an early Chinese-American performer who broke barriers across film, theater, radio, and TV.
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Don’t miss this year’s Roger Ebert Lecture with Professor Yiman Wang on the legacy of Anna May Wong, an early Chinese-American performer who broke barriers across film, theater, radio, and TV.
LAS Day of Giving! go.las.illinois.edu/dayofgiving
Interested in helping Spurlock? Click the link, scroll down the page and click on Spurlock Museum.
Every dollar goes directly to supporting our students, faculty, staff and museum initiatives. #LASgives back —every contribution makes a difference!
Interested in helping Spurlock? Click the link, scroll down the page and click on Spurlock Museum.
Every dollar goes directly to supporting our students, faculty, staff and museum initiatives. #LASgives back —every contribution makes a difference!
October 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
LAS Day of Giving! go.las.illinois.edu/dayofgiving
Interested in helping Spurlock? Click the link, scroll down the page and click on Spurlock Museum.
Every dollar goes directly to supporting our students, faculty, staff and museum initiatives. #LASgives back —every contribution makes a difference!
Interested in helping Spurlock? Click the link, scroll down the page and click on Spurlock Museum.
Every dollar goes directly to supporting our students, faculty, staff and museum initiatives. #LASgives back —every contribution makes a difference!
Join us for a special night with John Doe, first for a FREE talk, then for an intimate solo show at The Rose Bowl Tavern later that night. Tickets on sale now! www.eventbrite.com/e/john-doe-o...
October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Join us for a special night with John Doe, first for a FREE talk, then for an intimate solo show at The Rose Bowl Tavern later that night. Tickets on sale now! www.eventbrite.com/e/john-doe-o...
Join us for a talk with Dr. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, leading scholar of rural and agricultural history and award‑winning author of "When a Dream Dies."
October 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Join us for a talk with Dr. Pamela Riney-Kehrberg, leading scholar of rural and agricultural history and award‑winning author of "When a Dream Dies."
Join us this Sunday for the Character Collage session where you'll explore the power of persona by creating a mixed-media mask!
October 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Join us this Sunday for the Character Collage session where you'll explore the power of persona by creating a mixed-media mask!
Thank you to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries for the Member of the Month spotlight highlighting our very own Monica M. Scott!
www.aamg-us.org/motm/october...
www.aamg-us.org/motm/october...
October 17, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Thank you to the Association of Academic Museums and Galleries for the Member of the Month spotlight highlighting our very own Monica M. Scott!
www.aamg-us.org/motm/october...
www.aamg-us.org/motm/october...
Pick up your FREE book then join us for discussion on November 1st at The Literary
October 16, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Pick up your FREE book then join us for discussion on November 1st at The Literary
Don’t miss the chance to hear John Doe reflect on a pivotal moment in music and history 🎸All are welcome!
October 16, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Don’t miss the chance to hear John Doe reflect on a pivotal moment in music and history 🎸All are welcome!
We're proud to partner with CU Pride Fest once again this year!
October 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
We're proud to partner with CU Pride Fest once again this year!
We are honored to once again be the host venue for this important programming. You can find all event details here: nah.illinois.edu/events/indig...
October 7, 2025 at 6:13 PM
We are honored to once again be the host venue for this important programming. You can find all event details here: nah.illinois.edu/events/indig...