Dates & times
All times are local to the venue · America/Chicago
- Tuesdays12:00 PM – 5:00 PMMar 14, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 · Ends in November 2026; exact closing day not announced
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday · weekly9:00 AM – 5:00 PMMar 14, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 · Ends in November 2026; exact closing day not announced
- Saturdays10:00 AM – 4:00 PMMar 14, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 · Ends in November 2026; exact closing day not announced
- Sundays12:00 PM – 4:00 PMMar 14, 2026 – Nov 8, 2026 · Ends in November 2026; exact closing day not announced
These are the previously published dates. Check the organizer for a new edition.
Check the organizer’s latest schedule ↗Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights at Spurlock Museum
Objects from Spurlock’s collections and across campus are interpreted by contributors with varied perspectives and expertise in Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights. Those voices are part of the exhibition’s account of how people have argued over freedom.
Founding ideals, continuing debate
The exhibition takes liberty, equality and justice as ideals the United States was founded on, then follows the ongoing struggle to define and expand freedom. Its span from the Revolutionary era to the present makes “unfinished” a description of continuing debate, not just a reference to the nation’s founding.
Further reading: Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights - Experience Champaign-Urbana - Brilliant ↗
More than one voice interprets the objects
The exhibit’s text is created by many contributors with different views, experiences, expertise and backgrounds. They interpret objects from Spurlock’s collections as well as collections across campus. That multivocal approach makes interpretation part of the subject: visitors encounter the objects through more than one perspective.
Further reading: Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights - Experience Champaign-Urbana - Brilliant ↗
Rights are contested in public and in daily life
The exhibition describes individuals and communities challenging injustice through protest and litigation, war and grassroots organizing, formal politics and everyday resistance. Putting those forms of action in the same frame extends the story beyond institutions alone, while keeping collective movements and daily life in view.
Further reading: Unfinished Revolutions: Living Stories of American Rights - Experience Champaign-Urbana - Brilliant ↗
Plan a visit
March 14–November 8, 2026
The exhibition is open during the museum’s regular visiting hours.
Weekly museum hours
Tuesday, noon–5 p.m.; Wednesday–Friday, 9 a.m.–5 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m.–4 p.m.; Sunday, noon–4 p.m. Closed Mondays and university holidays.
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Free; donation optional
Admission is free. A $5 donation is suggested to support museum programming and initiatives, but it is not required.
Directory labels, without specific guidance
Experience Champaign-Urbana’s directory labels the museum “Accessible” and “Kid Friendly.” The listing does not describe particular access features or give an age recommendation.
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Getting to Spurlock Museum
Address and directions
Unfinished Revolutions is at Spurlock Museum of World Cultures, 600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, IL 61801.
The museum site links to Google Maps and a Location and Parking page. The event listing does not specify transit routes, parking instructions or a separate exhibition entrance; the map link can calculate directions from your own starting point.
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Before you make a plan
Does the “Kid Friendly” listing include an age recommendation?
No age range or recommendation is given with the directory label. For questions about a particular child’s needs, contact Spurlock Museum at (217) 333-2360.
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Location & Google Maps
Spurlock Museum of World Cultures
600 S. Gregory St., Urbana, Illinois 61801
Map search by venue and address. Check the organiser’s entrance details before travelling.