Champaign County History Museum

The Champaign County History Museum is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization that exists to “collect and preserve artifacts relating to the history of Champaign County, Illinois, and, by using those artifacts in formal and informal educational activities, to interpret that history to the public.”  

The Museum was founded in 1972 and opened for exhibition in 1974.  Today, the Museum is located in the historic Cattle Bank, Champaign County’s oldest documented commercial structure.  The Museum engages with our county's residents and visitors through innovative and engaging educational programming, including this channel.  The Museum welcomes memberships and donations to maintain this programming and to preserve the more than 20,000 items in our permanent collection.  

The Champaign County History Museum was also pleased to be named the 2022 Small Museum of the Year by the Illinois Association of Museums!