The Blackwell is a member of the Illinois Association of Museums, the American Association for State and Local History and the headquarters of the Country School Association of America. We are a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting interest in the history of American education and are sponsored by the College's Department of Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations.
Art 557 (Museum Education) will be on the Spring 2009 schedule! Learn the 
history, philosophy, and practice of museum education with Blackwell Museum curator Lucy Townsend. The course is tentatively scheduled for Monday afternoons from 3:00 p.m. to 5:40 p.m. Contact Lucy Townsend for more information.
Blackwell History of Education Museum
The Learning Center
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
Tel: (815) 753-1236
Fax: (815) 753-1258
Monday
1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday - Thursday
9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
and by appointment