Exhibitions
Located in the heart of downtown on Third Street, the Geneva History Museum offers a 3,000 square-foot Main Gallery, Geneva’s Story, a 950 square-foot feature gallery that changes each year. Children's Gallery Exhibitions offered each summer.
Admission includes two museum galleries - $5/adult; $2/ages 3-10
FREE Tuesdays
FREE for Museum Members
Main Gallery
Geneva's Story
COME SEE THE ADDITIONS TO THE MAIN GALLERY!
Geneva’s story is all around us. It is shaped by the river, connected by the railroad, advanced by development, and enhanced by people who visit or call it home. Chapter by chapter, discover our evolving community. We invite you to hear stories, explore objects, and share memories. Explore oral histories, videos and more images on five iPad stations or sit and relax in the Fargo Theater to discover more of Geneva’s rich history. NEW Story Booth where you can listen to or record your Geneva stories, play the first Apple software graphic games on an Apple IIe computer, and pose in front of our neon selfie wall.
Feature Gallery
Senator John F. Kennedy speaking on the steps of the Kane County Courthouse, October 25, 1960, just two weeks before becoming President of the United States.
February 7 - December 23, 2026
From presidential visits to patriotic parades, "Through the Eyes of Geneva”explores how the people of Geneva, Illinois have experienced, contributed to, and commemorated key moments in American history over the past 250 years. Through photographs, personal stories, artifacts, and interviews, this exhibition reveals a uniquely local lens on national events—from the struggle for women’s suffrage to the aftermath of 9/11.
Organized into thematic chapters, this exhibition highlights Geneva’s deep civic pride, its role in honoring veterans, its response to national crises, and its celebratory spirit during pivotal American anniversaries.
Geneva celebrates America's bicentennial, 1976.
Frances Baker Wheeler stands with a "Votes for Women" American flag outside her home at 228 South Fifth Street.
Memorial Day veterans receive a salute from Boy Scout Troop 22.