OPRF Museum Tells Your Community’s Stories—Large or Small

Good things often come in small packages.  That’s why the Illinois Association of Museums named Oak Park River Forest Museum the state’s Small Museum of the Year soon after it opened its doors in 2017. The museum is in an 1898 firehouse that underwent a $1 million renovation, transforming a vacant building into a welcoming Oak Park Landmark next to Stevenson Park.  This month we are completing a $1.1 million elevator addition that makes OPRF Museum accessible to all. The project also added two new bathrooms, archival storage rooms, and other amenities. A new multipurpose room features state-of-the-art sound and video equipment. Not only the keeper of local history and storyteller, your hometown museum offers a variety of programs for the community, and can be rented for private events. OPRF Museum, at 129 Lake St., Oak Park, is operated by The Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest. The featured exhibit on the museum’s first floor tells the 150-year history of OPRF Hig