伊利诺伊州加利纳市格兰特历史博物馆新馆11月12日开放：8500平方英尺、耗资650万美元、藏品逾14000件
伊利诺伊州加利纳市的加利纳与格兰特历史博物馆（Galena and U.S. Grant History Museum）11月12日举行剪彩与社区开放日，新馆首次向公众开放，开放时间为当天下午2时至6时。该馆10月29日已公布开放安排，前一晚为董事会成员、员工、义工与支持者举行了预展。
新馆位于布蒂利耶街（Bouthillier Street）517号，面积8500平方英尺，耗资650万美元，毗邻历史建筑纳尔逊·斯蒂尔曼故居（Nelson Stillman House）、靠近尤利西斯·格兰特故居。新馆按《美国残疾人法》标准全馆无障碍，这是与旧馆的一处不同。旧馆为1858年建的巴罗斯故居（Barrows House），位于南本奇街211号。
搬迁把逾14000件历史文物迁入新馆，新馆设有专业级互动展陈与专门的档案室。馆藏涵盖加利纳的铅矿开采与汽船航运历史、内战，以及加利纳最著名的居民尤利西斯·格兰特，藏品包括画作《联盟中的和平》（Peace in Union）、《战场上的格兰特将军》（General Grant on the Battlefield）与一面维克斯堡围城时期的旗帜。
西北伊利诺伊基金会2026年5月投入57.5万美元，补上搬迁工程最后一笔资金缺口。
运营该馆的加利纳—乔戴维斯县历史学会成立于1858年，与旧馆巴罗斯故居同年。新馆每周开放七天、全年开放。
Galena and U.S. Grant History Museum Opens New Building on November 12 in Illinois: 8,500 Square Feet, $6.5 Million, More Than 14,000 Artifacts
The Galena and U.S. Grant History Museum in Galena, Illinois, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and community open house on November 12, opening its new building to the public for the first time. The open house ran from 2 to 6 p.m. The museum announced the event on October 29 and held a private preview the night before for board members, staff, volunteers and supporters.
The new museum is an 8,500-square-foot, $6.5 million building at 517 Bouthillier Street, next to the historic Nelson Stillman House and near the Ulysses S. Grant Home. The facility is fully accessible under the Americans with Disabilities Act, a change from the museum's longtime home in the 1858 Barrows House at 211 South Bench Street.
The move brings more than 14,000 historical artifacts into the new space, which has professional-grade interactive exhibits and a dedicated archival room. The collection covers Galena's lead-mining and steamboating past, the Civil War, and Ulysses S. Grant, the city's most famous resident, and includes the paintings "Peace in Union" and "General Grant on the Battlefield" and a flag from the Siege of Vicksburg.
The Foundation for Northwest Illinois invested $575,000 in May 2026, closing the final funding gap in the relocation project.
The Galena-Jo Daviess County Historical Society, which operates the museum, was founded in 1858, the same year as the Barrows House it is leaving. The new building is open seven days a week, year-round.
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