Come get your creative juices flowin -
What a great way to spend 2 hours on a Friday afternoon! There were several rotating exhibits one being from the graduate students at UIUC. Other exhibits included 1700-1800 oil paintings, Jacob Lawrence: Toussaint L'Ouverture Series, Fasioning Traditions of Japan, Counterpoints / Moshekwa Langa: Mogalakwena, Encounters: The Arts of Africa. The experience was quiet, reflective, and mind stimulating. There is a small coffee shop inside which I did not partake but looked like a nice spot to read/study with some caffeine.
If you bring a bag they will have you check it in one of their quarter lockers. So bring a quarter (you get it back)! Museum is free with $3 suggested donation.