Aurora University Native American Museum Sets Summer Hours

AURORA, Ill, June 19, 2007- The Schingoethe Center for Native American Cultures at Aurora University has announced summer hours of operation.

Hours during June and July are from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday. The center is closed Sunday, Monday, and Saturday and during the month of August.

The center is in Dunham Hall at 1400 Marseillaise Place in Aurora. The center will reopen on Tuesday, Sept. 11, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Current exhibits are "Children in Native America," "Skystone and Silver--Jewelry of the Southwest," "Native Peoples of Illinois 1673-1835," "South of the Border—A Shared Heritage," "Museum of the Mysteries," and the Nizhoni gallery of Kachina dolls.

Admission is a $3 donation for adults and a $1 donation for children under 12.

Call (630) 844-7843 or visit www.aurora.edu/museum for information.

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