Western Illinois University Art Gallery

The University Art Gallery provides quality visual art experiences. The University Art Gallery building has quite a history.

Constructed in 1902, it once housed coal-fired boilers and generators, which provided steam heat and electricity for Sherman Hall, the first building on campus. When construction on a new powerhouse began in 1925, President Walter P. Morgan decided to convert the original powerhouse into an academy building, which would serve teachers in training. This project included extensive remodeling of the  ...