Due to the Tier 3 Mitigation in Illinois, starting Friday, November 20, 2020, the museum will be CLOSED to the public until further notice. Below are our safety guidelines, we will continue to enforce once we are able to reopen. The following safeguards will be in place to protect all visitors and staff: If you’re […]
>> Read MoreStaley Museum Reopens to Public July 7th
We’re pleased to announce that the museum will reopen to the public on Tuesday, July 7 with regular hours. The following safeguards will be in place to protect all visitors and staff: If you’re exhibiting any of the following symptoms please stay at home: Fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, […]
>> Read MoreOfficials vow Staley Museum will reopen after lightning strikes chimney, damages mansion
No matter the time — or the cost — Laura Jahr said the A.E. Staley Museum will open its doors again. Her promise came after lightning during a storm exploded one of the six chimneys Sunday, July 1, at the museum, which is in the Staley Mansion at 361 N. College St. No one was […]
>> Read MoreStaley Museum Temporarily Closed due to Lightning Damage
Staley Museum Temporarily Closed due to Lightning Damage The Staley Museum was struck by lightning on Sunday evening, July 1st, 2018. Due to serious damage on the roof and some damage to the interior, the Museum will remain closed until repairs can be completed. Please check our website and Facebook for updates on our progress […]
>> Read MoreA Photo Tour Inside the Staley Office Building
From Decatur’s Herald & Review | April 13, 2018 On April 18, 2018, Decatur’s Staley Museum hosted “A Night Inside the Staley Office Building”, which gave visitors a rare opportunity to tour the interior of the Tate and Lyle offices, formerly the Staley Administration Building. Visit PHOTOS: A Tour Inside the Staley Office Building to […]
>> Read MoreInside the ‘Castle in the Cornfields’
From Decatur’s Herald & Review | April 14, 2018 If a dramatic building could ever transmute into limestone, marble, bronze, glass, wood and steel the essence of the man who inspired it, Decatur industrial baron Augustus Eugene Staley’s former corporate headquarters is the place. Completed for him 88 years ago in April 1930, the building […]
>> Read MoreStaley Museum Celebrates 1st Anniversary with ‘Light Up the Night’ Event

Staley Museum Celebrates 1st Anniversary with ‘Light Up the Night’ Event Tate & Lyle joins the community in celebrating the first anniversary of the Staley Museum. To mark the occasion, Tate & Lyle will “light up the night” by illuminating the Staley Administration building with its’ fully-restored network of colored flood lights. Visit the museum […]
>> Read MoreStaley Museum Hosts First-Ever Go Red Luncheon in Decatur
The “Go Red” luncheon took place Friday at the Staley Museum. It’s the first time Decatur has hosted the event. The event featured lunch and cocktails and a presentation from Dr. Karen Larimer of DePaul Univeristy. Dr. Larimer is the President of the American Heart Association’s Chicago Board of Directors. She has worked with dozens […]
>> Read MoreGreater Chamber Cuts Ribbon on Staley Museum
Now that their exhibits are complete and a sign has been put up, the Staley Museum was officially welcomed to Decatur by the Greater Decatur Chamber of Commerce Tuesday. The Greater Chamber held a ribbon cutting Tuesday afternoon – a month and a half after the Museum opened their doors to the public. The museum […]
>> Read MoreDecatur Go Red Luncheon Planned For June 3
In Dr. Karen Larimer’s 25 years as a nurse, she worked with thousands of patients and their families suffering with cardiovascular disease. Larimer did plenty in that time to help those patients but wanted to do more. “I started thinking about what we need to do as health care providers to try and improve how […]
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