Museum
Located in the Spalding Pastoral Center: 419 NE Madison Ave., Peoria, IL 61603
The museums are open for free and operate on your generosity. To support our work, click here.
If you own any Sheen artifacts or memorabilia, please consider preserving these items by donating or loaning them to the museum. You can also help by making a monetary donation or sponsoring a display.
Regular Hours:
Monday-Friday: 9 am - 4 pm
The museum will be closed: 12/23/24 through 1/3/25; 1/20/25; 1/29/25; 2/17/25; 4/18/25; 4/21/25; 5/26/25; 6/19/25.
Take a detailed guided tour of the museum or browse the displays at your pleasure
Watch our best-selling movie Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen - Servant of All about his life and ministry - also available for purchase
Purchase a souvenir at our store
Visit the restored Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception and explore its beauty inspired by the glorious past
Visit other noteworthy historic churches in the Peoria area
To arrange a tour, set up a group pilgrimage, or have a Mass celebrated for your group: Contact Sr. Lea at: (309) 671-1550 or sr_lea@cdop.org.
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The Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen Museum closely cooperates with the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation. Fulton Sheen never forgot his Peoria roots and his home diocese. His museum is located in the Spalding Pastoral Center on the same historic campus where young Fulton Sheen graduated from the Cathedral grade school and Spalding High School. Only one block away stands the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception, where Fulton Sheen learned to serve Mass and was ordained a priest on September 20, 1919.
The Sheen Museum is maintained by the Archbishop Fulton John Sheen Foundation and with pride displays a wide variety of artifacts from the Archbishop's life which are housed in several collections. The exhibit includes writings, books, photos, a selection of his vestments and Episcopal regalia, and many other artifacts displayed through the generosity of various donors. The displays are separated into various sections which include:
Saint for Today
When I Was a Child
Traveling the Globe
Famous Converts
Man of Media
Missions
Welcome to My Home
For God and Country
At My Desk
The Hour That Makes My Day
Gift of the Priesthood
Man of the Church
The Byzantine
The Woman I Love
