SPRINGFIELD, Ill., April 23 -- Gov. Pat Quinn, D-Ill., issued the following press release:
The Illinois State Museum's groundbreaking Growing Up X exhibition earned two awards from the Illinois Association of Museums, the state's top museum organization.
Growing Up X won an Award of Superior Achievement, the highest award given in the exhibits category, and the Innovation Award for the interactive rec room component of the exhibit.
Growing Up X explored the toys, technology, and cultural touchstones familiar to those born between 1965 and 1980 in their youth. It was the first museum exhibition in the country to focus on Generation X.
In bestowing the Award of Superior Achievement, the awards committee applauded the museum for "a new loo...