The Lockport gallery was one of five state museum locations that were casualties of the state budget crisis. On Saturday, it became the third to reopen, thanks to a $50,000 contribution split between the city of Lockport and a nonprofit created to support the museum.

Lockport Gallery director John Lustig told The (Joliet) Herald-News (http://bit.ly/2cYav7M) the contribution from the community was crucial to the site re-emerging.

The gallery allows visitors to view exhibits brought from the Illinois State Museum in Springfield. It gives them the opportunity to see pieces from a collection that includes 13.5 million objects collected since the museum opened in 1877. Most of the items on display Saturday were artwork.