Join the NIU Art Museum from 5 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 for the opening reception of “Making Our History: Artists Render Lincoln’s Legacies” in the Art Museum Galleries. There will be an informal talk with the University of Illinois Springfield exhibit project coordinators, Brytton Bjorngaard and Graham A. Peck at 5:45 p.m. Refreshments will be provided.