What exhibits are in Milwaukee Public Museum?

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Currently on view

Distinctive Individuality: George Mann Niedecken’s Milwaukee Interiors. March 25–September 25, 2022.
Shifting Perspectives: Landscape Photographs from the Collection. March 18–July 3, 2022.
Currents 38: Christy Matson.
In the Dark: European Prints, 1600–1910.
On Site: Derrick Adams: Our Time Together.

Is the butterfly exhibit open at the Milwaukee Public Museum?

The butterfly wing at the Milwaukee Public Museum reopens with new interactive elements and COVID-19 protocols. The butterflies are back. Starting Thursday, the Milwaukee Public Museum is reopening its popular Puelicher Butterfly Wing, which has been closed since March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

What day is the Milwaukee Public Museum free?

First Thursday of every month
Milwaukee Public Museum Free Day: First Thursday of every month between regular operating hours: 9 am-8 pm. Address: 800 W. Wells St.

How many specimens and artifacts are there in the Milwaukee Public Museum?

4.5 million specimens
operated the Museum. Today, the Museum holds more than 4.5 million specimens and artifacts in its collections on human and natural history.

Is Milwaukee Public Museum closing?

The current museum will remain open throughout much of the time that the new museum is being built. There will likely be a brief period of time once construction wraps up in 2026 when both museums are closed to the public as we finish moving from one building to the other.

How long does it take to go through the Milwaukee Public Museum?

Allow an entire afternoon to get through it. I don’t know where to begin…the whole museum is amazing and kind of a time travel experience. Quite a lot of the exhibits are very modern but there are some original gems there from the 60s and 70s that show their age in a charming way.

Do you have to wear masks at the Milwaukee Public Museum?

Do I have to wear a mask? Masks are welcome but not required. MPM will continue to be a mask-friendly establishment where visitors will always be welcome to wear a facemask. In addition, we will continue to hand out masks to visitors who may want one, as long as supplies last.

Who owns Milwaukee Public Museum?

Milwaukee County owns the building that the Museum is located in as well as the more-than 4 million objects and specimens in MPM’s collections.

What is happening to Milwaukee Public Museum?

On Tuesday, the Milwaukee County Board approved $45 million in borrowing for the project. The new building will tentatively open in 2026 although the museum said on Facebook that it will remain at its current location until the move. At that point, the museum will be renamed the Wisconsin Museum of Nature and Culture.

Do you have to wear a mask in the Milwaukee Public Museum?

Are masks required at the Milwaukee museum?

Masks Optional Masks are welcome but not required. We continue to be a mask-friendly establishment and will hand out masks to visitors who may want one, while supplies last.