Outreach Programs
Museum on the Move School Outreach Programs – Let the Museum Come to You!
The Milwaukee Public Museum is brought to your school through exciting presentations in the Museum On The Move program. An educator will provide an hour-long program filled with artifacts, specimens and hands-on learning as you explore one of these topics. Available for grades K-6. Details will vary, as programs are tailored to your age group.
- Mummy Secrets Unwrapped
- Unwrap the secrets of mummification, find out why it was so important in ancient Egypt, and become an attendant as you help adorn and wrap a model mummy of our own.
- Rainforest Expedition
- Venture into the sights and sounds of the rainforest without leaving your school. Explore the incredible diversity of life in the world's richest land habitat and discover why it's so important for us to preserve it.
- Discover Dinosaurs
- Go back in time to more than 65 million years ago when dinosaurs roamed the earth. Examine dinosaur bones, handle real fossils, and learn about the role of a paleontologist through this interactive program.
- Insects and other Bugs ALIVE!
- Crawl into the world of some of the oldest living creatures on earth. Hold some of these live insects in the palm of your hand as we discuss habitats, characteristics and the role that insects play in our environment.
- Native Americans
- Explore: Woodlands, Plains, Pacific Northwest and Southwest and how the different environments affected the way of life. (ages 5 and up)
Every Museum On The Move visit includes a one-hour interactive program provided by a museum educator, hands-on activities and opportunities to handle program-related objects.
Cost:
$200 for the first program; $75 for each additional program scheduled on the same date at the same location. Limit 30 students per program.
There will be an additional charge for visits outside of Milwaukee County.
To Register:
Please call the Education Department at 414-278-6943 to make a reservation.