Museum Camps
Note: Summer Camp registration will begin February 15. Watch this website for more details!
Winter Camps
Nothing to do when you're off of school? Why not spend the day exploring the science of mummies! Campers will view exhibits, engage in hands-on activities and so much more!
School’s Out Camp on Presidents Day – Mummies!
9:30am-3:30pm, Monday, February 15, 2010
Ages 6-12
$50, $40 for members
Few objects in history have inspired as much awe and mystery as ancient Egyptian mummies. Join us as we 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. We’ll attend a showing of the IMAX feature, Mummies: Secrets of the Pharaohs and get up close and personal with Djed-Hor, one of the museum’s real mummies.
Spring Break Camps
Dead Sea Scrolls
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 and Wednesday, April 7
Ages 10-13
$110, $90 for members (per two-day camp)
This fascinating two-day program focuses on the Dead Sea Scrolls and the field of archaeology. Join a real archaeologist on a guided tour of the special exhibition, Dead Sea Scrolls and the Bible—Ancient Artifacts Timeless, Treasures. Experiment with ancient writing styles, make your own scrolls, learn how to read archaeological maps like those created while excavating ancient sites, and take an archaeological tour of the museum’s world-famous exhibits.
Rockets
9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, April 8 and Friday, April 9
Ages 10-13
$110, $90 for members (per two-day camp)
Set sail for the stars at the Museum's new Rocket Camp! Learn the basics of rocketry including Newton’s Laws of Motion. Build rockets from water and air and basic cooking ingredients. Measure your rocket’s altitude. We’ll also explore gravity -- a rocket’s number one nemesis!
Campers must bring their own lunch.
Before care is also available for $20 per each two-day camp.
How Do I Register?
By phone: You may register by calling our admissions office at 414-278-2728. You will be mailed a confirmation of your registration that will include a copy of our Health Form. It's very important that we receive your child's completed Health Form at least 2 weeks before the start of camp. Following these procedures will help us ensure the safety and well being of your child. To save time, download a Winter Camp Health Form or a Spring Break Camp Health Form.
Fax completed Health Forms to 414-278-6108, or mail to:
Camp Registration
Milwaukee Public Museum
800 W. Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53233-1478
Before-care is available from 8:30-9:30am and after-care is available from 3:30-4:30pm for Martin Luther King Day and Presidents Day camps for $5 per hour.
Registration Deadline is two weeks prior to the first date of each session.