Museum Days

Tickets to MPM are 25% OFF during VISIT Milwaukee’s Museum Days, January 22-February 1, 2026!

Enjoy MPM’s three floors of exhibits, plus special programming free with admission.


Purchase Tickets

Streets of Old Milwaukee decorated for the holidaysDeck the Streets and Village
January 22-25, 2026

Experience what the holiday season would have looked like at the turn of the 20th century when you stroll through the decorated Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village exhibits.

Located on MPM’s First Floor

Children in Crossroads of Civilization exhibitEducation stations: ancient civilizations
Weekdays, January 22-30, 2026

Join Museum Educators at hands-on learning stations as they share fascinating facts about the traditions, foods, infrastructure, and more on ancient civilizations. Check out the Education Station descriptions here.

Located throughout the exhibit floors

Canstruction 2025CANstruction Milwaukee Kickoff Weekend
January 31-February 1, 2026

On Saturday, January 31, observe more than two dozen teams of local leaders in architecture, engineering, and construction carefully assemble their sculptures made of canned and non-perishable food items as part of the CANstruction exhibit.

On Sunday, February 1, view the fully assembled colorful and creative sculptures—each made of at least 1,000 canned and non-perishable food items!
 
Located in the Steigleder Special Exhibits Gallery on MPM’s Second Floor