Science on Tap
Secrets of Spider Webs by Dr. Cheryl Y. Hayashi
Curator, Professor, and Leon Hess Director of Comparative Biology Research
A Tribute to Survival: Theme Day
Join MPM Educators, interns, and community presenters to learn more about the history and diversity of Wisconsin's tribal nations!
Visit us for floor engagements on the Ground, First, and Second Floors, and cultural presentations from noon to 2:00 p.m.
4th Annual Live Twitter Reenactment
This year, we’ll be braving an unexpected winter blast as we reenact the Armistice Day blizzard of 1940. The characters will include outdoor enthusiasts, Great Lakes ships’ crews, municipal officials, and weather scientists. Follow along on Twitter at #MKE40.
Community Conversation
Join MPM and the Zeidler Center for Public Discussion for a Community Conversation about museums, interpretation, and Native American collections. We'll begin with a panel of varying perspectives in the Gromme Lecture Hall and continue with a facilitated conversation in the A Tribute to Survival exhibit.
This event is full.
Scandal and Sleaze: A Streets Event - SOLD OUT
Milwaukee’s most beloved exhibit transforms into a salacious, adults-only party filled with style and sass on the Streets of Old Milwaukee at Scandal & Sleaze! Delve deeper into scandalous topics of centuries past while sampling some of our favorite spirits and snacks from the turn of the century.
Cost
$30 members, $35 non-members
Must be 21+ to attend. Must show valid I.D. at registration.
SOLD OUT
Death of the Universe - Special Planetarium Show
Experience a delightful show all about space death -- for adults only!
See how the Earth will slowly incinerate a billion years from now -- give or take. Watch the Sun swell into a red giant and become an iridescent, ghostly nebula. Discover the demise of all stars as they finally cave in to the menacing 2nd Law of Thermodynamics. It promises to be a singular show full of compelling destruction -- all on a cosmic scale!