Member Preview: Spiders
Explore the Museum's latest special exhibit during the Spiders Alive! member preview.
Explore spiders’ anatomy, diversity, venom, silk, and behavior including little-known defense mechanisms such as mimicry and noise-making.
Frogs!
Experience the vocal and visual beauty of frogs at this special exhibit!
Limited Engagement: October 6, 2018 - January 6, 2019
Frog Feedings: Stop by to watch the frogs get fed by a professional keeper and learn something new! Feedings occur daily at 11:00 a.m. for about 15 minutes.
Monday - Amazon Milk Frogs and/or Mexican Dumpy Frogs
Tuesday - African Bullfrog and/or Ornate Horned Frogs
Wednesday - Giant Monkey Frogs and/or Amazon Milk Frogs
Thursday - Poison Dart Frogs
Friday - Amazon Milk Frogs and/or Mexican Dumpy Frogs
Saturday - African Bullfrog and/or American Bullfrog
Sunday - Poison Dart Frogs
Navy Day at MPM
Celebrate Navy Day at the Milwaukee Public Museum with the U.S. Navy!
Enjoy the musical stylings of the Navy band The Brass Ambassadors, meet Navy divers and their robots, and more!
Date and Time
Monday, August 6
Concert at 2:00 p.m.
Location
Milwaukee Public Museum, Ground Floor
Highlights Tour
Highlights Tour
Explore the highlights of MPM's 4-million-object collection on this guided tour.
Max capacity 20
Dates and Times
Saturdays, August 4-25
11:00 a.m. (50 minutes)
Hidden Museum Tour
This docent-led tour series will take guests on a journey through the history of the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Let's Find Fireflies!
A special part of summer is the sudden, floating glow of a firefly.
Whether you call them fireflies or lightning bugs, members of the insect order Lampyridae are truly fascinating. Participate in this summer's joint firefly monitoring project on select dates from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. - everyone is welcome!
By Land and By Sea
The Harbor District and the Milwaukee Public Museum invite you out to the Kinnickinnic Trail to count butterflies with them!
Date and Time
Saturday, July 21
1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Hidden MPM: Docent's Choice
Who better to choose tour topics than our docents? 50 minutes. Capacity 20.
Cost
$4 non-members plus admission, $2 members
Planetarium - The Solar System Show
Looking to explore way-out worlds? The blistering Sun? Mysterious moons? Crazy comets and amazing asteroids? Then join our gang of smart, wacky reporters and rambunctious planets in the Planetarium Channel’s new extravaganza, The Solar System Show! We promise planet fun for everyone. Warning: Audience participation may be required. For families of all ages. For school groups K through 4th.
Showing June 16 - October 7, 2018
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Oceans: Our Blue Planet - Giant Film
Oceans: Our Blue Planet takes us on a global odyssey to discover the largest and least explored habitat on earth. From the coastal shallows to deeper, more mysterious worlds, we reveal the untold stories of the oceans' most astonishing creatures. Meet fascinating characters like the ingenious tusk fish that uses a tool to open its food. Find a cunning octopus who shields herself in an armory of shells to hide from predators. As we journey through our oceans, we share these extraordinary discoveries and uncover a spectacular world of life beneath the waves.
Showing August - October 7, 2018
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