The Milwaukee Public Museum Herbarium (MIL) supports and encourages the use of the collections for research, educational, and exhibition purposes. Any reasonable and appropriate request for access is considered. Given the significance and sensitivity of the collections access, publication, and other uses of the herbarium’s collections and related documentation are governed by the following guidelines:
Though he was born in Chicago, John Blimke moved to Waukesha as a young boy, and considers the Milwaukee area his true home. Now, John is a new addition to the Trustee of Tradition Society.
A Tale of Love and Survival in Penguin City! Narrated by David Attenborough, Penguins 3D celebrates the destiny of a very special King Penguin who returns to his birthplace in the sub-Antarctic. Known as Penguin City, the island is home to hundreds of albatrosses, fur seals, and brawling elephant seals, as well as six million penguins! Somehow, our hero must earn his place among the island inhabitants and fulfill his destiny by finding a mate and raising a family.
Tickets available online
The oldest specimens date back to the 1840s, but most activity associated with vertebrates started in the 1870s. With the exception of the bird collection and a portion of the fish collection, vertebrates are housed on the Sixth Floor of the Museum. Besides collection areas, a lab area for specimen processing and examination is situated adjacent to the herpetology range.
The goal of the program is to provide, in a museum environment, the basic scholarship and functional training needed to equip UW-Milwaukee graduate students with the skills necessary to assume professional entry-level positions in museums, galleries, archives, historical societies, and related institutions.
MPM is closed July 4 for Independence Day.
KTYT for this month will take place on Thursday, July 11.
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Join the Lemaster Family Kitchen in the Demonstration Kitchen!
Date: Sunday, March 26 – 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Location: Global Kitchen, second floor
Cost: Free with Global Kitchen Admission
