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Cosmic Curiosities

“If all fools could fly, the sun would be eclipsed forever.”
- Dutch Proverb

Cosmic Curiosities

"Do not look at stars as bright spots only.

Cosmic Curiosities

“Never have I beheld any spectacle which…so forcibly taught the lesson of humility to man as a total eclipse of the Sun.”
~ James Fennimore Cooper, 19th century American writer

Last Thoughts before the Big American Eclipse

Cosmic Curiosities

“For when I look at the moon, I do not see a hostile, empty world.
I see the radiant body where man has taken his first steps into a frontier that will never end.”                      - David Scott, Gemini and Apollo Astronaut

Meteor Drip

Cosmic Curiosities

“Truth is ever to be found in simplicity, and not in the multiplicity and confusion of things.”
~ Sir Isaac Newton 1642-1727

Time Travel

Visit with Santa at the Milwaukee Public Museum!

You’ll enjoy cocoa and candy canes in a room set aside just for you. Don’t forget your camera to take memorable photos!

DATE AND TIME

Saturday, December 13, 2025
Noon – 2 p.m.

COST AND RESERVATIONS

This is a free event, exclusively for Sustainer-level members and above.

All reservations have been filled.

Overview

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