These figures are on an enormous turntable around singers at a drum and pass through areas of theatrical lighting accompanied by the sounds of American Indian music.
2014 Winning Poems
Dark Wonder
Abbey Cameranesi, Grade 5, Grafton Elementary School
Teacher: Mary Beth Wild
Space is beautiful.
With glowing stars.
Rocks flow by
Like fireflies in the night.
We are stargazers.
As we watch,
We stare. We
See something up there.
Everything is different,
Than how it is on Earth,
As it is in space.
Explore the wilds of America in this film as big as the outdoors!
Narrated by Academy Award® winner Robert Redford, National Parks Adventure takes audiences on the ultimate off-trail adventure into the nation’s awe-inspiring great outdoors and untamed wilderness. Immersive cinematography takes viewers soaring over red rock canyons, hurtling up craggy mountain peaks, and into other-worldly realms found within America’s most legendary outdoor playgrounds. Celebrate the 100-year anniversary of the national parks with world-class mountaineer Conrad Anker, adventure photographer Max Lowe, and artist Rachel Pohl as they hike, climb and explore their way across America’s majestic parks in an action-packed expedition that will inspire the adventurer in us all.
Weapons are not allowed at MPM, regardless of conceal carry.Patrons are prohibited from endangering the safety of others in any way, including possession of a firearm or weapon of any kind.
If any patron is in possession of a weapon, MPM Security will be called.
Together, we are creating a new wonder for Wisconsin, a world-class museum that’s alive with the wonders around us and unleashes the wonder within us.
Support the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin project by making a gift to our capital campaign, the Wisconsin Wonders campaign.
Looking for something to do to beat the winter blues? We’ve got the perfect way to spend an evening with your friends and family.
MPM's Fossil Fuel Fund may be able to help alleviate some of these costs. The process is easy: Simply book your field trip, then apply for a Fossil Fuel Fund award.
Chats start at 10 a.m. in the Gromme Theater, located on the Museum’s first floor.
$3 with Museum admission
Join MPM’s staff of experts as they share current research and projects in their particular field of study, and engage with them during Q&A segments. Through the use of remote technologies you’ll also get a behind the scenes look into their labs and get up close with the objects and artifacts central to their work.
The purpose of the Citizen-based Monitoring Program of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is to support efforts using citizen volunteers to monitor the status of the state's aquatic and terrestrial plants, animals, and their habitats. By using this questionnaire to submit observations of sponges in your local waterways, you will become a participant in this program.