This President's Day, February 19, our Educators will be out on the floors with special activities for our visitors from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.!
All Milwaukee County residents can enjoy free admission to MPM on Sunday, September 8. This free admission day is a special salute to Milwaukee County residents for their continued support of MPM. The Museum truly belongs to the people Milwaukee, so take advantage of this special day to visit YOUR museum, for free!
Wisconsin is known as "America's Dairyland", but why? Learn the historical, cultural and scientific reasons behind the use of dairy in our state.
Youth are invited for hands-on fun, discovery, and exploration learning about wildlife you might find in your own backyard! Get inspired to create poetry about the natural world. Locations vary.
This event is sold out.
Get your summer of all things space started with a celebration of the 50th anniversary of the moon landing with the Milwaukee Public Museum and Milwaukee PBS!
On Thursday, June 20, 2019, join us in the Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater and Planetarium for a look back at Apollo 11, shine the spotlight on Milwaukee-raised astronaut Captain James Lovell, and explore Milwaukee’s connection to the race to the moon.
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.