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Trowbridge School of Discovery and Technology
Trowbridge is one of the many schools in the Milwaukee Public School system in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are the closest school to Lake Michigan in the MPS system. Having this amazing resource right in their back yard allows Trowbridge students to have a rigorous academic curriculum with a focus on ecological, Great Lakes, and freshwater studies.

These 50-minute, guided explorations take place wihtin the museums galleries. Each program includes hands-on, interactive experiences connecting exhibits and topics to your classroom curriculum. 

Lesson Guides: Click on each topic title to open a printable lesson guide.

Availability: These programs are available Monday-Friday at 10:30 and 11:30 a.m. *subject to availability

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Julia Colby – Collection Manager, Zoology
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Where applicable, the classification of lamps in this collection is based on type designations that were developed by Siegfried Loeshcke, Oscar Broneer, and J.W. Hayes.

Pottery Lamps

Open Saucer and Pinched Nozzle Lamps

Cosmic Curiosities

“A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.” 
-St. Francis of Assisi

For the indigenous First Nations of Canada’s Pacific coast, masks are more than mere decoration or ceremonial props; they are part of a living tradition that connects people to their community, their collective past, their creator, their ancestors, their cosmology, and powerful elemental forces.

The majority of the masks presented here were made by Kwakiutl[1]  (now known as Kwakwak

Select publications below are available as PDF files.

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Some of the first archaeological expeditions to Iran began in the mid 19th century, when British and French archaeologists investigated the site of Susa in southwestern Iran. Over the following decades, excavations were predominantly conducted by American, British, French, German, and Iranian sponsored expeditions throughout Iran. Many of these early excavations proved successful in uncovering a wealth of artifacts, architecture, and information pertaining to the ancient civilizations of the region.