When: Public viewing and workshops: 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. July 19; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. July 20; 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July 21
Preview party: 5:30 – 9 p.m. Friday, July 19
Reservations: Reservations are required for the workshops and Friday night Preview Party.
Be a part of an interactive dance performance by Danceworks Performance and Youth Performance Companies as you view the wonders of the museum! Visitors of all ages will enjoy being conducted through a dance by DPC Artistic Director Dani Kuepper and energized by our youth performers.
Our virtual insect and butterfly resources assist students and their teachers in exploring the way many insects contribute to the well being of humans, animals, plants, and the planet itself.
The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) is one of the leading natural and human history museums in the United States. The 4 million objects in our collection have the power to teach and inspire, and to connect us all — young and old — to the world around us.
Although it was officially chartered in 1882, its existence can be traced back to 1851, to the founding of the German-English Academy in Milwaukee. The Academy's principal, Peter Engelmann, encouraged student field trips, many of which collected various specimens—organic, geological, and archaeological in nature—which were kept at the Academy.