Tag: Milwaukee Public Museum

Another peek at Milwaukee Revealed, the spiritual successor to MPM’s Streets of Old Milwaukee

April 14, 2025

When Milwaukee Public Museum's so-called "Future Museum" opens in early 2027 (it still doesn't have an official name), it won't contain the beloved Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit. Instead, it will boast an en...

Milwaukee Public Museum will begin first round of “deinstallation” next week

Matt Wild

April 4, 2025

Throughout the long, winding, and oft-contentious saga of the new (and as-yet-unnamed) Milwaukee Public Museum, MPM staff has said that the current museum will remain open more or less until the new location op...

Milwaukee Public Museum begins exhibit fabrication process for future home

Press Release

March 18, 2025

MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM BEGINS EXHIBIT FABRICATION PROCESS FOR FUTURE HOME The world-class team at Kubik Maltbie, other local firms to support exhibit creation and installation MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Publi...

Exterior work on new Milwaukee Public Museum expected to be complete by end of 2025

Matt Wild

February 6, 2025

In case you missed it, Milwaukee Public Museum's new natural history museum—temporarily dubbed the "Future Museum"—is currently under construction on the corner of Sixth and McKinley streets in downtown Milwauk...

MPM’s “Future Museum” is under construction, on schedule

Matt Wild

December 19, 2024

In case you missed it, Milwaukee Public Museum's new natural history museum—temporarily dubbed the "Future Museum"—is currently under construction on the corner of Sixth and McKinley streets in downtown Milwauk...

Entering final years, Milwaukee Public Museum unveils new exhibit about Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

October 16, 2024

Here's your gentle, semi-regular reminder that the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) as you know it—the weird, wild, wonderful, cavernous, and charmingly out-of-time museum that has stood at 800 W. Wells St. since ...

17 photos of the Halloween-decorated Streets of Old Milwaukee

Matt Wild

September 19, 2024

For the first time ever, Milwaukee Public Museum's beloved Streets of Old Milwaukee have been decorated for fall and Halloween. You should check 'em out! Stroll through the 1900s-era streetscape exhibit and ...

Whether you like it or not, they’re building a new Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

May 7, 2024

On Tuesday afternoon, representatives from the Milwaukee Public Museum held a ceremonial groundbreaking for MPM's new museum. Due to inclement weather, the event was held indoors, in the ballroom of the luxurio...

Herb Kohl Philanthropies gives $2 million to support Future Museum, creates Herb Kohl Education Fund

Press Release

April 30, 2024

HERB KOHL PHILANTHROPIES GIVES $2 MILLION TO SUPPORT FUTURE MUSEUM, CREATES HERB KOHL EDUCATION FUND Herb Kohl Education Fund will provide free Future Museum memberships for Wisconsin educators MILWAUKEE — Th...

First Milwaukee Public Museum collections packed, ready to move

Press Release

February 27, 2024

FIRST MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM COLLECTIONS PACKED, READY TO MOVE Collections staff begin packing off-view History collections as momentum builds toward Future Museum MILWAUKEE — This month, collection staff at...

Reminder: MPM’s Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village are decked out for the holidays

Matt Wild

November 23, 2023

Happy Thanksgiving, Milwaukee! Is it officially the beginning of the "holidays"? Sure! Why not! So here's a friendly reminder: Milwaukee Public Museum's Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village exhibits ar...

Milwaukee Public Museum unveils details about custard shop exhibit in Future Museum’s Milwaukee Revealed gallery

Press Release

October 24, 2023

MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM UNVEILS NEW DETAILS ABOUT CUSTARD SHOP EXHIBIT IN FUTURE MUSEUM’S MILWAUKEE REVEALED GALLERY $1 million gift from Culver’s and Culver family members supports creation of exhibit focused...

The Bartolotta Restaurants to relocate headquarters for new Milwaukee Public Museum building

Press Release

September 15, 2023

THE BARTOLOTTA RESTAURANTS TO RELOCATE HEADQUARTERS FOR NEW MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM BUILDING Award-winning, Milwaukee-born restaurant and catering group vacating longtime space to accommodate five-story museum...

Milwaukee Public Museum previews future rainforest, butterfly vivarium, rooftop terrace

Matt Wild

May 23, 2023

We've said it before and we'll say it again: After all the hubbub over what the future home of the Milwaukee Public Museum will or will not carry over from the current museum, it's remarkable how familiar the i...

Here are two more future Milwaukee Public Museum galleries, complete with snake button

Matt Wild

May 9, 2023

How's everyone feeling so far about the new permanent galleries coming to the future Milwaukee Public Museum? We've seen sketches of the dino-tastic "Time Travel," the state-focused "Wisconsin Journey," and the...

Demolition work on the site of Milwaukee Public Museum’s future home continues

Matt Wild

May 1, 2023

It's been nearly a year since demolition work began on the site of Milwaukee Public Museum's future home at Sixth and McKinley Streets, in the Haymarket neighborhood next to the Deer District. In June 2022, con...

Here’s the “spiritual successor” to MPM’s Streets of Old Milwaukee, “Milwaukee Revealed”

Matt Wild

April 14, 2023

It's Milwaukee/414/MKE Day, so the Milwaukee Public Museum is giving the public a sneak peak at the "spiritual successor" to its Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit, "Milwaukee Revealed." This is the third permane...

Explore the future Milwaukee Public Museum’s second gallery, “Wisconsin Journey”

Matt Wild

March 23, 2023

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Public Museum and exhibit partner Thinc Design gave the public a sneak peek at renderings of "Wisconsin Journey," the second permanent gallery that will be part of MPM's future museum...

Here’s a glimpse of the future Milwaukee Public Museum’s first gallery, “Time Travel”

Matt Wild

March 7, 2023

On Tuesday, the Milwaukee Public Museum and exhibit design partner Thinc Design gave the public its first glimpse of "Time Travel," one of five permanent galleries that will be part of MPM's future museum. A...

Milwaukee Public Museum to share Future Museum gallery concepts, exhibit examples throughout spring

Press Release

March 1, 2023

MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM TO SHARE FUTURE MUSEUM GALLERY CONCEPTS, EXHIBIT EXAMPLES THROUGHOUT SPRING Some sketches, details about example exhibits anticipated between March and May, with more design work planne...

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