Tag: Milwaukee Public Museum

Take a look inside the still-under-construction Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin

May 14, 2026

In case you somehow, improbably, impossibly missed it, the current Milwaukee Public Museum will close its doors at 800 W. Wells St. on January 3, 2027. Then, sometime in early 2027, the new Nature & Culture...

Rendering of the new Torosaurus Clash diorama at the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin

Reminder: Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin will have dioramas

Matt Wild

April 10, 2026

We said it earlier this week and we'll say it again: The Milwaukee Public Museum as we know it will close forever on January 3, 2027. Then, in the spring of 2027, the new Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsi...

An exhibit being moved into Milwaukee's new museum

Watch first Milwaukee Public Museum exhibit item being moved into new museum

Matt Wild

April 9, 2026

You know the drill: The Milwaukee Public Museum as we know it will close forever on January 3, 2027. Then, in the spring of 2027, the new Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin will open its doors at 1310 N. ...

Enjoy these mini-Milwaukee Public Museum dioramas from last night’s Diorama-Rama

Matt Wild

April 1, 2026

Back in 2016, Milwaukee treasure Danelle "D" Kirschling hosted the inaugural Diorama-Rama. The friendly competition—part of Kirschling's self-created National Diorama Month—featured local dioramists creating sh...

More Milwaukee Public Museum deinstallations coming in February

Matt Wild

January 29, 2026

In case you missed it, the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) will close on January 3, 2027. The new, currently under-construction museum, the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin (NCMW), will open at 1310 N. 6t...

5 ways Milwaukee Public Museum stuff could be repurposed before being offered to the public

Matt Wild

January 20, 2026

broadstreet.zone(185613); In case you missed it, you have just under one (1) year to enjoy the Milwaukee Public Museum as you know it. MPM will officially close January 3, 2027, making way for the new Nature &...

I dropped by ‘What’s Brewing Wisconsin’ to talk about the final year of the Milwaukee Public Museum

Matt Wild

January 8, 2026

In case you missed it, you have exactly one year left to enjoy the Milwaukee Public Museum as you know it. Slightly less than a year, actually. MPM will officially close January 3, 2027. The new Nature & Cu...

Milwaukee Public Museum will close exactly one year from today

Matt Wild

January 3, 2026

Just a friendly reminder, folks: As previously announced, the Milwaukee Public Museum will officially close on January 3, 2027. That's exactly one year from today. "We're thrilled to remain open for all of 2...

Milwaukee Public Museum will officially close January 3, 2027

Matt Wild

November 18, 2025

Throughout the long-in-the-works transition from the Milwaukee Public Museum to the still-under-construction Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin, MPM officials have been vague on hard dates. When, exactly,...

Milwaukee Public Museum will “deinstall” more objects next week, some taxidermy next month

Matt Wild

August 15, 2025

Back in April, Milwaukee Public Museum began its first round of "deinstallation." This involved packing up items and closing off (small) sections of the museum in preparation for the big move to the new Nature ...

Milwaukee Public Museum completes vertical construction of Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin

Press Release

July 16, 2025

MILWAUKEE PUBLIC MUSEUM COMPLETES VERTICAL CONSTRUCTION OF THE NATURE & CULTURE MUSEUM OF WISCONSIN The Museum celebrated placement of the structure’s final steel beam with a topping-off ceremony MILWAUKE...

Wikipedia already calls Milwaukee Public Museum the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin

Matt Wild

July 14, 2025

The Milwaukee Public Museum—the Milwaukee Public Museum you know and love, the Milwaukee Public Museum with the Streets of Old Milwaukee and the Snake Button(s), the Milwaukee Public Museum located at 800 W. We...

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

Matt Wild

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...

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