Homeschool Field Trips
The Civil War Museum offers programs for homeschool families that integrate art, history, culture and STEM through hands-on exploration, gallery tours, outdoor investigation and more. Programs are available for homeschool groups as well as individual homeschool families via Homeschool Explorer Days.
Homeschool Programs
Days: Tuesday – Friday; September to June
Length: 60 minutes
Capacity: See individual program descriptions for program capacities and formats
Homeschool Explorer Days
Spend some time with knowledgeable educators to guide your students through fascinating stories, inspiring artworks, and priceless artifacts featured in the galleries across the Kenosha Public Museum, the Civil War Museum, and the Dinosaur Discovery Museum.
Discover, learn, grow. The museums are waiting for you—come explore with us!
Each Explorer day features a guided tour through a different exhibit with a museum educator and will last about 45 minutes.
Cost: $5 per student
Rooted Visions
Wednesday, December 4, 2024 | 2:00pm | Kenosha Public Museum
This exhibit features 20th-century works of art by self-taught Black artists who found ways to tell visionary stories through commonplace materials in a world that often creates boundaries.
G.I. Joe: America’s First Action Figure
Thursday, February 6, 2025 | 2:00pm | Civil War Museum
This exhibit tells the story of how creative and imaginative play has been important for every generation, and how, for the past sixty years the G.I. Joe action figure has been leading the charge.
Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Monday, April 7, 2025 | 2:00pm | Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Through the nation’s largest display of theropod dinosaurs, this exhibit offers a look at dinosaurs as a group of animals, an explanation of some fascinating scientific discoveries, and an idea of what eventually happened to these amazing creatures.
Plan Your Visit
Please let us know prior to your visit if you have any special accommodations or needs. Every effort will be made to ensure the trip is successful for everyone.
Elevators, noise-canceling headphones, and quiet spaces are available at all three museums.
Kenosha Public Museum: There are uneven floors, some sound, and blinking lights in the galleries.
Dinosaur Discovery Museum: Wheelchair access to the museum is located at the rear of the building.
Civil War Museum: There are uneven floors, talking mannequins, and low-light in the galleries. The museum also features a 360-degree film that utilizes strobe lights, lighting changes, and loud noises to depict a Civil War battle.
Free parking is available. During the field trip reservation process, we will provide you with the location of vehicle and/or bus parking.
All three museums have stores adjacent to the lobby. All students must have an adult present, and the number of people allowed in the store may be limited by museum store staff.
A chaperone-to-student ratio of 1:8 is required. Required chaperones are free. Any additional chaperones must pay $5 for admission. Chaperones are expected to stay with their groups and monitor their behavior while in the museum.
Programs must be scheduled at least three weeks prior to the requested program date. If we are able to accommodate a last-minute program, payment will be due at the time the program is scheduled.
If your group is running late, please call the museum at (262) 653-4140 to let us know. While we cannot guarantee that we will be able to adjust the program time, we will do our best to work with you to get the most out of your visit.
Dates and program availability are based on a first-come first-served basis. A non-refundable $50 deposit is required to secure your group’s date. Once the deposit is received, a program confirmation and invoice will be sent and your program will be scheduled. If the deposit is not received the date is not reserved.
If payment is not received at the museum upon the date of the program you will incur a $40 late fee. We accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, cash, or check.
Refunds will be given for cancellations that occur at least a week in advance of the program date. The $50 deposit is non-refundable but can be used to reserve a future date in the same calendar year.
The following rules should be shared with all attendees in your group, including students, children, and adults.
- No running, shouting, or rough-housing
- Students/children must stay with adult chaperones at all times
- No food, gum, or beverages are allowed in exhibits
- Respect other groups and individuals in the museum
- Some aspects of our exhibits are “hands-on” but anything can be damaged. Therefore, exercise care in their use and respect museum property
These rules are to keep everyone safe and to allow maximum enjoyment of our programs and facilities for everyone in our building. Kenosha Public Museums reserves the right to expel any person or group behaving in a manner we deem unfit. Persons or groups that are asked to leave may also jeopardize their chances to reserve or attend future visits.
