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Fused Glass Workshop: Round Dish

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Thursday, July 13 |  6:00pm – 8:30pm  |  Instructor: Jayne Herring  |  $52 ($65 non-members)  |  Register Here Create a decorative fused glass round dish.  All supplies are included in the workshop price.

Second Friday Lecture: Theodore Roosevelt and the Civil War

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Friday, July 14  |  12:00pm – 1:00pm  |  Speaker: Calvin Watts, Academic Advisor, UW-Parkside Only two years old when Fort Sumter was fired upon, Theodore Roosevelt would spend the rest of his life reckoning with, and trying to live up to, the legacy of the Civil War generation. Acutely aware of the sacrifices made by those […]

Summer Camp: Making Art

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Tuesday, July 18 – Thursday, July 20  |  10am – 12pm  |  $60 ($48 members) Anyone can be an artist, all you have to do is create! Learn about different forms of art and unleash your creativity! Register for Ages 5 – 6  |  Register for Ages 7 – 10

Summer Acrylic Painting Beginner and Beyond II

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Saturdays, July 22 – August 12  | 10:30am – 12:30pm |  Instructor: Kathy Laybourn |  $76 ($95 non-members)  |  Register Here Be enchanted with texture and color in acrylic paint. Students will learn how to construct a painting by determining basic composition, blocking in the underlying dark, middle, and light values, and layering color. Students […]

TWSA Gallery Talk with Lenox Wallace

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Join a painter represented in the Transparent Watercolor Society of America and see the annual exhibition, now in its 47th year, through the eyes of an artist. earn techniques, discuss composition, and ask any questions you have about the art form.

Summer Camp: Wizarding World

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Tuesday, August 1 – Thursday, August 3  |  10am – 12pm  |  $60 ($48 members) Catch the Hogwarts Express from Platform 9 3/4 straight to the Kenosha Public Museum where we’ll be hosting all your favorite wizarding classes and exploring topics like biology, chemistry, art, and sports! Register for Ages 5 – 6  |  Register for Ages […]

Event Series Sensory Friendly Days

Sensory Friendly Day at the Civil War Museum

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Sensory Friendly Days give visitors of all ages with complex developmental disabilities, sensory sensitivities, or on the autism spectrum a safe, comfortable environment to explore the museum exhibits during special hours before the museum opens to the general public. Where possible, our lights will be dimmed and the sound turned off. Signage will be posted […]

Summer Camp: Backyard Nature

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Tuesday, August 8 – Thursday, August 10  |  10am – 12pm  |  $60 ($48 members) Our backyards are amazing ecosystems filled with all sorts of wildlife! From the birds in the trees to all the creepy, crawly insects on the ground, come explore the amazing world of your backyard and beyond! Register for Ages 5 […]

Second Friday Lecture: The Union Prisoners of War at Camp Douglas

Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Friday, August 11  |  12:00pm – 1:00pm  |  Speaker: Rob Girardi Camp Douglas, located on the south side of Chicago, was Illinois’ largest Civil War training camp. More than 40,000 Union volunteers mustered here. In February 1862, the camp was converted to accommodate Confederate prisoners of war. About 24,000 Confederates were held there during the […]

Fancy Sloped Market Basket Workshop

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Saturday, August 12 |  10:00am – 4:00pm  |  Instructor:  Sandy Bulgrin  |  $76 ($95 non-members)  |  Register Here This slope-sided basket is woven with natural reed for the base and dyed reed is woven for the sloped sides, separated with twined rows. A beautifully wrapped handle finishes off this basket. Several color choices will be available. […]

Flower Pounding Workshop (Hapazomes)

Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United States

Saturday, August 12  | 1:00pm – 3:00pm  |  Instructor: Tiffany Knopow  |  $44 ($55 non-members)  |  Register Here Use the beauty of nature to make these special prints.  Hapazomes are prints made directly from the natural pigments in the flowers and leaves.  Students will create at least 2 prints that will be ready to frame using […]

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