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Museums Closed Labor Day
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesThe Kenosha Public Museum, Civil War Museum and Dinosaur Discovery Museum will be closed, Monday, September 4, in observance of Labor Day.
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Upcoming Programs & Events
Museum Munchkins
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesGet your preschoolers excited about science and the world around them. Each week they will learn about a different museum collection animal through songs, stories and activities. AUGUST: 23-Japanese Spider Crab; 30-Okapi SEPTEMBER: 6-Helping at Home; 13-Gerenuk; 20-Proboscius Monkey; 27-Blue Glaucus OCTOBER: 4-Helping in my Neighborhood; 11-Goblin Shark; 18-Lowland Streaked Tenrec; 25-Indian Purple Frog NOVEMBER: […]
Second Friday Lecture: The Grant-Rawlins Relationship: Some New and Surprising Revelations
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesFriday, September 8 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Al Ottens To Civil War buffs, General John Rawlins is usually regarded as the scold that kept Ulysses Grant sober. But the complex motivations behind Rawlins’s temperance interventions are not well known. Nor are the rare communication skills Rawlins possessed that significantly impacted his relationship with […]
Fall Acrylic Painting Beginner and Beyond
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesSaturdays, September 9 – 30 | 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 will work […]
Sensory Friendly Day at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Dinosaur Discovery Museum 5608 10th Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesSensory 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 […]
Community Fossil Hunt and Beach Clean-up
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesKenosha’s distant past is hidden all along the lakeshore, fossils of ancient coral reefs and the animals that lived there flood the sandy beaches. Kenosha’s future depends on us taking care of the beautiful spaces we have. So join us for a community fossil hunt and beach clean-up! Curator of Education Nick Wiersum will be […]
Museum Munchkins
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesGet your preschoolers excited about science and the world around them. Each week they will learn about a different museum collection animal through songs, stories and activities. AUGUST: 23-Japanese Spider Crab; 30-Okapi SEPTEMBER: 6-Helping at Home; 13-Gerenuk; 20-Proboscius Monkey; 27-Blue Glaucus OCTOBER: 4-Helping in my Neighborhood; 11-Goblin Shark; 18-Lowland Streaked Tenrec; 25-Indian Purple Frog NOVEMBER: […]
Root River Kayak Clean-up
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesWednesday, September 13* | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | $8 ($10 non-member) | Register Here Help clean up the Root River, a 43-mile-long tributary that flows into Lake Michigan at the City of Racine, with the Kenosha Museums! Participants will paddle kayaks and collect trash together as we enjoy the beauty of the river bank. A […]
SPARK! Faith in the Fight Tour
Civil War Museum 5400 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesFriday, September 15 | 2:00pm - 3:00pm | Free Our SPARK! group will tour the new temporary exhibit at the Civil War Museum called Faith in the Fight: Religion in the Civil War. Email spark@kenosha.org to register.
Artsy Afternoon: Tissue Paper Lantern
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesExplore the amazing world of art through the eyes of artists and see how their artwork can inspire your own. Try new techniques and get your creativity flowing. All materials are included in this free program. Register Here
Plastic Yarn Weaving
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesSunday, September 17 | 1:00pm and 2:00pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | Free 1:00pm Session Register Here 2:00pm Session Register Here Pre-register for this family workshop and bring your plastic shopping bags to upcycle into useful crocheted items like coasters and start on bigger projects like mats. After the workshop drop into the Field Station to continue […]
Museum Munchkins
Kenosha Public Museum 5500 1st Ave, Kenosha, WI, United StatesGet your preschoolers excited about science and the world around them. Each week they will learn about a different museum collection animal through songs, stories and activities. AUGUST: 23-Japanese Spider Crab; 30-Okapi SEPTEMBER: 6-Helping at Home; 13-Gerenuk; 20-Proboscius Monkey; 27-Blue Glaucus OCTOBER: 4-Helping in my Neighborhood; 11-Goblin Shark; 18-Lowland Streaked Tenrec; 25-Indian Purple Frog NOVEMBER: […]
