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Event Series Museum Munchkins

Museum Munchkins

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

Join Mr. Nick for songs, stories, and activities designed to get you and your preschooler excited about natural science and the world around us.  Every week we learn together about a new animal, so there's ALWAYS something new to discover, for kids and adults alike!  

Workshop: Miniature Weaving Wall Hanging

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

Wednesday, April 3  |  6:00pm – 8:00pm  |  Instructor: Tiffany Knopow  |  $40 ($50 non-members)  |  Register Here Learn the basics of weaving while making the most adorable tiny wall hanging. Each participant will get to take home their tiny loom (included in cost of class) to create more tiny weavings at home! All supplies are included, no […]

Workshop: Spring Acrylic Painting Beginner and Beyond I

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

Saturdays, April 6 – April 27  |  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 […]

Morning Tai Chi on the Mezzanine

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

Mondays, April 8 – May 13  |  9:00am – 10:00am  |  Instructor: Ruth Mcgee, Sharry Flaherty  |  $52 ($65 non-members)  |  Register Here Enjoy the sunshine over the lake as you practice the gentle movements of Tai Chi from the warmth of the museum’s mezzanine. Tai Chi is a slow moving mind and body exercise, patterned […]

Event Series Museum Munchkins

Museum Munchkins

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

Join Mr. Nick for songs, stories, and activities designed to get you and your preschooler excited about natural science and the world around us.  Every week we learn together about a new animal, so there's ALWAYS something new to discover, for kids and adults alike!  

Second Friday Lecture Series: D.L. Moody and the Civil War

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

Friday, April 12  |  12:00pm – 1:00pm  |  Speaker: Steve Worsham  Dwight L. Moody moved from Boston to Chicago as a teenager shortly before the start of the Civil War.  Moody achieved financial success in the shoe business but serving a Christian mission became his greater focus as he matured.  To that end, Moody worked […]

Artsy Afternoon: Weave a Bookmark

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

Friday, April 12  |  2:00pm - 4:00pm  |  Register Here For ages 5-10 and their families. Explore 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 included.   

Event Series Sensory Friendly Days

Sensory Friendly Day at the Kenosha Public Museum

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

Saturday, April 13  |  9:00am - 10:00am  |  Free Sensory Friendly Days are designed to provide visitors of all ages with complex developmental disabilities, sensory sensitivities, or on the autism spectrum with a safe, comfortable environment to explore the museum exhibits during special early-morning hours before the museum opens to the general public. Where possible, […]

The Lady Elgin Disaster and It’s Role in Wisconsin’s Civil War Politics

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

Saturday, April 13  |   1:00pm – 3:00pm  |   Speaker: Brendon Baillod The Lady Elgin is infamous as one of the worst disasters in the history of the Great Lakes.  The sidewheel steamship was lost in a collision off Winnetka, Illinois, taking over 300 lives and decimating Milwaukee’s Irish community.  Join maritime historian Brendon Baillod as […]

Civil War Museum Media Club: The Lincoln Miracle by Edward Achorn

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

Monday, April 15  |  6:30pm  |  Presenter: Doug Dammann |  $8 ($10 non-member)  |  Register Here The Lincoln Miracle tells the vivid, behind-the-scenes story of perhaps the most consequential political moment in American history – Abraham Lincoln’s history-changing nomination to lead the Republican Party in the 1860 presidential election. Edward Achorn, a Pulitzer Prize finalist for Commentary […]

Homeschool Tuesdays: Mammoth Mystery

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

April 16, 2024  |  Kenosha Public Museum  |  Register Here Help us solve the mystery of the museums’ Mammoth by untangling a scientific dispute about how old it really is. Use techniques Archeologists use in the field to help date the Mammoth accurately. Recommended for ages 10-12 but all are welcome.

Event Series Museum Munchkins

Museum Munchkins

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

Join Mr. Nick for songs, stories, and activities designed to get you and your preschooler excited about natural science and the world around us.  Every week we learn together about a new animal, so there's ALWAYS something new to discover, for kids and adults alike!  

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