Exhibit: Create, Teach, Become
January 27 – March 16, 2024 See the collected works of the art instructors of the Kenosha Public Museums. Featured artists include Sandy Bulgrin, Barbara Farrell, Jayne Herring, Tiffany Knopow, and Kathleen Laybourn.
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Exhibit: Together Again
January 27 – March 16, 2024 Diana Becker and her daughters Melanie Hovey and Christine Sikora have helped Kenosha become a thriving art community for generations. See their work displayed together in an exhibition that highlights their skill and artistic contributions to Kenosha and beyond.
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Exhibit Reception: Together Again
Exhibit Reception: Together Again
Sunday, January 28 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Free Join us to celebrate the exhibitions "Create, Teach, Become" and “Together Again” at the Kenosha Public Museum. Light refreshments will be served.
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Civil War Museum’s Media Club: Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade Running and the Slave Trade by Jonathan White
Civil War Museum’s Media Club: Shipwrecked: A True Civil War Story of Mutinies, Jailbreaks, Blockade Running and the Slave Trade by Jonathan White
Tuesday, January 30 | 6:30pm | Presenter: Doug Dammann | $8 ($10 non-members) | Register Here We will meet at the Civil War Museum Historian Jonathan W. White tells the riveting story of Appleton Oaksmith, a swashbuckling sea captain whose life intersected with some of the most important moments, movements, and individuals of the mid-19th century, […]
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Museum Munchkins
Museum Munchkins
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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Artsy Afternoon: Mini Book Binding
Artsy Afternoon: Mini Book Binding
Friday, February 2 | 2:00pm - 4:00pm | No Fee; Registration Required | Register Here 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 are included in this free family program. Ages 5-10.
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African American Read-In: Honoring Harry Belafonte
African American Read-In: Honoring Harry Belafonte
Saturday, February 3 | 1:00pm – 3:00pm | Free This historic program celebrates Black voices through poems, essays, short stories, and children’s books by African American authors. Volunteer readers of all ages select and lend their voices to works that inspire, challenge, and reflect upon the Black experience in the United States. This year we […]
Sensory Friendly Day
Sensory Friendly Day
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, our lights will be dimmed and the sound turned […]
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The Gettysburg Address: The Speech That Inspired a World
The Gettysburg Address: The Speech That Inspired a World
Sunday, February 4 | 1:00pm | Speaker: Dr. Carla Knorowski | Free The Gettysburg Address is one of the greatest, if not the greatest speeches ever delivered by an American president. Abraham Lincoln delivered his address to a weary, battle-worn nation at the National Cemetery at Gettysburg. The address set our nation on the course […]
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Workshop: American Artillery
Workshop: American Artillery
Tuesday, February 6 | 6:30pm | Presenter: Mr. Dick Zimmermann | $16 ($20 non-member) | Register Here Dick Zimmerman’s workshop will give participants an introduction to the history of American artillery usage from colonial times through the Civil War with an emphasis on 1861-1865. The various types of guns employed, including foreign models, different types of […]
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Museum Munchkins
Museum Munchkins
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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Fused Glass Workshop: Square Dish
Fused Glass Workshop: Square Dish
Thursday, February 8 | 6:00pm – 8:30pm | Instructor: Jayne Herring | $52 ($65 non-members) | Register Here Choose from a variety of styles to make two decorative square dishes. All supplies are included in the workshop price.
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Second Friday Lecture Series: Grant and the Verdict of History
Second Friday Lecture Series: Grant and the Verdict of History
Friday, February 9 | 12:00pm – 1:00pm | Speaker: Frank P. Varney Speaker will be live-streamed at the Civil War Museum Ulysses S. Grant has long been viewed as one of the finest generals in American history, the man who won the Civil War. To a point that is true; but he did not win […]
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Stained Glass Workshop: SunCatcher
Stained Glass Workshop: SunCatcher
Saturday, February 10 | 10:00am – 2:00pm | Instructor: Melanie Hovey | $52 ($65 non members) | Register Here This hands-on class introduces students to the copper-foil method (Tiffany style) stained glass craft by completing a small project. You will design a small sun-catcher, select and cut the glass, grind each piece, foil them, and then […]
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Museum Munchkins
Museum Munchkins
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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SPARK! A Global Army
SPARK! A Global Army
Friday, February 16 | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | Soldiers in the Union Army came from all over the world and had very diverse backgrounds. At this SPARK! session our group will learn about some of these soldiers and hear their stories. A half hour Tai Chi session will follow the discussion. This monthly program engages […]
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Homeschool Tuesdays: Relief Prints and Tour of Together Again and Create, Teach, Become Exhibitions
Homeschool Tuesdays: Relief Prints and Tour of Together Again and Create, Teach, Become Exhibitions
February 20, 2024 | Kenosha Public Museum | Register Here Tour the new exhibit to learn how one family practiced cultivating a creative home through multiple generations and see their impact within Kenosha. See paintings, sculpture, and fiber artwork on display. After the tour, make some of your own relief prints in our classroom. Recommended for […]
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Museum Munchkins
Museum Munchkins
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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Art a la Carte
Art a la Carte
Friday, February 23 | 6:00pm – 8:00pm | $16 ($20 non-members) | Register Here Get a taste of what workshops Kenosha Public Museum has to offer at this casual event! Stop in with our teaching artists to explore fused glass, tai chi, wet felting, watercolor painting – with all this variety you will be sure to […]
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Civil War Medical Weekend with the 17th Corps Field Hospital Group
Saturday, February 24 | 10:00am – 4:00pm | Free Sunday, February 25 | 12:00pm – 4:00pm | Free Join the Civil War Museum and the 17th Corps Field Hospital for a weekend of interactive displays, presentations, and programs that explore the medical care provided to soldiers during the Civil War. Members of the 17th Corps Field Hospital, […]
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Workshop: Bookmaking for Beginners
Workshop: Bookmaking for Beginners
Saturday, February 24 | 10:30am – 12:30pm | Instructor: Tiffany Knopow | $40 ($50 non-members) | Register Here Learn the foundations of bookmaking while creating an amazing book that you can actually use! This class will cover creating a Japanese stab bound book as well as a three hole pamphlet bound book. All supplies are included in […]
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Museum Munchkins
Museum Munchkins
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!
4 events,
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Workshop: Winter Acrylic Beginners and Beyond II
Workshop: Winter Acrylic Beginners and Beyond II
Saturdays, March 2 – March 23 | 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 […]
Sensory Friendly Day at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Sensory Friendly Day at the Dinosaur Discovery Museum
Saturday, March 2 | 11:00am - 12:00pm | 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, […]
