• Wire and Bead Wrapped Hoop Earrings

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

    Thursday, April 23  |  6:00pm – 8:00pm  |  Instructor: Tiffany Knopow, MFA  |  $52 ($65 for non-members)  |  Register Here Learn a few easy jewelry-making techniques and construct at least three sets of earrings. Participants can choose to use either type of bead in the photograph and experiment with many different wrapping techniques. All supplies are […]

  • Artsy Afternoon

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

    Intended for ages 6-10. There is no cost to participate, but registration is strongly encouraged to ensure enough supplies for all participants. Children must be accompanied by an adult throughout the duration of the program. March 20: Tiny Treasure Boxes |  Register Here April 24: Felt and Button Flowers |  Register Here May 15: Air Dry Clay […]

  • Spring Watercolor Techniques II

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

    Mondays, April 27 – May 18  |  10:30am – 1:30pm  |  Instructor: Barbara Farrell  |  $92 ($115 for non-members)  |  Register Here Designed for painters of all skill levels, come explore the magic of watercolor painting. Each of the four sessions will begin with a demonstration showcasing the technique of the day. Students are instructed on […]

  • Museum Munchkins

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

    Every Wednesday Morning  |  9:30am – 10:00am  |  Free 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! No […]

  • Museum Book Club: The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Greatest Migration by Isabella Wilkerson

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

    In this beautifully written masterwork, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Isabel Wilkerson presents a definitive and dramatic account of one of the great untold stories of American history: the Great Migration of six million Black citizens who fled the South for the North and West in search of a better life, from World War I to 1970. […]

  • Freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword

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

    Friday, May 1  |  12pm – 1pm  |  Presented by: Jeff Kluver On September 29, 1864, fourteen Black men earned the Medal of Honor for their actions at the Battle of New Market Heights outside Richmond, Virginia. Their charge against Confederate fortifications broke the Rebel lines, but left hundreds of their comrades dead and wounded […]

  • Museum Munchkins

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

    Every Wednesday Morning  |  9:30am – 10:00am  |  Free 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! No […]

  • Fused Glass Workshop: Jewelry

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

    Thursday, May 7  |  6:00pm – 8:30pm  |  Instructor: Jayne Herring  |  $60 ($75 for non-members)  |  Register Here Design and create wearable works of art in this fused glass jewelry workshop. Participants will create one or more glass pieces using colorful, pre-cut glass and simple design techniques to explore color, pattern, and texture. No prior […]

  • Second Friday Lecture: The Organ of the Soldiers: An Introduction to Civil War Camp Newspapers

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

    Friday, May 8  |  12pm-1pm  |  Presented by: Dan Freas “Camp newspapers are a feature of the war that is worth attention,” reported a St. Louis newspaper in 1862. “The camp paper is the organ of the soldiers, through which they communicate their condition, wants, enjoyments, and local news to the public, and to their […]

  • Museum Munchkins

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

    Every Wednesday Morning  |  9:30am – 10:00am  |  Free 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! No […]