Special Exhibitions
Rooted Visions
November 9, 2024 – January 7, 2025
Touhey Gallery
At times, artists seem to create as if a force within is driving their messages regardless of access to formal training, traditional art materials, or patrons. They “make-do” through use of found objects and ordinary materials, memory, and spirituality. Their art transcends the suppression and unimaginable hardships of the maker and envisions possibilities for a better, transformative world. Rooted Visions features works of art by twenty-five Southern Black artists who found ways to tell visionary stories through art in a world that often creates boundaries.
Wisconsin Art from the Kenosha Public Museum’s Collection
November 16, 2024 – March 2025
Ruble Gallery
Explore the vibrant spirit and history of Wisconsin through its art in Wisconsin Art from the Kenosha Public Museum’s Collection. This exhibition showcases a diverse array of works from regional artists, each capturing unique perspectives on Wisconsin’s landscapes, people, and culture. Featuring both modern and historic works, the exhibit offers a rich visual journey that highlights the state’s artistic heritage and evolving creative voices.
Coming Soon
Kenosha Unified Student Districtwide Student Art Show
March 2025
Ruble and Touhey Gallery
Ongoing Exhibitions
The Wisconsin Story
A larger-than-life, multi-disciplinary adventure that starts in the Ice Age.
The Wisconsin Story
First Floor
Treasures Gallery
Our rest and study area is centrally located on the first floor.
This is an area where smaller collections are displayed on a long-term, temporary basis. This changing area features collections installed in an “intensive study” fashion.
Treasures Gallery
First Floor
Mammoths at the Museum
A centerpiece of the Kenosha Public Museum is the Schaefer and Hebior mammoth exhibition. Archaeologists Dan Joyce and David Wasion rediscovered the Schaefer mammoth in the Town of Paris, Kenosha County in 1992.
Mammoths at the Museum
First Floor
From Curiosity to Science
Humans are curious. This curiosity has led to collecting, scientific inquiry and the development of science, and the establishment of museums. This exhibition tells that story.
From Curiosity to Science
Second Floor West Gallery
Past Exhibitions
Virtual Exhibitions
Coming Soon
Transparent Watercolor Society of America 47th Annual National Juried Exhibition
May 4, 2023 – August 4, 2023
Kenosha Unified Schools District-Wide Student Art Exhibition
March 18, 2023 – April 23
Wild Ones – Native Plants, Natural Landscapes
November 19, 2022 – March 5, 2023
