Kenosha Public Museum

Established in 1934, the Kenosha Public Museum is an accredited natural science and fine arts museum located in the heart of beautiful downtown Kenosha Wisconsin. The facility shares a campus on the beautiful Lake Michigan shoreline with The Civil War Museum. The Dinosaur Discovery Museum is a quick electric streetcar ride (Adults $1. Kids $.50) away from the main campus. Permanent exhibits include: The Wisconsin Story, Woolly mammoth excavated in Kenosha County, four seasons Native American Village, and a fine arts gallery displaying world class art by Chagall, Picasso, and Dali. The Children’s Field Station offers a popular hands-on arts and sciences activity area. Enjoy the changing exhibits and free family programs and events offered all year long. The Museum's gift shop is the perfect place to shop for everyone on your list, offering a great selection of unique collectibles, souvenirs, and cultural items from around the world. The Museum is handicap accessible, and visitors are welcome to bring their own wheelchair, walker, or other device. Service animals are welcome as well. Stop at the front desk for more information.

The Kenosha Public Museum and Civil War Museum offer a perfect venue for corporate events, weddings, children’s parties, and bus tours. Enjoy a walk along the lakefront or view Lake Michigan from the viewer’s telescopes inside the climate controlled buildings. The three Museums’ are owned and operated by the City of Kenosha, enriching the cultural and community life of Museum visitors and patrons of the Kenosha area and greater region. The Kenosha Public Museums collect and conserve artifacts and specimens, develop diverse displays and exhibits and present educational programs for all ages. Located just 25 minutes from Milwaukee and 55 minutes from Chicago, the Kenosha Public Museums make the perfect destination for school field trips for students of all ages. Educators, the Kenosha Public Museums’ are ready to welcome you and your students to experience a wide variety of educational experiences to enhance and enliven your classroom curriculum. Museum programs emphasize the Common Core Standards use of original sources, exploration of multiple perspectives and inquiry-based learning. Holding a real dinosaur fossil, feeling the softness of an animal pelt, seeing actual slave shackles, and feeling the weight of an Ice Age mammoth tooth are experiences that aren’t possible through print or digital media. These hands on experiences under the guidance of the Museums’ staff and volunteers, introduce new vocabulary, and inspire students to ask questions to solve problems, and to put themselves into the shoes of a scientist, anthropologist, or historian. We look forward to your visit to the Kenosha Public Museums and bringing learning to life!

Just minutes from the Illinois-Wisconsin border and Six Flags Great America, the Kenosha Public Museums attract 135,000 visitors annually from all 50 states and 25 foreign countries.

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Amenities: Facility Rentals, Bus Tours, Handicap Accessability, Group Tours

Professional Affiliations: Kenosha Civil War Museum, Kenosha Dinosaur Discovery Museum, Carthage Institution of Paleontology (CIP)