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Jul 18, 2022 · Groundbreaking for the building is slated for late 2023, with Mortenson Construction ’s Milwaukee office and Butler-based ALLCON overseeing construction. The new museum is set to open in 2026. The Milwaukee Public Museum’s current home will remain open until construction of the new space is completed.
- Rich Rovito
A New Place to Gather and Learn In carrying the legacy forward of one of the region's most esteemed scientific and cultural institutions, the Milwaukee Public Museum will yet again set the standard for 21st century natural history museums when it opens its new home in early 2027.
The Future Museum site, located at the corner of Sixth and McKinley streets in downtown Milwaukee, will include a five-story building that will house Milwaukee County’s priceless collections items and feature four floors of immersive exhibits. It will also include a planetarium, rooftop terrace, enclosed butterfly garden, and an outdoor ...
- Is The Milwaukee Public Museum Closing permanently?
- What's Wrong with The Milwaukee Public Museum's Current Building?
- Was The Museum's Accreditation at Risk, and Why Does That Matter?
- What Will The New Museum Look like?
- Which Exhibits Will The New Museum have?
- Will The Streets of Old Milwaukee Move to The New Museum?
- How Much Will It Cost to Design and Build The New Museum?
- Where Is The Financing For The New Museum Coming from?
- Is The Museum Taxpayer-Funded?
- What Opportunities Are There to Give The Museum Feedback?
The museum is not closing, but will be moving. Museum officials in 2017 announced it would move from the building at 800 W. Wells St. after a study found renovating and moving would be similarly costly. The new museum is tentatively named the Wisconsin Museum of Nature and Culture.
The current facility requires $100 million in deferred capital maintenance, the museum said on its website. Built in 1963, the archives are located in a leaky and humid basement unfit for modern storage standards, the museum has said. "The structure itself was originally constructed without insulation or moisture barriers, resulting in decades of h...
The museum's accreditation was at risk because of the dilapidated state of the building. The museum was up for a review of its accreditationin 2021. The American Alliance of Museums allowed it to be delayed a year so leaders could demonstrate the artifacts could be cared for as they prepared to move buildings. Here's what Evans Richardson, chair of...
A team of architects drew inspiration for the museum's design from the rock columns in Mill Bluff State Park, near Camp Douglas in central Wisconsin. The first floor commons will feature a sunlit light well and will have access to a café. Designers were inspired by the confluence of three Milwaukee rivers: the Milwaukee, Kinnickinnic and Menomonee....
The new museum will have a butterfly vivarium as the current one does, museum leaders said. Aside from the butterflies, the museum has been tight-lipped so far about which exhibits from the current museum will be incorporated at the new site, and how they will look. The museum plans to release more detailed exhibit plans in spring. Staff are workin...
Museum officials said the Streets of Old Milwaukee, a popular walk-through diorama depicting shops and homes in the city at the turn of the 20th century, would not be moved to the new site. Museum officials said the exhibit was too expensive and difficult to physically deconstructand rebuild in the new location, as several structures are built into...
The total cost of the new museum project is estimatedat $240 million. That includes about: 1. $182 million to design and construct the new museum and its exhibits 2. $8 million to purchase the land 3. $25 million for the museum's endowment 4. $20 million to move the collections 5. $5 million to pay for the fundraising campaign and project managemen...
Of the $240 million tab, $117 million has already been raised. That includes: 1. $40 million from the State of Wisconsin 2. $45 million from Milwaukee County 3. $32 million in private donations The museum has also requested about $5.8 million in federal grants. The museum is seeking a total of $150 million in private donations.
The museum is technically a nonprofit group that houses collections owned by Milwaukee County. So, Milwaukee County owns the 4 million items in the museum's exhibits and storage as well as the museum building. The nonprofit known as Milwaukee Public Museum leases the building from the county to run museum operations and to care for the collections....
Museum leaders have held workshops, surveys, town hall meetings and more to solicit feedback from members of the community. People who want to share their opinion about the future museum can email future@mpm.edu. Tom Daykin of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report.
- Sophie Carson
- General Assignment Reporter
Jul 18, 2022 · Groundbreaking for the building is slated for late 2023, with Mortenson and ALLCON overseeing construction, and the new Museum is due to open in 2026. The Milwaukee Public Museum’s current home will remain open until the new space is finished. About the Milwaukee Public Museum.
Jul 18, 2022 · The building – which is expected to open in 2026, with groundbreaking slated for 2023 – is bright white, nodding to the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion, Discovery World, the...
May 7, 2024 · Advertisement. The museum is in the process of packing approximately 4 million items to move from its current location near 8th and Wells streets, to its new location near 6th Street and...
