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The Wisconsin Historical Museum is one of the 12 historic sites and museums owned and operated by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Explore all of these sites below.
The museum collections of the Wisconsin Historical Society contain more than 110,000 historical objects and about half a million archaeological artifacts documenting the history of Wisconsin from pre-historic times to the present.
Madison, WI 53703. Phone: (608) 264-6555. Email Website. OVERVIEW. The Wisconsin Historical Museum shares the stories behind Wisconsin’s heritage through exhibits featuring Native Nations and Tribes, the immigrant experience, frontier life, agriculture, industry, politics, and much, much more.
Explore 16 works of art from the Wisconsin Historical Society's significant painting collection and learn how they provide historical clues about the people who made and used them. Icon Wisconsin: Exploring the State's Cultural Symbols
Nov 2017 • Business. On 3 medium-sized floors, this museum presents the human history of Wisconsin, with one whole floor dedicated to the indigenous peoples, including both pre-contact and post-contact, and two devoted to the history of Euro-Americans, Afro-Americans and other groups in the state's modern population.
The Wisconsin History Makers Tour will bring history directly to local communities in every region of the state as we prepare for the new history center! LEARN MORE. The History Maker Space is a temporary location for public programming and history center sneak peeks during the construction.
Photo Credit: Wisconsin Historical Museum. Inside you will learn the stories of Native peoples who have lived in Wisconsin for over 12,000 years, discover themes unique to Wisconsin from settlement days to the present, and examine Wisconsin’s political heritage and the ways in which Wisconsinites dealt with issues related to immigration ...
