Exhibits at the Wisconsin Historical Museum
Odd Wisconsin
Ongoing Exhibit
WARNING! Objects Are More Intriguing Than They First Appear!
How did a rock, a plastic pink flamingo, and a few strips of aluminum make history? Why did a family collect skunk oil in a jar? How did a Wisconsin Congressman come to possess a 7-foot-long bowie knife? From séances and college pranks to assassinations and the fight for civil rights, Odd Wisconsin features scores of curious and authentic artifacts, documents, and images which may surprise, perplex, and astonish you. Odd Wisconsin... satisfy your curiosity.
Images of the Ho-Chunk
Sep 15 - Nov 21, 2009
Examine nearly 150 years of the Ho-Chunk people as documented through the lens of the camera. This exhibit features 1860s photographs by James F. Bodtker, turn-of-the-century images by Charles Van Schaick, and recent images by Ho-Chunk photographer Tom Jones. Ho-Chunk jewelry, ribbonwork, and other objects from Museum collections complement the images.
Permanent Exhibits
People of the Woodlands: Wisconsin Indian Ways
Second Floor Galleries
Stories of native people living in Wisconsin before
and after the fur trade. Enter an Aztalan-style house and discover
the seasonal activities of Woodland peoples in the 1800s and 1900s.
Unearth the work of archaeologists.
On Common Ground: Two Hundred Years of Wisconsin History
Third and Fourth Floor Galleries
Explore themes unique to Wisconsin history from settlement days to the present. Discover a frontier lead mine, track immigration routes to the state, explore work and play in a lumber camp, and examine Wisconsin's political heritage.
Online Exhibits
Our collection of exhibits from the past and the present, online for your enjoyment.
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