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List of museums in Wisconsin

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List of museums in Wisconsin

This list of museums in Wisconsin encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Contents

To use the sortable table, click on the icons at the top of each column to sort that column in alphabetical order; click again for reverse alphabetical order.

Defunct museums

  • America's Black Holocaust Museum, Milwaukee, closed in 2008
  • American UFO and Sci-Fi Museum, Wisconsin Dells
  • Artasia Gallery & Museum, Milwaukee
  • Carl's Wood Art Museum, Eagle River, Roadside America report
  • Fairfield Art Center, Sturgeon Bay (Story on closure)
  • Fort Bon Secours, Cadott
  • The Hideout - Al Capone's Northwoods Retreat, Couderay
  • Kickapoo Indian Caverns, Wauzeka, included a Native American museum
  • Little Norway, Wisconsin, Blue Mounds, closed in 2012
  • Madison Museum of Bathroom Tissue
  • Museum of Norman Rockwell Art, Reedsburg, Reedsburg information about museum
  • Rudy Rotter's Museum of Sculpture, Manitowoc
  • Swarthout Museum, La Crosse, formerly operated by the La Crosse County Historical Society
  • Thunderbird Museum, Merrilan, Roadside America - closed report
  • William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design, Milwaukee, closed in 2010

    • Regions defined

    The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has defined five tourism regions of Wisconsin as follows below:

    Central Sands Prairie Region

    Counties in the central area: Adams, Calumet, Clark, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Juneau, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood

    Lake Michigan Region

    Counties in the eastern area along Lake Michigan, including the Door Peninsula: Brown, Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan

    Lake Superior Northwoods Region

    Counties in the north central and northwest area: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn

    Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers Region

    South central and southwest area along the Mississippi and Chippewa rivers: Buffalo, Chippewa, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Jackson, La Crosse, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon

    Southern Savanna Region

    South central area: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha

    References

    List of museums in Wisconsin Wikipedia
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