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Wisconsin
Museums Week (May 10-18) and International Museum Day (May 18th)
2008
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| Wisconsin
Museums
and
Historical Societies |
| Celebrate
Fourth
Annual |
| Wisconsin
Museums Week and International
Museum
Day |
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Wisconsin
Museums Week and
International
Museum
Day 2008 Participants:
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K-O |
| Institution: Kenosha Public Museum
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| Contact Name: Nancy
Mathews |
E-mail: mnancym@kenosha.org |
| Address: 5500 1st
Ave.
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| Kenosha,
WI
53150
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| Tel. #: 262-653-4426 |
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| Fax #: 262-653-4437 |
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- Special
tour or program for the event
- Distribute
a news release to local media that ties
International Museum Day celebrations with a
program, exhibit, or other event during the week
of May 10-18
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| Institution:
Leigh
Yawkey
Woodson
Art
Museum
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| Contact Name: Marcia M. Theel |
E-mail: mtheel@lywam.org |
| Address:
700
N. 12th St
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Wausau
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WI
54403-5007
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| Tel. #: 715-845-7010 |
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| Fax #: 715-845-7103 |
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- Free
admission – always have
- Special
speakers
- In
conjunction with the exhibition “Age of Armor”
Woodson Art Museum is hosting a lively week of
armor-making demonstrations, chivalric practices in
action, a Knight’s at Night program for children,
and a day-long symposium.
See website at www.lyam.org
for specific information on days and times.
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| Institution:
Madison
Children’s Museum
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| Contact Name: Jennifer Collins |
E-mail: jcollins@madisonchildrensmuseum.org |
| Address:
100
State St
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Madison
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WI
53703
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| Tel. #: 608-268-1231 |
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| Fax #: 608-268-1398 |
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| Activities: |
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- Special
Membership Promotion
- Distribute
a news release to local media that ties
International Museum Day (Week) celebrations with a
program, exhibit, or other event during the week of
May 10-18.
- Face
Painting Activities- Clown hats 1-2, Face painting
3-4
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| Institution:
Milwaukee
County Historical Society
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| Contact Name: Bob Teske |
E-mail: mchs@prodigy.net |
| Address: 910
North Old World Third St.
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| Milwaukee, WI
53203
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| Tel. #: 414-273-8288 |
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| Fax #: 414-273-3268 |
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| Activities: |
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| Institution:
Milwaukee
Public
Museum
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| Contact Name: Dawn Scher Thomae |
E-mail: lthomae@mpm.edu |
| Address:
800
West Wells St.
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Milwaukee
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WI
53233
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| Tel. #: 414-278-6757
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| Fax #: 414-278-6100 |
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May
10-18:
- MPM
Membership Giveaway (5 memberships total).
Drawing on May 19th
- Free
Museum admission for international visitors with
identification
- Exhibit
Interpreters in the exhibit halls between
10am
and
1:30pm
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- Activity:
“Clue Crew” sheets for ages 6-12. Pick up at
Membership Desk
- Activity:
Beads of the
Americas
,
Africa
and
Pacific
self-guided tour. Pick up at Membership Desk
- Special
exhibit: Body Worlds (extra admission required)
- Special
exhibit highlight: Messenger of Friendship: The
Adventures of Miss Kasumi Tsukuba, 1st
floor
- IMAX
films: The Human Body and Grand Canyon Adventure
(extra admission required)
- Planetarium
shows: Secrets of the Zodiac, CSI: Cosmic, Rock Hall
of Fame (extra admission required)
Select
Days including International Museum Day on May 18:
- Saturday,
May 10
– 11am,
1pm
,
2:30pm
– TeenWrites
performance “The Body”
- Monday,
May 12
- Behind the Scenes tours at
10:30am
and
2pm.
Meet at
Information Desk.
- Tuesday,
May 13-
Luncheon Lecture: Traveling to Japan with MPM’s
Friendship Doll. Reservations required.
- Tuesday,
May 13-Thursday May 15
- International lunch specials in the café
- Thursday,
May 15:
Storytelling: “ Messenger of Friendship:
Miss Ibaraki”,
10am
–
Noon
, 1st
floor
- Thursday,
May 15:
Smedley the dinosaur will be distributing
Museum stickers between
10am
and
2pm
on the
ground floor.
- Friday,
May 16:
International
“Wear Purple For Peace Day” – A free
pass for an MPM planetarium show will be distributed
to those wearing purple while supplies last.
- Saturday,
May 17:
Wisconsin Archaeology exhibit opens on the 2nd
floor
Sunday,
May 18:
Ten percent off in the museum
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| Institution:
National
Railroad
Museum
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| Contact Name: Michael Telzrow |
E-mail:Metelzrow@nationalrrmuseum.org |
| Address: 2285
S. Broadway Ave.
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Green
Bay
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WI
54304
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| Tel. #: 920-437-7623 |
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| Fax #: 920-437-1291 |
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| Activities: |
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- Offer
reduced or free admission
- Organize
a prize drawing or raffle
- Have
a meeting with local professionals
- Develop
quizzes or “treasure” hunts
- Collaborate
with other museums or organizations and businesses
in new ways
- Offer
behind the scenes tours of your museum
- Have
special speakers, workshops, concerts, artistic
performances, film events
- Develop
a special tour or program for the event
- Distribute
a news release to local media that ties
International Museum Day (Week) celebrations with a
program, exhibit, or other event during the week of
May 10-18
- Send
a note to a local civic leader to make them aware of
International Museum Day and invite them to a program
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| Institution: Neville
Public
Museum
of Brown Co.
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| Contact Name: Eugene Umberger |
E-mail: umberger_eb@co.brown.wi.us |
| Address: 210
Museum Pl.
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Green
Bay,
WI
54303
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| Tel. #: 920-448-4460 |
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| Fax #: 920-448-4458 |
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- Free
admission for veterans and their families on May 18.
- Prize
drawing- Available to members and those who pay
admission. Prize from gift shop will be on reception
desk May 10-18. Drawing on the 19th.
- Yes, we plan to distribute a news release to local
media that ties International Museum Day (Week)
celebrations with a program, exhibit, or other event
during the week of May 10-18
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| Institution: New
Holstein
Historical Society
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| Contact Name: Terry E. Thiessen |
E-mail: tevents@dotnet.com |
| Address: 1600
Wisconsin Ave.
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Mailing Address: P.O. Box
144 |
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New
Holstein
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WI
53061
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New
Holstein
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WI
53061
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| Tel. #: 920-948-7748 |
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| Fax #: 920-898-5942 |
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| Activities: |
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- Offer
free admission at the
Timm
House
Museum
from
1-4 p.m.
on Sunday, May 18
- Distribute
a news release to local media that ties
International Museum Day (Week) celebrations with a
program, exhibit, or other event during the week of
May 10-18.
- Send
a note to a local civic leader to make them aware of
International Museum Day and invite them to a program
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| Institution: New
Richmond
Heritage
Center
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| Contact Name: Amy Kavaloski |
E-mail: tevents@dotnet.com |
| Address:
1100
Heritage Dr.
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New
Richmond
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WI
54017
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| Tel. #: 888-320-3276 |
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| Fax #: 715-246-7215 |
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| Activities: |
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- Free
admission
- Distribute
a news release to local media that ties
International Museum Day (Week) celebrations with a
program, exhibit, or other event during the week of
May 10-18
- Send
a note to a local civic leader to make them aware of
International Museum Day and invite them to a
program
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| Institution: Olbrich Botanical Gardens
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| Contact Name: Sharon Cybart |
E-mail: scybart@cityofmadison.com |
| Address:
3330
Atwood Ave.
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Madison, WI
53704
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| Tel. #: 608-246-4716 |
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| Fax #: 608-246-4719- |
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- Olbrich’s
plant sale with the pros (May 10,
9 a.m.
—
4 p.m.
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- Sundowners/Crosstown
Violet Club
Sale
(May 10,
9 a.m.
—
4 p.m.
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- Bolz
Conservatory Exhibit: Light Gaps (May 10—18)
- Mother’s
Day Concert—New Horizons Concert Band (May 11,
2 p.m.
—
3 p.m.
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- Art
Exhibit—Rebecca Abbott: A Loving Eye (May 11 &
18, 11a.m—
5 p.m.
- Yoga
in the Gardens (May 12,
5:30
—
6:45 p.m.
; May 15,
7:30
—
8:45 p.m.
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- Badger
Bonsai Annual Show (May 17-18,
10 a.m.
—
4 p.m.
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- Children’s
Glass: Grow a Salad Bowl (May 18, 1—
2:30 p.m.
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| Institution:
Outagamie
County
Historical Society
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| Contact Name:
Douglas
Whalin |
E-mail: douglas@foxvalleyhistory.org |
| Address:
330
E. College Ave.
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Appleton
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WI
54911
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| Tel. #: 920-935-9370 |
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| Fax #: 920-733-8636 |
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- Unveiling of historic markers on the
Fox River
locks on May 16th.
- Two performances by a local magician on May 17th
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11am
and
1pm.
Free with admission
- Free admission to the museum all day on May 18th
- Free behind the scenes tour of the museum on the 18th
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