Wisconsin
SE Wisconsin
Milwaukee

Milwaukee Public Museum

The Milwaukee Public Museum is a natural and human history in the Westown neighborhood of , . The museum was chartered in 1882 and opened to the public in 1884.
Tap on a place
to explore it
mpm.edu
+1 888 700 9069
+1 414 278 2702
Wikipedia
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Wednesday and Friday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
  • Type: Museum
  • Description: public museum in Wisconsin, United States
  • Also known as: “mpm.edu” and “Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin”
  • Address: 800 West Wells Street, Milwaukee, 53233
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Daniel M. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater & Planetarium and MacArthur Square.

Movie theater
Photo: Awkwafaba, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a movie theater.

Park
Photo: Gpwitteveen, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a park.

Stadium
Photo: Shadowlink1014, Public domain.
The is an indoor arena located in , . The arena, which seats as many as 12,700 people and offers 41,700 square feet of floor space, is part of a larger downtown campus, that includes the and Wisconsin Center. is situated 1,300 feet northeast of Milwaukee Public Museum.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Milwaukee and Menomonee Valley.

Suburb
Photo: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the central business district of , . The economic and symbolic center of the city and the , it is Milwaukee's oldest district and home to many of region's cultural, financial educational and historical landmarks including , and the .

Suburb
Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The or Menomonee River Valley is a U-shaped land formation along the southern bend of the Menomonee River in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Because of its easy access to and other waterways, the neighborhood has historically been home to the city's stockyards, rendering plants, shipping, and other heavy industry.

Quarter
is an industrialized peninsula in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It began as a marsh island between the and Kinnickinnic rivers, and now forms the city's inner harbor design. is situated 2 miles southeast of Milwaukee Public Museum.

Milwaukee Public Museum

Latitude
43.04072° or 43° 2′ 27″ north
Longitude
-87.92134° or 87° 55′ 17″ west
Elevation
614 feet (187 metres)
Inception
1962
Levels
7
Operator
Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc
Open location code
86MJ23RH+7F
Open­Street­Map ID
way 53814592
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­civic
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­museum
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Geo­Names ID
5263086
Wiki­data ID
Q6861802
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, GeoNames, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Milwaukee Public Museum from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Spanish—“Milwaukee Public Museum” goes by many names.

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Westown and Deer District.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as MPM Employee Parking and Shipping & Receiving and Wells & 8th Street.

Southeast Wisconsin: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kenosha, Racine, Waukesha, and West Allis.

Curious Museums to Discover

Uncover intriguing museums from every corner of the globe.
About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Milwaukee Public Museum”. Photo: Sulfur, CC BY-SA 3.0.