MPM is the intersection of human history and natural science. We educate, explore, discover and preserve the world and its people. With three floors of exhibits, MPM encompasses life-size dioramas, a rain forest and a live butterfly garden, as well as unique visual adventures in the Daniel M. Soref National Geographic Dome Theater and Planetarium. What will you find on your next visit to MPM?
Amazing carvings. My father left behind 3 Netsuke which appear to be carved from ivory. They appear to be quite old, the best we can figure he obtained them about 1993 from an estate sale, there is no documentation. I live in California which has strict regulations regarding the ownership of ivory. I am sympathetic to the laws to end the killing of elephants for the harvest of ivory while at the same time appreciate the historical and artistic relevance of these carvings. I would entertain the idea of donating them to a museum or other reputable organization however in not sure I can legally give the away or sell them. It’s kind of like if they for some reason outlawed the ownership of marble would we destroy Michael Angelo’s sculpture of David.
You should know that 8 times out of ten people assume an object is ivory from elephants when it quite possibly is from mastodon, or mammoth, both legal, or warthog, or walrus tusk, and tagua nut is basically an exact copy of ivory but from a tree. Mammoth and mastodon ivory have crossed hatch micro lines in the cream, while elephant has singular lines. Tagua has no growth lines. I am a member of a netsuke group on FB, there are people all the time asking about objects, what they are made of, and where they are from and when they were made. 99% of the time the answer is tourist trade, worthless to any netsuke collector. You might consider taking great photos and posting them in a group that can identify them and apply a worth value.
Will the streets of old Milwaukee or the European Village return? Those were a couple of my family's favorite exhibits in the old museum. Especially my father's favorite as he grew up in old Milwaukee.
I'm not American American but when I was born and for my my birthday my grandmother always gave me a pair of moccasins. The shop she bought from was in Wells Maine. Over 40 years later the store is still there.💜
I enjoyed seeing the new exhibit unfold. It seems like an insightful and dignified experience. I also feel concerned about the scrapping of older institutions. Yes, they are a reflection of their time. They may even feel outdated to some. When we reimagine history, we leave behind the direct evidence, the fingerprints, of the people that time period served. That includes the buildings and structures removed for the sake of progress. Fine examples are the loss of Pabst Building at 108 E. Wisconsin, or the former Lake Front Depot at 918 E. Wisconsin.
Wish they’d prioritize classical German-Esque Architecture over this goofy “creative risk”, excuse for an inexpensive block building. Just imagine if the Milwaukee Exposition Building was rebuilt instead, it’d become a civil landmark protected well into the future, this building will be torn down in 60 years tops
Thank you MpM for capturing the moment I took my father to the Museum for the first time. He passed away yesterday and I was hoping I could find this video. Thats us in the opening shot. He absolutely loved going there. I miss you Dad.
Y'all complain about not having enough room to display the current inventory...and yet the "new" museum will be smaller.... Also where are the meetings for the public to sit down and voice their opinions....
They "made room" by deciding to leave a lot of beloved/cherished exhibits behind, because, according to them, it would be too hard, impossible & expensive to move "The Streets..." to the new one 💔💔
I still find it incredibly difficult to see how an 8 mile wide asteroid that left maybe a 100 mile wide crater caused so much devastation on a planet with a 33,000 mile circumference that it made an entire species go instinct I don’t care how fast it was moving it’s just too small.
It wasn't the asteroid that did it sure it did make a big explosion though but most of the power went In to the planet and made a giant earthquake the next part is a little weird but just listen so basically after that a giant cloud came around and it started raining fire so that's how the flying reptile was wiped out and it killed probably alot of the dinosaurs after that there were so little dinosaurs left they either starved or died from the giant amount of heat
The building looks terrible. We can still stop this ugly thing from being built, it looks like a pile of poo. After listening to the architects I don’t think they have the right vision for Milwaukee.
It's hard to imagine that even from 10 years ago, how much our downtown would change for the better with all the recent additions. Loved the old museum, and this new one looks like it will be even better. Thanks for the update, and keep up the great work!
