Milwaukee Public Museum to Host Virtual Town Hall About the Future Museum

MILWAUKEE—On Wednesday, November 16, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m., Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) will host a virtual Town Hall to discuss updates about the Future Museum, preview results from the recent public survey on Future Museum exhibits and interior spaces and answer questions from the community.

The Town Hall will be facilitated on Zoom by Dr. Ellen Censky, MPM President & CEO, and Katie Sanders, MPM Chief Planning Officer.

“Input from our visitors and community members has been a critical component in the Future Museum planning process as we envision a new space that sparks curiosity and facilitates a valuable museum experience,” said Censky. “The Town Hall will provide the public with an overview of our progress, an opportunity to pose questions and weigh in on the project’s next steps and a reason to get excited for what’s ahead.”

Registration to attend the Town Hall can be completed here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwrduCrqDMtE9KRQn9lzkWA9VSWYL_8hQM7

A link to the Zoom meeting will be available upon registration. Questions can be submitted ahead of time at future@mpm.edu.

Groundbreaking for the Future Museum is slated for late 2023, with Mortenson and ALLCON overseeing construction, and the Museum is due to open in 2026. MPM’s current home will remain open until the new space is finished. Learn more about the Future Museum at www.mpm.edu/future.

About the Milwaukee Public Museum:

The Milwaukee Public Museum is a natural and human history museum located in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Museum was chartered in 1882 and opened to the public in 1884. MPM has three floors of exhibits that encompass life-size dioramas, walk-through villages, world cultures, dinosaurs, a rainforest, and a live butterfly garden, as well as the Daniel M. Soref Dome Theater & Planetarium. The Museum houses more than four million objects and hosts some half-a-million visitors each year. MPM is operated by Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc., a private, non-profit company, and its facilities and collections are held in trust and supported by Milwaukee County for the benefit of the public.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.