The program stresses professional museum standards, ethics, proper care and interpretation of collections by learning within an actual museum environment.
This Graduate Certificate Program stresses professional museum standards and ethics and proper care and interpretation of collections while providing the opportunity for the development of expertise and special skills. The program is designed to be practical and realistic.
06/03/2026
Nominations and Applications - Council for Museum Anthropology Nominations and Applications Home The Council for Museum Anthropology (CMA), a section of the American Anthropological Association, recognizes innovative and influential contributions to the field of museum anthropology. There are four categories of awards: Distinguished Service Award (awarded bienn...
06/02/2026
𝗖𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟮𝟬 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀!
Join the Wisconsin Historical Society for the 2026 Local History & Historic Preservation Conference, October 14–16, 2026, at the Hyatt Regency Milwaukee in downtown Milwaukee!
This year’s theme, “Doing History: Looking Forward from 250,” will bring together history and preservation professionals, volunteers, and advocates for:
• Engaging sessions
• Hands-on workshops
• Wisconsin History Center updates
• Excursions and tours
• Networking events at America's Black Holocaust Museum and Pabst Mansion
We’re also thrilled to welcome keynote speakers John Dichtl, President & CEO of the American Association for State and Local History (AASLH) and Emma Rudd, Executive Director of the Milwaukee Preservation Alliance, Inc.
Registration will begin in July.
05/28/2026
05/26/2026
Tim Bovard, the last full-time taxidermist at any museum in the U.S., has amassed an encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. Since 1984, he has worked at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County, where the care and keeping of animals and dioramas is a responsibility he takes seriously and joyfully. He works only with donations from zoos, offerings from private collections or roadkill. https://nyti.ms/4u0Gtk7
05/25/2026
Rumor has it that some of our grads were involved i the development of this exhibit!
🌎 A new exhibit is coming to the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
“We the People: Milwaukee Stories of Immigration, Citizenship, and Community” explores how generations of immigrants have shaped Milwaukee and the American story itself.
🗽Opening June 12, this timely exhibition invites visitors to reflect on identity, belonging, and what it means to be American as the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in 2026.
Discover powerful community stories, oral histories, and the lasting impact of immigration on Milwaukee’s neighborhoods, culture, food, and industries.
05/20/2026
Todd Gray’s new exhibition “Portals” reframes Black diasporic history, enticing viewers to “look, find connections, and ask questions,” says writer David S. Rubin.
Featuring several multi-paneled photo assemblages, the exhibition explores “the evolution of Black history and identity through the juxtaposition of images related to slavery with views of European art, architecture, and formal gardens.”
Image: Detail of Todd Gray, “Octavia’s Gaze” (2026), featuring a reproduction of Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson, “Portrait of Jean Baptiste-Bailey” (1797) (photo David S. Rubin/Hyperallergic)
05/15/2026
Progress report: Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin As work progresses on the new Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin building at 1310 N. 6th St., we got a look inside. Here's what we saw.
05/11/2026
Portrait looted by N***s found in home of Dutch SS leader’s family — Guardian US Toon Kelder artwork from famed Goudstikker collection resurfaces with descendants of Hendrik Seyffardt