| Building History Detail |
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| Milwaukee Public Museum The Public Museum building consists of several buildings connected together, the most recent part being the two-story Butterfly exhibit addition built in 2000 in the former main entrance on Wells Street. The IMAX theater/ Discovery World addition on the east end of the complex was finished in 1996 and was a steel framed 3-story building with a new main entrance designed by HGA Architects. The main portion of the museum and the central building is 6 stories high, reinforced concrete and includes offices and storage space including several floors of exhibits. The east and west wings are both 3-story high and includes the main exhibition space for permanent exhibits. Since its inception the museum had been owned by the City but a transfer of ownership to Milwaukee County was finalized in 1976. Architect: Eschweiler, Eschweiler, and Sielaff Year Built: 1963, Year Demolished: n/a Address History: |
