Neville Public Museum

210 Museum Place
Green Bay, WI 54303-2760

Phone: 920-448-4460

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Museum Hours

Sunday Noon to 5pm
Mon, Tues 9am to 5pm
Wednesday 9am to 8pm
Thurs - Sat 9am to 5pm

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Admission

Members FREE
Kids 5 yrs & under FREE
Kids 6 - 15 yrs $3.00
Adults 16 yrs+ $5.00
Schools & Youth Groups Call 448-7840 for rates
   

FREE on Wednesday with Brown County proof of residency
5pm to 8pm


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School Year Programs

Click here for a printable school brochure!

 

Temporary Exhibits
 


Who are the Hmong?

Program Dates: September 29, 2012 - May 5, 2013

Grades: 6 and up
Length: 30 minutes for tour; 30 minute film

How did the Hmong get to Green Bay? What historical events led to their arrival? What cultural values do they have? How do they contribute to Wisconsin’s cultural fabric? See objects that are part of the Musuem’s collection that tell this story. Watch the film Being Hmong Means Being Free. Self-guided assignment sheet is available to groups unable to attend.

Click here for the suggested Education Packet
Click here to see Being Hmong Means Being Free

Click here for a middle school assignment sheet

Click here for a high school assigment sheet

Click here for a college level assignment sheet

Click here for an elementary scavenger hunt

 
Always Available
 


Dino-Mural

Grades: pre K-3
Length: 30 to 45 minutes
Related Exhibit: Discovery Room

See a life-size Dinosaur Mural by artist Amy Graff featuring a mother T-Rex guarding her eggs. Through questions and exploration of the five senses, students uncover the mystery of what Mama T-Rex eats. Replicas of dinosaur artifacts and one real dinosaur artifact passed around during the program. Presented in the Discovery Room. 


Early Wisconsin History

Grades: 4-12, especially 4th
Length: 2 to 2.5 hours
Related Exhibit: On The Edge Of The Inland Sea

Explore On the Edge of the Inland Sea, while also studying Wisconsin history from the fur trade to the Peshtigo Fire. Hands-on activity challenges students to think about the tools and toys that suited different eras. Ice cutting film included in the tour. If you would like to include the glaciers and prehistoric peoples in this tour, allow for an extra 30 minutes.

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Mapping Old Green Bay

Grades: 3-8, especially 3rd
Length: 2 to 2.5 hours
Related Exhibit: On The Edge Of The Inland Sea

Learn about the city of Green Bay through maps, transportation, and people as presented in On the Edge of the Inland Sea. Hands-on mapping activity also included. New larger maps this year!

Pre-visit Activity

Have your students look at our Snapshots in Time page at old historic photos from our collection before they come to the museum. Ask them to find different kinds of transportation in each photograph. Let them know that some of the photos they see on the site will be seen on their upcoming tour.

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Port of Green Bay

Program Dates: through March 5, 2012

Grade: 3
Length: 2 to 2.5 hours
Related Exhibit: On The Edge Of The Inland Sea and The Port of Green Bay

As an alternative to Mapping Green Bay you can ask for the Port of Green Bay Tour. While similar to the Mapping Tour, this tour includes the exhibit Port of Green Bay, plus primary products used and shipped in the area. Students can also spend time with the Great Lakes Maritime Transportation Education Trunk. For groups of three classrooms, the Museum will include the hands-on mapping activity.
 


Prehistoric Cultures of Northeastern Wisconsin

Grades: K-5, especially 2nd
Length: 2 hours
Related Exhibit: On The Edge Of The Inland Sea

Explore the first third of our permanent  exhibit, On the Edge of the Inland Sea, and learn about the Paleo-Indian, Archaic, and Woodland cultures. Compare and contrast the technologies and adaptations early people used in a changing environment. Made compatible for the new Wisconsin textbook: Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story.

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Art Tours
 


When art exhibits are available

Grades: 6-12
Length: 45 to 90 minutes

The Neville offers many temporary art exhibitions throughout the year where students can find form, function, and perspective.

Have students sketch or study a variety of different media. Check our website for details and dates of art exhibits. You may request an artist from the Green Bay area to lead your tour.

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