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 $2.00
Youth Groups $2.00

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


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School Year Programs

 

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Temporary Exhibits
 


MONEYVILLE

Program Dates: Jan. 14 – May 6, 2012

Grades: 2 and up
Length: 30-45 minutes  
Related Exhibit: MONEYVILLE 

Related Exhibit: MONEYVILLE

This traveling exhibit explores the history, science, math and economics behind money to build math skills and promote economic literacy in a fun, immersive urban environment. Appropriate for students in grades 2-8.

The exhibit was created by the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.

Click here to see the Moneyville Teacher guide!

Click here to see the Moneyville preview!

Click here to see the Moneyville academic standards!

Click here to see the Moneyville family guide!

Click here to see the activity guide in Spanish!


Geology

Program Dates: Jan. 28 – Apr. 8, 2012

Grades: 6-12
Length: 45-90 minutes 
Related Exhibit: Geology Club 50th Anniversary

The Neville Public Museum Geology Club is hosting an exhibit for their 50th anniversary. They will display some of their best finds. Learn about geology and the history of one of our area’s oldest science clubs.

 


1812

Program Dates: Feb. 25 – May 20, 2012

Grades: 6 and up, self-guided tours only
Length: 30-60 minutes
Related Exhibit: 1812

Developed at the Neville Public Museum, this exhibit includes objects from our own area concerning the War of 1812. Find out about the war that made Green Bay “American.” Take a tour as a group or send your students on a self-guided individual tour with a worksheet, available the week before the exhibit opens.

 


Football: The Exhibit

Program Dates: May 19, 2012 - Summer 2012

Grades K-12
Length: 30-60 minutes
Related Exhibit: Football: The Exhibit

A traveling exhibit organized by the Arkansas Museum of Discovery. Students have fun while they learn about the physics and math of football. This highly interactive exhibit has nine different STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) areas and two dozen different STEM activities. Based on National Science Standards.
 


 
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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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