Generations Gallery
.Galería Generations Generaciones (Espanol)
Chav Saib Khoom Puav Pheej Los Ntawm Ntau Tiam (Hmong)
Matxafka Qarniga Hage (Somali)
Ice Age
Make your way through an ice tunnel, similar to one that would have stood at the same spot 13,000 years ago. As the glaciers retreated, the first people arrived in Wisconsin, between 10,000 and 6500 BCE. Explore what life was like for these people including what a mastodon hunt looked like.
Archaeology
Archaeology is more than digging for artifacts. Archaeology combines research with fieldwork and artifacts to create a snapshot of how people lived in the past based on what they left behind. Dig like an archaeologist and discover the artifacts they’d find in Wisconsin.
The People of Northeast Wisconsin
People have lived in Northeast Wisconsin for thousands of years. Some, like the Menominee, have been
here much longer, while others, like the Hmong, have immigrated here more recently. People from different backgrounds come together to make our community what it is today. Discover here how people, past and present, express their culture through childhood.
Welcome Home
A home is more than four walls and a roof. It can contain family, traditions, and belongings, all of which shape the way you live your life. Discover what one important part of the home—the kitchen—looked like in the 1930s and 1950s.
Exposed Collections
Explore among rows of drawers and shelves, the treasures from the Neville’s diverse and cherished collection. Here you will find more than 1,000 artifacts, representing a small fraction of what the museum cares for.
Industry
Three hundred years ago the fur trade was Northeast Wisconsin’s number one industry. Today, papermaking and cheese processing support the local economy. Explore artifacts from Green Bay’s top industries.
Conflict—WWI
Most of the world went to war in 1914, but the United States watched from afar for almost three years. It was not until German submarines sank three American ships in March 1917 that the United States entered the war. On April 6, the U.S. joined the Allied Forces and declared war on Germany. Explore different aspects of the war and the effect it had on people at the time.
Art
“Abstract art” is a very broad term used to refer to a style of art that does not try to represent real-life. Instead, it uses colors, shapes, and lines to express emotions, moods, or ideas. Artists in the early 20th century like Hilma af Klint and Piet Mondrian began experimenting in this style and it continues to evolve today. Exploring new techniques and the use of non-representational colors, shapes, and lines freed artists from the stricter, more traditional styles of art. This allowed each artist to create very distinctive and personal styles.
Three Centuries of History
More than 300 years ago, Europeans arrived at the mouth of the Fox River and began trading with the local native peoples. Since then, Northeast Wisconsin has been transformed and shaped by people who call this region home.