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
In the 1800s, advancements in the printing industry led to the rise of illustrator art. The "golden age of illustration" lasted from the 1880s to the early 20th century. Illustrator art uses many different media and techniques to enhance text or represent ideas. These pieces from our collection showcase the diversity of illustrator art.
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.