Rainforest & Butterflies at MPM

We’re excited to announce that Milwaukee Public Museum will remain open for all of 2026, giving MPM fans near and far an entire year to make memories in our current building! This will be the Museum’s final full year in this location before moving to our new home, the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin. The last day of operation at our current location will be January 3, 2027.

As a final send-off to the Museum we all love, beginning in January 2026, we’ll be kicking off a year-long celebration called Greatest Hits, which will commemorate MPM’s most iconic and beloved exhibits. Visitors will have the opportunity to enjoy exciting theme days, after-hours adult events, guest lectures, hands-on activities, exclusive merch drops, and so much more! Greatest Hits is all about experiencing the magic of MPM, we hope you’ll join the celebration.

Rainforest & Butterflies
May 7-June 6, 2026
This Greatest Hit takes visitors to the tropics to celebrate two of MPM’s groundbreaking and immersive exhibits, Rainforest and Puelicher Butterfly Vivarium, which showcase some of the planet’s most beautiful biodiversity—using recreated and real specimens.