Join us for Living History Tours aboard USS COBIA! Members of the USS COBIA Living History Crew will be stationed throughout the submarine all day (10:00AM-4:00PM) to welcome guests and answer questions. Admission is included with regular Museum + Submarine admission. WMM Members are always free!
The Ghost Ships Festival is two-day public, community event held annually in Wisconsin to promote research, education and public awareness of Great Lakes maritime history through the stories, remains and underwater archeology of Great Lakes shipwrecks. Founded in Milwaukee in 1999, the Ghost Ships Festival brings together scuba divers, underwater archeologists, maritime historians, state and […]
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum invites you to celebrate USS COBIA's 81st "Birthday Party" on Saturday March 23rd, 2024 from 10am-4pm. Join in the festivities and enjoy living history tours of the submarine, carnival games, a rubber duck derby, and screenings of "Lost and Found: The Search for USS Lagarto". Finally end the party with singing […]
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum invites you to dive into the wonderful world of shipwrecks and underwater archaeology with "Shipwreck Day" on Saturday April 20th, 2024 from 10:00am-3:00pm. Join us for a day filled with hands-on shipwreck activities, including a book signing with Sunken author Kathy Groth and a Q&A with an underwater archaeologist! Free youth […]
Please join the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on May 2, 2024 at 6:30pm for our Think & Drink series presentation "We Do This for the Water" with Siobhan Marks/Zeegwan Noodenese. The featured drink of the night will be Cedar Tea. Josephine Mandamin was an Anishinaabe elder and Water rights activist who walked around the Great Lakes, […]
Visit us on Saturday, May 11 and walk through our newest exhibit: Wisconsin's Shipwreck Coasts! Wisconsin is a maritime state. Over the past 300 years, people from across Europe and beyond navigated to Wisconsin in search of a better life. Many risked their lives by sailing aboard ships through the Great Lakes during a time […]
Check out the Midwest’s longest-running model contest and vote on your favorites! The models will be on display to the public on Saturday and Sunday. Friday is model set-up. See […]
Please join the Wisconsin Maritime Museum on June 6th at 6:30pm for our Think & Drink series presentation "The Music of Victory at Sea" with Professor George Ferencz. The featured drink of the night will be a Suffering Bastard. In 1952-53, NBC brought WWII right into American living rooms as network television found its way […]
Visit us on Saturday, June 8 and walk through our newest exhibit: Turning the Tide – The Role of Manitowoc’s LCTs in WWII! The Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company built more than just submarines for WWII. They were also the lead shipyard for building Landing Craft, Tanks (LCT)-5s and designed the first LCT-6. This exhibit explores the […]
The sonic boom of a fog horn can pierce through the thickest fog to warn ships of upcoming hazards. From 11:00am-3:00pm on Saturday June 15, 2024, join the Wisconsin Maritime Museum as Historian Jake Heffernan tells the story of the evolution of the fog horn! Learn about how sirens and diaphones generate sound by chopping […]
Museums are for everyone! Join us for a sensory-friendly evening designed for anyone looking for a more relaxed museum experience, no matter their age or ability level, and their families. […]