Sensory Friendly Evening
Wisconsin Maritime MuseumMuseums 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. […]
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. […]
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 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 […]
Our annual USS LAGARTO Remembrance Ceremony honors the crew of the Manitowoc-built submarine that was lost on May 3, 1945. This event is free to the public and can be viewed from the Riverwalk outside of the Museum.
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 […]
SubFest, the Wisconsin Maritime Museum's annual celebration of all things submarine, will be July 4-7, 2024 right here in Manitowoc, Wisconsin! Join us in celebrating the history of the Silent Service, including our WWII era submarine, USS COBIA (SS 245), and Manitowoc's 28 Freshwater WWII Submarines. This will include FREE ADMISSION for all active duty, retired, and veteran military […]
The Wisconsin Maritime Museum and the Rahr-West Art Museum are thrilled to announce Paint Out 2024! We are so excited to be able to make this annual event happen through […]
Families can spend the night aboard USS Cobia and learn how to dive the sub, fire the torpedoes, and aim the deck guns. If you want to stay up later, […]
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. At this free event sponsored by Festival Foods, you will have access to the Museum as well as an opportunity to take a sensory-friendly submarine […]