Wisconsin Historical Society museum seeks to ‘wow’
Wisconsin Historical Society museum seeks to ‘wow’
By Dean Mosiman, Wisconsin State Journal
“Imagine speaking in real time to divers exploring a shipwreck off Door County, watching an American Indian elder describe how to harvest wild rice, climbing inside a vintage Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, then eating dishes from around the state in a classic Wisconsin supper club.
Or viewing a shawl that belonged to Abraham Lincoln, a handwritten letter by Thomas Jefferson suggesting the transcontinental expedition later undertaken by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, or the original film scripts for “Citizen Kane” and “Gone With the Wind.”
All in one place.
After two decades of planning, the vision for a new $120 million, 100,000-square-foot Wisconsin Historical Society museum Downtown is taking shape, fueled by an unprecedented outreach effort to communities across the state, American Indian tribes and generations of Wisconsinites…”