Kids & Family - Dec. 29, 2008
Museum welcomes Skyberg's "Snickeyfritz"
Local artist and writer Andrea Skyberg introduces her new book, "Snickeyfritz," on Dec. 29 and Jan. 3 at the Milwaukee Public Museum during a drop-in workshop from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Skyberg created life-sized characters out of masking tape and photographed them for the book's art.
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Arts & Entertainment - Dec. 8, 2008
Getting coal for Christmas might not be so bad
The Milwaukee Public Museum's "Titanic" exhibition is offering up real pieces of coal from the legendary ship that came to its untimely end in 1912. Available in the museum's gift shop, the coal gifts range in price from $14.99 to $349.99, and come in loose pieces, jewelry and large chunks framed in a shadow box.
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Milwaukee Buzz - Nov. 12, 2008
Mortician confirms corpse flower smells like death
Milwaukee funeral director Elaine Litzau confirms that the Milwaukee Public Museum's "corpse flower" does indeed smell like a human corpse. We'll take her word for it.
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Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 8, 2008
"Titanic" exhibit is a fascinating, emotional journey
Most of us are familiar, if not fascinated, with Titanic's historic tragedy and the real objects and real stories presented in the Milwaukee Public Museum's "Titanic -- The Artifact Exhibition," opening Friday, Oct. 10 and running through May 25, 2009, bring us even closer to the fateful events of April 14 and 15, 1912.
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Milwaukee Buzz - May 28, 2008
Video of the Day: May 28, 2008
If you haven't seen the "Body Worlds" exhibit at the Milwaukee Public Museum, time is running out. Here is a clip to whet your appetite.
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Arts & Entertainment - Nov. 15, 2008
25 Years Already?
Friday November 14th, 2008 - Milwaukee, WI/Lake Villa, ILAs close as I can figure it exactly twenty-five years ago today I stepped on a stage to try my hand at standup comedy for the very first time. I was a twenty year old punk without a clue as to what life was about or what the future would br...
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