Wisconsin Veterans Museum Anchors State’s Contribution to America’s Time Capsule
MADISON, Wis — (June 11, 2026) As part of the America250 national celebration, a time capsule will be buried on July 4, 2026, at Independence National Historical Park, in Philadelphia, PA. America’s Time Capsule contains objects from all 56 U.S. states and territories and the three branches of the federal
Wisconsin Veterans Museum to Host Smithsonian’s Making History, Making Change Lecture The National Native American Veterans Memorial: Honoring the Military Service of Native Americans
MADISON, Wis — (June 2, 2026) Rachelle B. Pablo (Diné), Museum Specialist with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian will present “The National Native American Veterans Memorial: Honoring the Military Service of Native Americans” at the Fluno Center on the UW-Madison Campus on June 23 at 7:00pm. This
125th Anniversary Media Day
Wisconsin Veterans Museum Celebrates 125th Anniversary Media Day April 17th marks beginning of year-long celebration MADISON, April 2, 2026 — Born out of the desire of Civil War veterans to honor the service of their comrades and to educate future generations about the cost of liberty, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum has
125 Years of Sharing Our Veterans’ Stories
Our Story Born out of the desire of Civil War veterans to honor the service of their comrades and to educate future generations about the cost of liberty and the continued effort required to protect our freedom, this organization has collected, preserved and shared the stories of Wisconsin veterans since
WISCONSIN VETERANS MUSEUM “PORTRAITS OF SERVICE” OPENS FEB. 6
MADISON, Wis. (January 26, 2026) – The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is debuting a powerful new exhibit, Portraits of Service: Wisconsin Warriors from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam, opening Feb. 6, 2026. The temporary exhibit will showcase the work of award-winning photographer James Gill, who captured intimate portraits of Wisconsin veterans across
Media Alert: U.S. MARINE CORPS CELEBRATES 250TH BIRTHDAY IN MADISON
U.S. MARINE CORPS CELEBRATES 250TH BIRTHDAY IN MADISON MADISON (Nov 6, 2025) — Join the Wisconsin Veterans Museum on November 10th as we commemorate the 250th birthday of the United States Marine Corps. Mark this milestone and honor the true spirit of our American Marines through their honor, courage, and commitment
Tribute to Fallen Wisconsin Sailor Opens at Veterans Museum
MADISON, Wis — (October 8, 2025) The Wisconsin Veterans Museum has opened a temporary exhibit to remember a Wisconsin sailor killed in the bombing of the USS Cole (DDG 67) in the Yemini port of Aden on October 12, 2000. Seventeen crewmembers perished in the terrorist attack, and among them was Engineman 2nd
Talking Spirits Cemetery Tours Media Day
Media Alert Talking Spirits Cemetery Tours Begin September 29 at Forest Hills Cemetery in Madison; Media Day October 1 Live actors portray World War II Veterans from Wisconsin MADISON, September 22, 2025 — Eighty years after then end of World War II, the stories of our Greatest Generation have not been
A Behind-the-Scenes Peek at the D-Day Exhibit
The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is pleased to partner with renowned military artist, Keith Rocco, on the exhibition of his traveling exhibit, D-Day, Omaha Beach. Rocco first collaborated with the museum in 1992, when he was commissioned to paint the murals found in the galleries of the museum in advance
D-Day Exhibit features Keith Rocco Paintings
New exhibit pairs paintings with accounts of soldiers, sailors, and airmen who were there MADISON, July 10, 2025 — As the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II approaches, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum opens a new exhibit about the pivotal battle that turned the course of the war in