Wisconsin Veterans Museum

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30 W. Mifflin St
Madison, WI 53703 United States Get Directions
Phone 608-267-1799

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  • WVM Movie Tours – Behind the Lens: They Shall Not Grow Old (2018)

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Are you curious about how accurately Hollywood portrays historical events? Join the Wisconsin Veterans Museum as we delve into these topics through in-person tours that focus on a specific film and period of history (with a Wisconsin angle, of course). These tours are free to the public, but registration is required. We will discuss the 2018 documentary film,  They Shall Not Grow Old, directed and produced by Peter Jackson. It was created using footage of the First World War held by the British Imperial War Museum. These tours free and open to the public, and are appropriate for all ages. Please register here.

  • Mess Night at the Museum

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Mess Night with Doug Bradley  Please join us as we celebrate the release of Doug Bradley's latest book, The Tracks of My Years. Bradley, an esteemed author, educator, and Vietnam veteran, will share insights from his new music-based memoir, highlighting the role of music in his life. The event features live music by Sean Michael Dargan.  Please register in advance here: $50 MEMBERS | $58 NON-MEMBERS  Each MESS NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM features a guest speaker, topic, dinner, drinks, and time to socialize before and after the talk. Registration will be required before the event. Join us as we transform this historic naval tradition into our own. Event suitable for all ages. Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation through the generous support of our 2026 Mess Night Series Sponsor Generac Power Systems.

  • Tabletop Gaming at WVM

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Try historical military tabletop games and learn about the history behind the game play. We will be playing Heimlich & Co., an interesting yet complex spy game where everyone at the table is spying on each other. The goal of the game is to figure out which spies belong to which player. The player who correctly assigns spies to players wins. We will have at least one table of two-seven people, but can expand based on the number of reservations. Gameplay time is 30 minutes, so we will run more than one round. Suitable for ages 8+. Please register here to reserve a spot but we will take walk-ins though space is limited.

  • Book Club Tour – The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Join the staff in the museum galleries for our new book club. This month's selection is The Coldest Winter by David Halberstam. This monthly book club meet in the galleries and discuss the selected work that focuses on military history. At each meeting you will traverse the galleries with a staff member as your guide who will explain the context of the readings and show you how “Wisconsin Was There.” This event is free and open to the public. Please register in advance here.  

  • Enduring Service: 125 Years of Veteran Stories

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff are giving special gallery tours to share amazing stories of Wisconsin veterans from the past 125 years. Join us for stories of the behind-the-scenes- jobs needed  to keep the military moving, Wisconsin women who were the first in their ranks or endeavors in the military, and WWI women and men surviving the results of the trenches. Guided tours will be given at 1:30 pm and 3:30 pm, or come in anytime to go at your own pace. All ages welcome.

  • Tabletop Gaming at WVM

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Try historical military tabletop games and learn about the history behind the game play. We will be playing "Wunderwaffen" a multi-player strategy game set at the end of World War II with the Allies racing toward Berlin, while Germany tries to resist and develop new "wonder weapons." We will have at least two tables of four people each, but can expand based on the number of reservations. Suitable for ages 12+. Please register here to reserve a spot. Space is limited.

  • Mess Night at the Museum

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Mess Night with Robert ‘Bob’ Smith Please join us for our quarterly Mess Night dinner series featuring Robert “Bob” Smith as he explores the vital role of the U.S. Navy Seabees in supporting scientific discovery in Antarctica through Operation Deep Freeze. Discover how Naval Construction Battalion Unit 201 overcame extreme weather and logistical challenges to build and sustain critical infrastructure at the South Pole, advancing research and global knowledge. Please register in advance here $50 MEMBERS | $58 NON-MEMBERS  Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation through the generous support of our 2026 Mess Night Series Sponsor Generac Power Systems.

  • WVM Movie Tours – Behind the Lens: Heneral Luna (2015)

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Do you like historical films? Are you curious about how accurately Hollywood portrays historical events? Join the Wisconsin Veterans Museum as we delve into these topics through in-person tours that focus on "Heneral Luna" and period of history (with a Wisconsin angle, of course). These tours are free to the public, but registration is required. Please register here.

  • Book Club Tour – Savage Little Wars of Peace by Max Boot

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Join the staff in the museum galleries for our new book club. This month's selection is Savage Little Wars of Peace by Max Boot. This monthly book club meets in the galleries to discuss a selected work with a military history focus. At each meeting you will traverse the galleries with a staff member as your guide who will explain the context of the readings and show you how “Wisconsin Was There.” This event is free and open to the public. Please register in advance here.

  • Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot: Stories Before, Between and Beyond the Combat Zone

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Shared by veterans of six decades of American military conflict and peacetime service, Whiskey, Tango, Foxtrot is an afternoon of stories that center on the kinds of surprising, touching, and absurdly funny moments that happen in the spaces before, between and beyond the combat zone and the complicated and triumphant journeys back from war to healing and civilian life. Come join Feast of Crispian for an afternoon of one-of-a-kind stories told by several generations of American Service Veterans - a kind of community campfire story circle, with a little taste of Shakespeare thrown in for good measure. Meet in the Ed Center at the museum.  This event is free but registration is required. Register here.

  • Mess Night at the Museum

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Mess Night with Patti Robinson Please join us for our quarterly Mess Night dinner series with guest speaker Patti Robinson, who will be discussing her research into her father’s service as a Marine in the Pacific during WWII. She has not only explored her father’s service but has also retraced his steps and stood on the battlefields he fought on during the war. This story of redemption and reckoning is one you won’t want to miss. Please register in advance here: $50 MEMBERS | $58 NON-MEMBERS  Event sponsored by the Wisconsin Veterans Museum Foundation through the generous support of our 2025 Mess Night Series Sponsor Generac Power Systems.

  • WVM Movie Tours: Behind the Lens of Rough Riders (1997)

    Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 W. Mifflin St, Madison, WI, United States

    Do you like historical films? Are you curious about how accurately Hollywood portrays historical events? Join the Wisconsin Veterans Museum as we delve into these topics through in-person tours that focus on a specific film and period of history (with a Wisconsin angle, of course). These tours are free to the public, but registration is required. Register here. Age Appropriate: These tours are appropriate for all ages