Guided highlights tours will cover the main permanent exhibit areas on all three floors (excluding the Titanic exhibition). Groups can also request that their docent focus on an area of particular interest if they choose. Free with regular museum admission. For more information, please visit the website linked above.

Tom Farnquist will discuss many highlights of his life's work, including the mission of the Great Lakes Shipwreck Historical Society, which he founded, the raising of the Edmund Fitzgerald bell and the Society's most recent shipwreck discovery, the steel steamer CYPRUS. Farnquist has helped locate several previously unlocated shipwrecks, and has played in integral role in preserving Great Lakes maritime history since the 1970s.

Cost: $5 non-members; free for members and students with ID. Reservations required, call (414) 278-2728 or (888) 700-9069.

Themed in honor of the Museum’s 125th anniversary, this exhibit illustrates the vast scope of MPM holdings by highlighting four aspects of the collections- diverse range, odd extremes, intriguing collection stories, and obscure object functions. Cabinets of Curiosity is the culmination of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee/MPM Museum Studies program, through which students develop the annual exhibit from inception to completion. For more information about the exhibit, or to purchase tickets, please visit the webpage link above.

Guided highlights tours will cover the main permanent exhibit areas on all three floors (excluding the Titanic exhibition). Groups can also request that their docent focus on an area of particular interest if they choose. Free with regular museum admission. For more information, please visit the website link above.

Enjoy a butterfly-themed brunch this Mother's Day at the Milwaukee Public Museum. In addition to an exceptional array of items prepared by Zilli's Catering, brunch will include children's butterfly crafts at each table, butterfly tours in Rain Forest, and two live, timed butterfly releases in the Puelicher Butterfly Vivarium. For more information, including cost and menu listings, please visit the website links above.