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The Central Library is the headquarters for the Milwaukee Public Library System as well as for the Milwaukee County Federated Library System. [3] Designated a Milwaukee Landmark in 1969, [4] the building remains one of Milwaukee's most monumental public structures.
The group rented space for its library in a number of locations over the years and expanded into sponsoring a lecture series with such important speakers as Horace Mann, Horace Greeley and Ralph Waldo Emerson. [2] In 1878, the city-sponsored library began when the state legislature authorized Milwaukee to establish a public library.
The Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) is a natural and human history museum in downtown Milwaukee, Wisconsin.The museum was chartered in 1882 and opened to the public in 1884; it is a nonprofit organization operated by the Milwaukee Public Museum, Inc. [2] MPM has three floors of exhibits and the first Dome Theater in Wisconsin.
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This list of museums in Wisconsin encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Discharged veterans of World War II form a new unit in Milwaukee's Memorial Day parade as it passes the Milwaukee Public Library on May 30, 1945. Some of the veterans dug out their uniforms ...
The library collects and preserves manuscripts, records, photographs, and family history information. The museum preserves three-dimensional artifacts related to Milwaukee County history, including paintings, ribbons, uniforms, flags, furniture, and china in a collection of over 20,000 items.
The Milwaukee Public Library's historic collections are housed in the Frank P. Zeidler Humanities Room, named in his honor. [citation needed] On May 21, 2006, he received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee. [citation needed] An urban park in downtown Milwaukee bears Zeidler's name.