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Inside the Museum

View of temporary storage for drawers of specimens from the Walker Collection of fossils including invertebrates from University of Chicago in preparation for cataloguing. Await their move into new permanent quarters now being constructed as an addition to the Museum building.
View of temporary storage for drawers of specimens from the Walker Collection of fossils including invertebrates from University of Chicago in preparation for cataloguing. Await their move into new permanent quarters now being constructed as an addition to the Museum building.
Like other institutions of its type, the Milwaukee Public Museum conducts many important scientific activities that are not visible to the general public. These pages will give you an introduction to the behind-the-scenes work involved in producing the Museum's Silurian reef diorama.