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If you’ve gone to the Milwaukee Public Museum, you’ve probably explored the Streets of Old Milwaukee exhibit and may even have a favorite display. Poet and MPM Education Programs Coordinator Richard Hedderman shares more insight and a poem in honor of 414 Day.
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A chat with the Milwaukee Public Museum’s director of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibilityEarlier this year, the Milwaukee Public Museum hired Dr. Rhoan Garnett as its director of inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. Garnett shares more about settling into his new home in Milwaukee and how he envisions building an inclusive culture at the Milwaukee Public Museum.
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Dinosaurs are thought to have dominated the earth for more than 150 million years. We’re still learning so much about how they lived and what caused them to start dying off, but what has become clear is they never truly left.
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Since the 1960s, the Milwaukee Public Museum has been a fixture on the west side of downtown. But, the Museum hopes to move to a new, smaller space that could better fit their needs and help avoid disaster.
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Today marks 99 years since the discovery of King Tut’s tomb and all of its contents. To mark the occasion, Milwaukee Public Museum Education Programs Coordinator Richard Hedderman shares insight into the King Tut display at the museum’s Crossroads of Civilization exhibit and a poem.
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There are three species of boa on the island of Hispaniola, the Caribbean island where the Dominican Republic and Haiti are located. But now a fourth species has been discovered — the first new species to come off the island in 133 years.
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When visitors walk into the Rainforest Hall at the Milwaukee Public Museum, they’re greeted by the sounds of chattering monkeys, parrots and other wildlife. Richard Hedderman is the museum's education programs coordinator and is also a poet. He was inspired by the exhibit to write a poem about how fragile this ecosystem is.
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Richard Hedderman is a local poet, author and educator at the Milwaukee Public Museum, where he also coordinates the creative writing programming. His…
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This month, the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM) and Betty Brinn Children’s Museum (BBCM) agreed to co-locate. The new building will be on the northeast…
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Many organizations are finding new ways to engage with the public during the coronavirus pandemic. Like most places, the Milwaukee Public Museum has…