Getting Here:
The museum is located at 1331 Algoma Boulevard, Oshkosh, Wisconsin. From U.S. Highway 41 take the Highway 21 (Oshkosh Avenue) exit (#119). Proceed east on Highway 21 and cross the bridge over the Fox River. You are now on Congress Avenue.

At the first stoplight past the bridge, turn right onto High Avenue. This is a one way street. Get into the left lane immediately and turn left into the second driveway. This will bring you into the museum's visitor parking area.

The main entrance faces the parking area. If you miss this entrance, turn left at the first intersection (New York Avenue). Then turn left again on Algoma Boulevard (also a one way street), stay in the left lane, and turn left into the museum parking lot.
Additional parking is located in the church lot directly across High Avenue

Buses may drop off passengers at the entrance to the museum, but should park on Algoma Boulevard.

Hours:
The museum is open Tueday through Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Sunday from 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Closed Mondays and national holidays.

Admission:
Adults: $7.00
Children (6 through 17): $3.50
Developmentally Disabled: $1.00
Members free

Additional fees may apply to special events and exhibitions.

To make the best use of the museum during a field trip, school groups should call ahead for reservations.

Visitors receive a "Ticket to the Past" as part of admission, an innovative way to learn about the people who once lived in Oshkosh.

Accessibility:
The museum is fully handicap accessible. A wheelchair lift is located just inside the main entrance, to the right of the stairs. For special needs please contact museum_info@ci.oshkosh.wi.us or (920) 236-5799.

Museum Etiquette:
Food and beverages are not allowed in the galleries. We ask that children be supervised as a courtesy to other visitors.

Photography of exhibitions on loan to the museum is not allowed. If you have questions, please ask a staff member or volunteer.

Tips for School Groups:
The Oshkosh Public Museum offers a variety of programs to aid teachers, home schoolers, and adult groups. Our school outreach programs include classroom presentations and Discovery Boxes. We encourage museum visits by schools, home schoolers, and other groups. Please see the Education page for complete information.

1. Entrance

2. Museum Store

3. Coatroom

4. Elevator

5. Administrative Offices

6. Emblematic Display
What's happening at the museum; catch a glimpse of recent additions to the museum's collections; Tiffany stained glass; wheelchair accessibility lift.

7. Wetlands and Waterways Explore the relationships and interaction between people, animals, and waterways of the Lake Winnebago Region; Native American culture, fur trade, industry, and nature.

8. Sawyer Library Gallery of Glass and Ceramics Examples of pattern and cut glass, majolica, and lustreware; computer terminal to search the museum collection.

9. History of the Sawyer Family
Presenting the story of Edgar and Mary Jewell Sawyer, whose 1908 home became the Oshkosh Public Museum in 1924, with a replicated conservatory, family geneology dating to 495 A.D., historical photographs, and reproduction furnishings.

10. Fine Art Gallery
A selection of paintings and sculpture from the museum's collection.

11. 1895 Apostles Clock
The famous Apostles Clock had a complete overhaul in 2006. The creative genius and folk art of Oshkosh clock maker Mathias Kitz comes to life every hour, with precision movement of hand carved figures and the resonant melody of an original Regina music box.

Second Floor 12. Memories & Dreams Some of the museum's outstanding artifacts and the interesting stories connected with them, in an interpretive, multimedia exhibit that spans early immigration and settlement, agricultural development, leisure and recreation, labor and industry; featuring a horse drawn carriage, 1897 Crestmobile, rare 1913 Harley-Davidson motorcycle, and dramatic sights and sounds in Grandma's Attic. Try riding the reproduction "bone shaker," and much more! 13. Paine Lumber Company Scale Model. 65 miniature structures showing an extensive layout of one of the first lumbermill operations in Oshkosh, and at one time the largest in the world. 14. Temporary and Traveling Exhibitions. The museum presents a variety of temporary and traveling exhibitions in this gallery 15. Winnebago Room Gallery. A re-creation of a popular exhibit gallery from the 1950s, the room is filled with some of the unique and most popular items in the collection. Included are Native American objects along with a life-size cast wax figure, relics of Oshkosh fires, military weaponry and uniforms, and distinctive items from the pioneer era. Ground Floor 16. Historical Photographs. Photos from the museum archives give a glimpse of life during World War I (1917-1918). 17. Museum Archives Open by appointment. 18. Meeting Room.