People gathering outside the Oshkosh Public Museum for a celebration of Dia de los Muertos

Visit the Oshkosh Public Museum

Mother and daughter sitting outside the Oshkosh Public Museum

Plan your visit

Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10 am - 4:30 pm

General Admission can be purchased in-person at the Museum on the day of your visit. Admission grants you access to the entire Museum for the full day. General admission rates:

  • Museum Members: Free!

  • Adults: $8

  • Seniors (62+) and Students: $6

  • Children (4-17): $4

  • Children 3 and under: Free

OPM is closed Sundays and Mondays and the following observed holidays: New Year's Eve, New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, and December 24-26 for Christmas. 

Directions

1331 Algoma Blvd, Oshkosh WI 54901

From US Highway 41:

Exit onto the Hwy 21 exit (exit 119). From the exit ramp, continue east on Oshkosh Avenue. At the first stoplight past the bridge, turn right onto High Avenue. Turn left at the second driveway into the Museum’s visitor parking lot.

From Downtown Oshkosh:

Take Algoma Boulevard northeast. Turn left before the stoplights into the Museum’s visitor parking lot.

Visitor parking at the Oshkosh Public Museum is free. Handicapped parking spaces are located at the east end of the parking lot, nearest to Algoma Boulevard.

Arch and pathway outside the Oshkosh Public Museum
People viewing an exhibit of Helen Farnsworth Mears

Accessibility

Everyone is welcome at OPM. We’re committed to creating a safe and respectful environment that accommodates the needs of all of our visitors, no matter their age or abilities. We work to ensure the best possible accessibility within the Historic Sawyer Home, grounds and galleries.

The Museum is fully accessible. A wheelchair lift is located just inside the Main Entrance and an elevator services all other facilities. Please contact us with any specific accessibility questions at 920.236.5799.

Groups

OPM welcomes group visits for self-guided experiences. Group admission rates are available to groups of 12 or more visitors scheduled at least ten days in advance.

To book your visit, call 920.236.5799.

Parking is free and coach or bus parking is available.

Group general admission rates:

  • Adults (18-61): $7

  • Seniors (62+) & Students (with ID): $5

  • Children (4-17): $3

  • Children 3 & under: free

People viewing the People of the Waters exhibit
Postcards of historic Oshkosh

Museum Store

OPM's Museum Store features a locally-focused selection from regional craftspeople, a wide selection of books, and items connected to local or state history.

As an admission-free area of the Museum, we’re equally accessible to locals seeking out unique gits and handmade products.

We’re always seeking to incorporate relevant items in our Museum Store. Whether seasonal, connected to an exhibit, or an interesting piece of history, new items are added and highlighted often. Contact us if you'd like to see your creations for sale.

Product Highlight: OPM has an extensive Archives, including historic postcards! These reproductions of postcards from our collection feature snippets about Oshkosh history.