Native Games
Most of the two dozen games displayed in the new temporary exhibit Native Games can be found, with some variation, among tribes in the United States and Canada. All tribes played games of skill and chance, racing and relay games, throwing and catching games, games that imitated hunting and war, games that were played alone and those that were played with a group. This small exhibit, located on the second floor between the Southeast and Southwest Native American halls, is divided into four topics: lacrosse and other stick games, games of skill, games of chance, and traditional European games adapted by Native Americans. While some of these games may be recognizable to you, many will likely be unfamiliar though they existed before European arrival in North America.
Starts: June 30, 2011
Ends: January 1, 2013
Location of this event
Milwaukee Public Museum
800 W. Wells St.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Phone: 414-278-2702
Accessibility: yes
Web site:
www.mpm.edu
Description:The MPM is a natural and human history museum. Opened to the public in 1884, the MPM complex includes three floors of permanent exhibits, a live butterfly garden, the Humphrey IMAX Dome Theater and the Daniel M. Soref Planetarium. The museum also regularly houses major traveling exhibits.
Public hours from October 1 through May 25 are Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Sunday, 10:00 a.m.-6:00 p.m.
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