Mt. Horeb Area Museum
Present Exhibits
Ethnic Evolution And Contribution In Southwestern Dane County
This exhibit, explores 150 years of ethnic evolution and contribution in Southwestern Dane County. This is not your typical small town museum display. With artifacts, remembrances and photos the exhibit examines how people of each culture that settled the area brought from their native countries different distinct values and customs which were retained or lost through politics, church, family and tradition.
Ethnic Evolution Exhibit features; Winnebagos (or Hochunk), Yankees, Scottish, Irish, Norwegians, Germans and Swiss
Centennial Gallery
In celebration of the Historical Society's 30th anniversary a new exhibit has been prepared and installed in the Museum's Centennial Gallery.The items in this exhibit represent some of the first artifacts to become part of the Museum's permanent collections
From its inception the Historical Society has been known for its detailed interiors, and this exhibit has given the opportunity to once more ply this old favorite. See related article here.
Mt. Horeb Area Museum
100 S. Second Street
Mt. Horeb WI 53517
Museum hours
May-December
Friday & Saturday 10:00 - 4:00
Sunday 12:30 - 4:00
Call for special group tours, 608-437-7776
Did you know that nearly 18,000 people have toured the Mt. Horeb Area Museum in the four and a half years it has been open? That's pretty good for just weekends. Visitors have come from all over the world. Comments gleaned from the Museum's guest register are filled with superlatives: "Best show in town"..."Wonderful!"..."Great collection"..."I've learned so much about myself today, thanks"..."WOW!, what a great museum, I wish our town had one like this"..."Great displays - we'll be back!"...and on and on.