HOURS
SUN: CLOSED
MON: CLOSED
TUES: 1 PM - 8 PM
(Free from 5 - 8 PM)
WED: 1 PM - 5 PM
THURS: 1 PM - 5 PM
FRI: 1 PM - 5 PM
SAT: 10 AM - 5 PM
ADULTS: $7
With a STUDENT ID: $4
AGES 5-17: $4
UNDER AGE 5: Free
MUSEUM MEMBERS: Free
PHONE: (715) 834-7871
MAILING ADDRESS:
Chippewa Valley Museum
PO Box 1204
Eau Claire, WI 54702-1204
PHYSICAL ADDRESS:
1204 E. Half Moon Drive
Eau Claire, WI 54703
(This is NOT a mailing address!)
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Eau Claire Featured in WPT Series
New documentary on the history of Eau Claire coming soon!
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Program
Spring Workshops
Workshops include Ukrainian Pysanky, Hmong needlework, Rosemaling, and Rug Hooking.
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Promotion
New Book about Eau Claire
Eau Claire's lumbering era comes to life in book by Brian L. Blakeley
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EXHIBIT
Visit the "Harvesting Traditions" Exhibit
Now open, Harvesting Traditions features stories about hunting, fishing, and gathering.
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Promotion
"Logging in Wisconsin" Book Released
A collaboration between the Chippewa Valley Museum and the Paul Bunyan Logging Camp Museum.
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Haunted Escape Room
at the Schlegelmilch House in downtown Eau Claire
Select dates Oct. 6 - Nov. 5
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"Color Eau Claire" Book Launch, April 25
A free reception to celebrate the release of the local adult coloring book, Tuesday, April 25 at 6:30pm
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8th Annual Fiber Arts & Folk Life Festival, Feb. 18
Saturday, February 18, 11am-4pm at the Chippewa Valley Museum
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Program
Braided Wool Rug Workshops
Sign up for three sessions in January 2017 with instructor Beverly Ramey.
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Ojibwe Beaver Shield Workshop
Join instructor Lac Courte Oreilles tribal member Dick Mindykowski, on Saturday, January 14 at the Chippewa Valley Museum.
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"After Dark" Events
The After Dark event series kicks off November 4th at The Children's Museum of Eau Claire, and the Chippewa Valley Museum will host Feb. 10.
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Book Signing: Postcards from the Past
Local author and photographer David Tank will sign his book from 9:30am-Noon on Saturday, November 12 in the museum lobby.
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Charter Bank Challenge
Thanks to a match from Charter Bank, your gift to the museum is worth more than ever this year.
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EXHIBIT
New Beadwork Exhibit
See historical and contemporary Ho-Chunk and Ojibwe beadwork and explore why bead artists do what they do. Now open!
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New Major Exhibit now open!
4,200 square feet of fun, interactive, colorful Chippewa Valley history.
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Exhibit
Changing Currents Feature No. 4
How did Wisconsin-born grandmother Emma Wahl end up subject to harsh restrictions has an "alien female"?
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Exhibit
Changing Currents Feature No. 3
On his own at age 14 due to a cruel step-father, read the story of a real Chippewa Valley immigrant who headed to the woods to work as a "shanty-boy."
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Changing Currents Feature No. 2
A story both inspiring and tragic, read about how Wisconsin's Ojibwe managed to acquire reservations on their homelands.
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"A Piece of Hmong" Video Premieres
The Chippewa Valley Museum worked with local artist Mai Xee Xiong and the EC Area Hmong Mutual Assistance Association to create a video showcasing Xiong's hat-making skills, as well as sharing her migration story.
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Changing Currents Feature No. 1
In November 1788, Ojibwe and Dakota hunting parties came face to face in a tense standoff at a British trading post along the Red Cedar River. Read about why it happened and how it ended.
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Blue Star Museums 2014
CVM offers free admission to military personnel and their families this summer.
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EXHIBIT
Animating the Past
UW-Stout Students Develop 3D Animation and Video Game For New Exhibit
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Exhibit
New exhibit officially named
Thank you to everyone who participated in the survey. With your help, our new exhiit has been officially named Changing Currents: Reinventing the Chippewa Valley. Click through to read about why we chose this name.
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Exhibit
Major Exhibit Changes at CVM!
In November the sun set on Paths and Settlement, and later this year Changing Currents will be the place under CVM's roof where we tell these stories.
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New Folk Arts Project
We've been awarded a Wisconsin Arts Board Creative Communities Grant for $5,637 to create a multimedia production and showcase the work of three regional folk artists in its coming exhibit Intersections.
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CVM Awarded Federal Grant for Community Engagement Project
CVM and community partners receive a $150,000 grant from the IMLS!
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