Looking for a great way to celebrate the 4th of July? We’ll be showing off vintage skills, staging classic games of skill, and making life a cakewalk for a day. 

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    Eau Claire Featured in WPT Series

    New documentary on the history of Eau Claire coming soon!

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    New Book about Eau Claire

    A History of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Volume 1: The Lumbering Era is now available in the Chippewa Valley Museum store. Written by Eau Claire native and retired historian Brian L. Blakeley, the book covers early settlement through 1906.

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The Chippewa Valley Museum — a place to ask questions, seek answers and be inspired. We tell stories. Surprising, entertaining, enriching, and authentic stories that illuminate the Chippewa Valley for those near and far, and also help tell the larger story of America.

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Our galleries tell the stories of significant events in the Chippewa Valley and create distinct and intentional dialogues about objects, individuals, and history.

REINVENTING THE CHIPPEWA VALLEYChanging Currents
A Century of ChangeFarm Life
Explore past and present traditionsHarvesting Traditions
RCU CHILDREN'S GALLERYHistory Quest
A Fantasy in MiniatureKate Aitken’s Dollhouse
Students, Objects, and CurationMaking Meaning
AYRES ASSOCIATES GALLERYPicture of Health
A Multi-Century StorySchlegelmilch House
One Room School HouseSunnyview School

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May 22, 2018 Improve your health and your knowledge while biking into history. Join in for...

June 22 Eau Claire Then & Now: The Kneer House on Barstow & Eau Claire Streets in 1913 (check the old street car tracks and overhead electrical line) and today’s Haymarket Landing. View Post

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April 17, 2018 Discover the country kid inside you. Stomp to oldtimey fiddle and banjo music...

June 21 Stop by and take a look through a stereoscope at our booth at Sounds Like Summer in Phoenix Park View Post