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Chippewa Valley Museum Hours

Thank you for your interest in visiting the Chippewa Valley Museum. Our main facility is open year round. Our other historic buildings, on and off site, are open seasonally, or by appointment. Chippewa Valley Museum is free to the public Tuesday evenings from 5pm to 8pm.
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 1:00pm - 8:00pm
  • Wednesday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Thursday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Friday: 1:00pm - 5:00pm
  • Saturday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Sunday: Closed

    Warmth & Whimsy

    Winter Art Show
    Jan 21 - March 7

    Bring color and fun to your day, as winter swirls around outside, by visiting Chippewa Valley Museum's Warmth and Whimsy Art show. This show will run January 21 – March 7, accentuated by a one-day Folk Arts Festival on February 29. We've invited local artists to fill our 1,400 square foot Ayres Associates Gallery with art for the weeks wrapping around the Folk Arts Festival. This is the time of the year when color, whimsy, and warm thoughts are most needed. 

    Included with Regular Admission
    $7 Adult | $4 Student | 0-4 & Members Free

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    A PASSING INTEREST: THE STORY OF GUS DORAIS

    January 21st, 2020 | 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm 

    Local author Joe Niese's presentation is free and open to the public. At the close of the NFL’s centennial season, enjoy football history with a local connection. Author Joe Niese will present his work on Chippewa Falls native Charles “Gus” Dorais, who helped revolutionize football’s forward pass.

    Free & Open to the Public

    Folk Arts Festival

    11am - 4pm | February 29, 2020

    Enjoy an outdoor barn quilt scape, demonstrations, presentations, children's activities, and more. Lunch and treats will be available for purchase in the museum's ice cream parlor.

    $7 Adult | $4 Students | 0-4 & CVM Members Free

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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explore our exhibits

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
RCU CHILDREN'S GALLERYHistory Quest
A Fantasy in MiniatureKate Aitken’s Dollhouse
A Multi-Century StorySchlegelmilch House
Winter Art Show 1/21 - 3/7Warmth & Whimsy

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