List of museums in Wisconsin

This list of museums in Wisconsin encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace are not included.

Defunct museums

American UFO and Sci-Fi Museum, Wisconsin Dells
Artasia Gallery & Museum, Milwaukee
Carl's Wood Art Museum, Eagle River,
Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear in Milwaukee, closed December 2020, bulk of artifacts transferred to Cedarburg History Museum
Fairfield Art Center, Sturgeon Bay
Fort Bon Secours, Cadott
The Hideout - Al Capone's Northwoods Retreat, Couderay
Kickapoo Indian Caverns, Wauzeka, included a Native American museum
Little Norway, Wisconsin, Blue Mounds, closed in 2012
Madison Museum of Bathroom Tissue
Museum of Norman Rockwell Art, Reedsburg,
Rudy Rotter's Museum of Sculpture, Manitowoc
Swarthout Museum, La Crosse, formerly operated by the La Crosse County Historical Society
Thunderbird Museum, Merrilan,
Watson's Wild West Museum, Old west general store with American West artifacts, closed November 2018
William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design, Milwaukee, closed in 2010

Regions defined

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has defined five tourism regions of Wisconsin as follows below:

Central Sands Prairie Region

Counties in the central area: Adams, Calumet, Clark, Fond du Lac, Green Lake, Juneau, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood

Lake Michigan Region

Counties in the eastern area along Lake Michigan, including the Door Peninsula: Brown, Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee, Manitowoc, Marinette, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan

Lake Superior Northwoods Region

Counties in the north central and northwest area: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn

Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers Region

South central and southwest area along the Mississippi and Chippewa rivers: Buffalo, Chippewa, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Jackson, La Crosse, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon

Southern Savanna Region

South central area: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha