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Moon Day at The Milwaukee Public Museum


*The event has already taken place on this date: Sat, 07/20/2019
Join us from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. for FREE out-and-indoor demonstrations and activities for all ages

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  • Look to the skies using professional telescopes outside
  • Launch your own balloon rocket in MPM’s courtyard
  • Make a paper rocket with Milwaukee Public Television
  • Talk to our experts about this momentous event and see objects rarely displayed at MPM before, including:  
    • NASA artifacts like parts from the Apollo 8 navigation system that allowed astronauts to be brought safely to the moon and back to earth for the first time
    • Apollo 11 photos, including an autographed photo of all three astronauts signed after they were awarded the first-ever Père Marquette Discovery Award on November 8, 1969
    • The Milwaukee Journal from July 21, 1969 celebrating the landing
    • Apollo 8 and Apollo 11 coins

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Location:

800 W. Wells St
Milwaukee, WI, 53233
United States

Phone:

(414) 278-2728
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The event has already taken place on this date: 
07/20/2019
Time: 
11am-3pm