KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM

KENOSHA, WI

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The Kenosha Public Museum is a natural history and fine arts museum located in Kenosha, Wisconsin. The museum was established in 1933 and is owned and operated by the city of Kenosha. The museum's collection includes over 80,000 specimens, including mounted animals, fossils, and minerals.

The natural history exhibits at the museum include displays on local wildlife, including a life-sized diorama of a wetland habitat, and exhibits on dinosaurs, geology, and anthropology. The museum's fine arts collection includes works by artists from Kenosha and the surrounding region, as well as national and international artists.

The museum also features a planetarium, which offers shows and educational programs about astronomy and space science. In addition, the museum hosts temporary exhibits on a variety of topics, including art, history, and science.

The Kenosha Public Museum is open year-round and offers free admission. The museum also offers educational programs and events for visitors of all ages, including guided tours, workshops, and hands-on activities.

KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM is a Uncategorized or General Museum in KENOSHA WI. US MID #8405500179

The museum is classed as GMU (Uncategorized or General Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Midwest (Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin). Total revenue from most recent IRS 990 Form: $ 658,492 from tax period 201212 (YYYYMM).

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American blackcurrant (Ribes americanum), Bender Park American blackcurrant (Ribes americanum) shrub. Near an ephemeral stream in Bender Park on a bluff along Lake Michigan. Bender Park is a Milwaukee County Park in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The Ribes genus is commonly referred to as the currants / gooseberries. It is the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. It is in the Saxifragales order. Photo taken mid-August 2023. Original key: IMG_6628
American blackcurrant (Ribes americanum), Bender Park American blackcurrant (Ribes americanum) shrub. Near an ephemeral stream in Bender Park on a bluff along Lake Michigan. Bender Park is a Milwaukee County Park in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The Ribes genus is commonly referred to as the currants / gooseberries. It is the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. It is in the Saxifragales order. Photo taken mid-August 2023. Original key: IMG_6630
American blackcurrant (Ribes americanum), Bender Park American blackcurrant (Ribes americanum) shrub. Near an ephemeral stream in Bender Park on a bluff along Lake Michigan. Bender Park is a Milwaukee County Park in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. The Ribes genus is commonly referred to as the currants / gooseberries. It is the only genus in the family Grossulariaceae. It is in the Saxifragales order. Photo taken mid-August 2023. Original key: IMG_6626
Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), Bender Park Big bluestem grass. Botanical name: Andropogon gerardi. Known as "king of the prairie", as the tallest native grass in the prairies of eastern and central North America. Its seedhead often has three branches of spikelets that resemble a turkey foot. In the Poales order and the Poaceae (grass) family. Photographed here in Bender Park on the shores of Lake Michigan in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Bender Park is a Milwaukee County Park. Photo taken mid-August 2023. Original key: IMG_6651
Big bluestem (Andropogon gerardi), Bender Park Big bluestem grass. Botanical name: Andropogon gerardi. Known as "king of the prairie", as the tallest native grass in the prairies of eastern and central North America. Its seedhead often has three branches of spikelets that resemble a turkey foot. In the Poales order and the Poaceae (grass) family. Photographed here in Bender Park on the shores of Lake Michigan in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Bender Park is a Milwaukee County Park. Photo taken mid-August 2023. Original key: IMG_6652
Bender Park, Oak Creek, Wisconsin Bender Park on the shore of Lake Michigan in Oak Creek, Wisconsin. Bender Park is a Milwaukee County Park. Photo taken mid-August 2023. Original key: IMG_6649
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7-23-23, Metra F40PH-3 174 Built 1989. Rebuilt to -3 specs by Progress Rail. It wears the newer Metra paint scheme. It just arrived in Waukegan, IL with Metra train 825.
7-23-23, Metra F59PHI90, F40PH-3 174 Metra 90 was built 9/98 as Amtrak Cascade service 467. At Waukegan, IL.
7-23-23, Metra F40PH-3 174 Built 1989. Rebuilt to -3 specs by Progress Rail. It wears the newer Metra paint scheme. It just arrived in Waukegan, IL with Metra train 825.
7-23-23, Metra F40PH-3 126 Rebuilt to -3 specifications by Progress Rail. Arriving in Waukegan, IL with Metra train 817.

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KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM
5500 1ST AVE
KENOSHA
WI
53140-3778

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KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM Information

MID # 8405500179
Name KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM
Alternate Name KENOSHA PUBLIC MUSEUM
Classification Uncategorized or General Museums, , Midwest
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 203623211
NTEECC
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201212
INCOME 21,807,389
REVENUE 658,492
LAT/LONG 42.586701, -87.812741
CODES FIPS State Code: 55
FIPS County Code: 059
US Census Tract: 001000
US Census Block: 2020