Museum is open May 1 - October 31, 2017
Extend hours during events in Downtown Sun Prairie.
Also open by appointment, please email or call for additional information.
Description for 2017 exhibits:
- "Hmong at Heart" a cultural exhibit created by the Madison Children's Museum and gifted to the Hmong Community
- "The History of Radio and Telegraph" features a private collection of radios, insulators and telegraph equipment including a working telegraph station to practice your Morse Code
- "O'Keeffe Sisters Art and Artifacts" including an original Ida O'Keeffe painting called "Aquarium" on loan from a private collection
This 1924 red brick building located at 115 E Main Street in Downtown Sun Prairie serves the community as the headquarters of the Museum. The building was designed by Alvin E. Small who was born in Sun Prairie in 1869. He attended school in Sun Prairie and became a well-known architect in Madison, responsible for the design of many prairie-style homes in Madison along with other well-known Madison buildings. Alvin died in 1932.
Past uses of the building include the City Library, City Offices, the Original site of the Colonial Club Senior Center, the Village Council Chambers, and a World War II Red Cross Center.
The Museum's mission is the preservation and interpretation of the history of Sun Prairie and surrounding area from the settlement of Native American Nations to our current era. The Museum collects, preserves, and exhibits this history to the community through outreach exhibits, community programs, tours, museum displays, its website and Facebook page. Major collections include the development of the city government and the daily life of its citizens.
