Calendar of Events

Museum Admission, Guided Mine Tour & Train Ride

Museum Admission, Guided Mine Tour & Train Ride Your underground adventure awaits! Explore the pioneering spirit of Wisconsin’s rural Driftless Area through Rollo Jamison's cultural heritage collection, a real 1845 underground lead-zinc mine tour, and a mine train ride outdoors across the three-acre museum campus. Exhibits tell the story of how famous local geology in …

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Make Music Platteville at the Museum

Make Music Platteville at the Museums Make Music Platteville is an annual one-day, citywide, free day of music held on the summer solstice, June 21. The Museum welcomes guests for a free underground music performance in the 1845 Bevans Mine, where visitors experience the unique acoustics and atmosphere 50 feet underground as they listen to …

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Heritage Day

Heritage Day Heritage Day is a July 4th community celebration of Platteville’s rich history and bright future that draws more than 700 visitors annually.  Visitors will enjoy a day of games, historical demonstrations, special exhibits, live music, and food, including custom ice cream flavors produced by Pioneer Sweets of UW-Platteville. VIEW DETAILS AND MORE PROGRAMS …

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Mine Day

Mine Day Platteville's classic festival of Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math (STEAM) is a celebration of the pioneering spirit of ingenuity, inquiry, enterprise, and development that shaped our nook of the Driftless Area. Join us for a day of live music, games, industrial craft demonstrations, and earth science fun and festivities. Mine Day commemorates …

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Historic Re-enactment

Historic Re-enactment Held  since 1998, the 3-day Platteville Historic Re-enactment showcases the history of America’s Upper Mississippi Valley from the mid-1700s to 1840, featuring educators, artisans, and re-enactors all taking part in the celebration. The Historic Re-enactment presents a hands-on living history experience for the general public, as well as thousands of students whose visit …

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Sweet Treats on Main

Sweet Treats on Main As part of the Sweets Treats on Main event held by the Platteville Main Street Program, the museum will offer one free train ride per child as a “treat.” While the children and their families wait for their turn on the train, they can create a fun Halloween craft for children …

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Fall Community Free Day

Fall Community Free Day To thank the citizens of Platteville for their continued support, The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums offers two community free days: season opening day, May 3; and season closing day, October 29. Museum admission, including a Guided Mine Tour and Train Ride (weather permitting) will be free to Platteville residents with …

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Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Join us for old-fashioned holiday horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Platteville and learn about local history and key architectural landmarks! Enjoy the scenery and holiday lights around town with a beautiful team of draft horses. Rides will depart from The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums regularly between 4 p.m. and 8:30 …

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Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Join us for old-fashioned holiday horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Platteville and learn about local history and key architectural landmarks! Enjoy the scenery and holiday lights around town with a beautiful team of draft horses. Rides will depart from The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums regularly between 4 p.m. and 8:30 …

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Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides

Holiday Horse-Drawn Carriage Rides Join us for old-fashioned holiday horse-drawn carriage rides through downtown Platteville and learn about local history and key architectural landmarks! Enjoy the scenery and holiday lights around town with a beautiful team of draft horses. Rides will depart from The Mining & Rollo Jamison Museums regularly between 4 p.m. and 8:30 …

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In Season: May - October
Open Wednesday - Sunday
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

 

Off Season: November - April
Closed Except for Seasonal Programs