Water/ Ways - Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit
2025-03-01 - 2025-05-10
Our World IS Water

US Sailing Center Sheboygan & Sheboygan Lighthouse

On display at the Sheboygan County Museum from March 1 through May 10, 2025, Water/ Ways, a Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibit, reminds us that as a natural resource and a vital component of humanity, water is both practical and essential to the environmental, cultural, and historical experience of life on our planet.

Ice harvesting on Random Lake, WI

Representing over 71% of the Earth’s surface, water is an essential component of everyday life on our planet. This critical role is not just as a natural resource, but as a shared substance that shapes the artistic, economic, and cultural experience of community, people, and time. Water/ Ways, explores the relationship between people and water through this multi-faceted lens. Additional local content will further explore the impact of water for Sheboygan County residents past and present.

“Cooler by the Lake” Art Chair, Kristin Olson. 2023.

Water/ Ways is a Museum on Main Street exhibition developed by the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service and inspired by an exhibition developed by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (www.amnh.org).
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Cover Image: Fishing on the Chattahoochee River, Ga. Photo by Steve Harwood

Family Nights
2025-05-05 16:00 - 18:00 (America/Chicago)
Did you know that your family makes Sheboygan County history every day? So get over to 3110 Erie Ave and get connected to that history at Sheboygan County Museum’s Family Nights featuring special hours and playful programs.
Drop-in 4:00pm–6:00pm

Fish PATCHES
May 5
Get into the flow of Sheboygan County’s glorious fishing history just days after opening day. Make your own Gyotaku fish print patch with Elkhart Lake artist and business owner The Mad Patcher.
See the Girl Scouts’ fishing badge prototype, created and earned first right here in Sheboygan.

Admission for this Family Night is FREE thanks togenerous sponsorship from Kohler Co.
