The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is dedicated to the people of Wisconsin who served in the armed forces and honors and affirms the role of all veterans in shaping Wisconsin military history and that of the nation.

Take a break from your screens and make real memories with friends and family with a visit to the Wisconsin Veterans Museum on the Capitol Square. You’ll learn about ordinary people who made the history you’ve read about. Our free museum is just one of the unique experiences downtown Madison offers. Can't wait to see you in the galleries.

The Wisconsin Veterans Museum is rooted in the 1901 founding of the Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Memorial Hall in the Wisconsin State Capitol. Today, the museum has risen to become Wisconsin’s premier military history museum and is a key educational activity of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs .

Connect with veterans' stories about Wisconsin in the Civil War to present day service. Traveling exhibits bring alive Wisconsin military history.

Wisconsin Veterans Museum 30 West Mifflin Street Madison, Wisconsin 53703. NEWSLETTER SIGNUP. Sign up to receive our e-newsletter once every two weeks. AFFILIATIONS. The museum is one of two Smithsonian Affiliates in the state and is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.

Contact Us Museum Street Address: 30 W. Mifflin St. Madison, WI 53703 Telephone: 608-267-1799 Email: [email protected] Department Contact Information

The Wisconsin Veterans Museum (WVM), founded 1901 as the Capitol’s GAR Memorial Hall, is Wisconsin’s premier military museum and a key educational component of the Wisconsin Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA).

As the premier source for Wisconsin military history, the Wisconsin Veterans Museum staff takes great care to ensure public access to its diverse resources. Use the database to find thousands of photographs, artifacts, and documents related to Wisconsin service members from the …

Our mission is to acknowledge, commemorate, and affirm the role of Wisconsin veterans in the United States of America's military past and present. Every day, our staff works to continue the charge of the Wisconsin Civil War veterans, whose prescient quest was to show that “Every Veteran is a Story.”

Since 1992 the Foundation has assisted the museum staff with preserving of our veterans' stories through the development of exhibits, presentation public programs, acquisition of historic objects, and engagement in activities to advance the Museum's mission.