Chippewa Valley Museum, Eau Claire, WI

Have your own adventure in history at the nationally recognized Chippewa Valley Museum, located in Eau Claire’s beautiful Carson Park. Explore Ojibwe history, the immigrant experience, and stories of regional farms, neighborhoods and towns in 12,000 square feet of award-winning exhibits. A visitor favorite is the multi-media “Object Theater.” The Chippewa Valley Museum also includes the Glenn Curtis Smoot Library and Archives, a 1950s-style Ice Cream Parlor and the Museum Store with a large selection of regional history books. 

• When was the last time you heard chickens in the hen house?
• When was the last time you walked inside a wigman?
• When was the last time you heard the Rhythm Playboys? Or an Amish hymn?
• When was the last time you turned a stoplight green?

The exciting and intertwining stories of Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley is to visit the nationally recognized Chippewa Valley Museum, located in Eau Claire. We offer award-winning exhibits, beautifully preserved historic structures on the grounds, fun activities, a working vintage ice cream parlor, and more. We exist to discover, collect, preserve and interpret the story of the Chippewa Valley and its people, and tell larger stories of America through our own.