Susan Apps-Bodilly

media release: Museum Store Sunday is Nov. 27. This is a day to “shop for a cause” and show support for important cultural institutions and museums, with organizations all over the nation and beyond participating.

The Wisconsin Historical Museum is having a special event for the occasion with complimentary hot cocoa for shoppers.

Susan Apps-Bodilly author of “Seeds in Soil,” will do a book talk and crafting activity from 11 a.m. - noon. Each guest under 18 will receive a free pot and seeds to plant during this interactive activity, while supplies last.

The Wisconsin Historical Museum, located since 1986 in a converted hardware store at the top of State Street on Madison’s Capitol Square, is preparing for the final day of welcoming visitors to the current space. On Sunday, November 27, museum guests will be treated to complimentary hot cocoa, Museum Store Sunday retail specials, and a book talk and crafting activity for kids with Susan Apps-Bodilly, author of the Wisconsin Historical Society Press book “Seeds in Soil.”

The Wisconsin Historical Society announced it would begin to pack up artifacts at the Wisconsin Historical Museum in September, transitioning items into storage at the State Archive Preservation Facility as the momentum grows for the new, state-of-the-art history center set to be completed in 2026. On November 27, visitors can take a final tour of the longstanding “People of the Woodlands” exhibit and help sustain the museum’s next chapter by shopping the retail specials available on Museum Store Sunday. The retail event makes it easy to support the Wisconsin Historical Society by “shopping for a cause” and will feature an expertly curated selection of unique gifts just in time for the holiday season.

While museum exhibitions will be closed after November 27, the Wisconsin Historical Museum retail store will remain open throughout this holiday season and 2023. The Wisconsin Historical Society will continue to serve residents and schools statewide in the time leading up to the opening of the new history center, with special programs and exhibitions planned for a new transitional space as well as the Wisconsin State Capitol building.   

For more information on the new history center project, visit wisconsinhistory.org/historycenter.