List of museums in Wisconsin

This list of museums in Wisconsin encompasses museums defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Defunct museums

 * American UFO and Sci-Fi Museum, Wisconsin Dells
 * Artasia Gallery & Museum, Milwaukee
 * Carl's Wood Art Museum, Eagle River, Roadside America report
 * Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear in Milwaukee, closed December 2020, bulk of artifacts transferred to Cedarburg History Museum
 * Fairfield Art Center, Sturgeon Bay(Story on closure)
 * Fort Bon Secours, Cadott
 * The Hideout - Al Capone's Northwoods Retreat, Couderay
 * Kickapoo Indian Caverns, Wauzeka, included a Native American museum
 * Little Norway, Wisconsin, Blue Mounds, closed in 2012
 * Madison Museum of Bathroom Tissue
 * Museum of Norman Rockwell Art, Reedsburg, Reedsburg information about museum
 * Rudy Rotter's Museum of Sculpture, Manitowoc
 * Swarthout Museum, La Crosse, formerly operated by the La Crosse County Historical Society
 * Thunderbird Museum, Merrilan, Roadside America - closed report
 * Watson's Wild West Museum, Old west general store with American West artifacts, closed November 2018
 * William F. Eisner Museum of Advertising & Design, Milwaukee, closed in 2010

Regions defined
The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (WDNR) has defined five tourism regions of Wisconsin as follows below:

Central Sands Prairie Region
Counties in the central area: Adams, Calumet, Clark, Fond du Lac,  Green Lake, Juneau, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Monroe, Outagamie, Portage, Shawano, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood

Lake Michigan Region
Counties in the eastern area along Lake Michigan, including the Door Peninsula: Brown, Door, Kenosha, Kewaunee,  Manitowoc, Marinette, Marathon, Marquette, Menominee, Milwaukee, Oconto, Ozaukee, Racine, Sheboygan

Lake Superior Northwoods Region
Counties in the north central and northwest area: Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett,  Douglas, Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Polk, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Vilas, Washburn

Mississippi/Chippewa Rivers Region
South central and southwest area along the Mississippi and Chippewa rivers: Buffalo, Chippewa, Crawford, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Jackson, La Crosse, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Vernon

Southern Savanna Region
South central area: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Green, Iowa, Jefferson, Lafayette, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Walworth, Washington, Waukesha