Military Veterans Museum &

Welcome to the

Education Center

Honoring our Nation’s military history through education and preservation

Our Story

Our organization began with a shared dream of 5 WWII veterans. This group of men dreamed of the day there would be a museum in the East-Central part of Wisconsin dedicated to telling the stories of our Honored Veterans.

LATEST UPDATES AND NEWS

Get in the know Of everything going on with MVMEC!

  • Mark your Calendars for Saturday, May 3, 2025. That is the date for our 2025 Military History Day. Details to follow as we get closer to the date.
  • Effective January 1, 2025 we will be changing to our winter hours of 11AM to 5PM Friday, Saturday and Sunday. 
  • We also have a YouTube Channel! It includes Veterans stories and out Artifact Minutes. Check it out here! Be sure to “like”, subscribe, and hit the bell so you receive notifications of new videos!
  • MVMEC has just published a new book telling the stories of its history and of several of the artifacts on display. It is available @ Amazon through the link below and is also available in our gift shop. Click Here to see it on Amazon.
  •  Mark your calendars for Saturday, March 15, 2025 and plan on coming out to participate in our fifth annual Cornhole Tournament. We clear out several of our vehicles in the center of the museum to make this event possible. See poster at the left for details.
  • Many of our visitors ask what happened to the T34-85 Tank we used to have on display. We have an article on the tank on page 5 of our Winter 2022 Newsletter. Click here to see the Newsletter.
  • And, as always, Private Tours are available year round. Call Stu Tribbey (920) 379-1180 or [email protected] to schedule a visit.
  • Our Motor Pool area can be set up with tables and chairs for group meetings or other events like birthday parties. Interested? Contact Stu Tribbey at the above phone number or email. 
  • John Armbruster, Author of the book “Tailspin” about the Crew of Flying Fortress bomber Rikki Tikki Tavi will be giving a brief talk and do book signing at MVM on Saturday an 25, 2025 12PM to 3PM. 

member and visitor comments

I was impressed by all the military artifacts and information in the building. The volunteers who greeted us were very friendly. And more than willing to answer questions. I recommend this place to anyone interested in military history. I’ve already decided this is one place I will be going back to.
Stephanie Heinritz

Troy Selman

Nice small museum with friendly and knowledgeable volunteers. Exhibits were very well cared for. A nice hour to spend.

 
There was a lot more here than I thought. The staff are very knowledgeable and friendly. The amount of vehicles they have that you can see up close and personal and even the weapons was very impressive.
 
It’s a free museum and is fairly close to the aviation museum. What stands out to me is that most veteran’s museums tend to show more “attack” vehicles. This museum shows a lot of the other vehicles: Supply vehicles, wreckers, etc. These are the “hidden” parts of the war effort that finally get some credit. Also they try to get the stories behind the vehicles, which gives a lot more insight into the service.