Museum Department - City of Platteville
405 E. Main Street, P. O. Box 780
Platteville, Wisconsin 53818-0780
Telephone (608) 348-3301
Email: museums@platteville.org

THE
MINING
MUSEUM

ROLLO
JAMISON
MUSEUM
          The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum are located side by side at the eastern end of Platteville's Downtown Historic District. The museums include an underground tour of the 1845 Bevans Lead Mine, a ride in a 1931 mine train aboveground, and exhibits on Platteville, area history and especially the history of lead and zinc mining in the Upper Mississippi Valley.
     
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Beginning May 1, mine tours will be available daily.

Hours
  The Mining Museum and the Rollo Jamison Museum are open daily 9-5 May through October.
Self-guided galleries and office are open  Monday-Friday 9-4, November through April. Group tours available year 'round by appointment.

 Tickets
 Tickets which include admission to both The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum are Adult $9.00, Seniors $7.75, Child 5-15 $4.50 with under 5 free, Family $24 (up to two adults and two or more dependent children 5-17). May through October.

The museum does not accept credit or debit cards.

 November through April admission to the Rollo Jamison Museum and the Mining Museum building is $4 adults and seniors and $2 for children 5-15. This does not include the mine.


               Staff
                    Director - Stephen J. Kleefisch
                Curator - Stephanie Saager-Bourret
                Education Coordinator - Mary Huck

  
            For more information  contact:
                       City of Platteville Museum Department
                   405 East Main Street, P.O. Box 780
                   Platteville, WI 53818-0780
                    (608) 348-3301
                    email:  museums@platteville.org




     The Mining Museum and Rollo Jamison Museum is a Blue Star Museums.
  Blue Star Museums is a program that offers free admission from Memorial Day through
  Labor Day for active-duty military and their immediate family members (military ID
 holder and five immediate family members.) Active duty military include Army, Navy,
 Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and active duty National Guard and active duty
  Reserve Members.

The Rountree Gallery, located on the second floor of the Mining Museum building, features work by area artists. Admission to the gallery is free during posted hours. Call 608-348-6719 or email rtgallery@yousq.net for more information.
 

Museum Annual Report
click here to read the 2011 Museum Report