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kee Public Museum is at an exciting point in its 144-year history with construction of its new, iconic building underway and an opening date slated for early 2027. Dr. Ellen Censky, President & CEO of the Milwaukee Public Museum, will give an overview of the project and provide an insider's look at the architecture, exhibits plan and what it takes to build a natural history museum and move more than four million collections items.
kee Public Museum is at an exciting point in its 144-year history with construction of its new, iconic building underway and an opening date slated for early 2027. Dr. Ellen Censky, President & CEO of the Milwaukee Public Museum, will give an overview of the project and provide an insider's look at the architecture, exhibits plan and what it takes to build a natural history museum and move more than four million collections items.A Cedarburg native, Dr. Censky began her career at the Milwaukee Public Museum in 1977. She went on to serve in other leadership capacities nationally, including at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History in Pittsburgh, where she received national recognition for her work in founding and developing the BioBlitz program, which is now a staple community outreach program at institutions in every U.S. state and in countries around the world.
Dr. Censky continued to expand her leadership skills as the Director of the Connecticut State Museum of Natural History and Director and CEO of the Sam Noble Oklahoma Museum of Natural History, guiding both institutions through significant expansions and seven-figure capital campaigns. Following successful tenures of leadership across the country, Dr. Censky returned to the Milwaukee Public Museum in 2008 to serve as Senior Vice President and Academic Dean.
Dr. Censky earned her Bachelor of Science degree in zoology from the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and her doctorate in biological sciences from the University of Pittsburgh.