Mitchell Park Conservatory - Milwaukee's Exotic Venue for Weddings - Corporate Events - Family Fun
The Friends of the Milwaukee Domes provide this website as a resource for Milwaukee area residents to give back to the community by volunteering time and/or resources and with the intention of putting the Mitchell Park Conservatory back on the map as a visitation place to be worth considering. The Domes are perfect for a rainy day trip, as a place to read a book under a blooming shade tree in the dead of an icy Milwaukee, Wisconsin Winter or as THE place to host a five hundred guest corporate event for Milwaukee businesses. The Mitchell Park Conservatory are a treasure that The Friends of the Domes intend to preserve for generations of Milwaukee and Wisconsin residents to enjoy and draw wonder from going forward forever.  The Grand Reopening was spectacular attended by hundreds on November 5 2008. The Mitchell Park Domes received a private donation of $550,000 for major lighting improvements. Milwaukee County with the Friends of the Domes use The Mitchell Park Conservatory new look features neon halo rings above each of the Domes giving them a greater presence in the twilight Milwaukee skyline and making the Mitchell Park Conservatory easier to see from I-94 and the Miller Valley. This new higher profile exterior presence is symbolic for the Friends of the Dome as the beginning of a new era of a more dynamic higher energy level for The Mitchell Park Conservatory. The Friends intend to make the Mitchell Park Conservatory upgrade the beginning of a brighter future for The Domes. The Friends would love for you to be a part of the Mitchell Park Conservatory. Contact the Friends now to learn how you can be a part of The Mitchell Park Conservatory. The Domes, located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, are the world's only conoidal glass houses. The three Domes are home to flowers and plants from tropical and arid locations around the world. Amazingly, the architecturally unique structures are filled with plants and animals from different climates. Each Dome is almost half a football field wide, by seven stories tall. Twenty wildlife species including birds, lizards, frogs, toads, fish, and turtles call the Domes their home. Five times each year,the beautiful Show Dome has elaborately planned seasonal floral displays. In the moist air of the Tropical Dome, you will experience 1,200 species of tropical plants. The Desert Dome represents the deserts of the world with plants grouped by geographic locations. The Friends of the Domes is a support group whose purpose is to enhance projects and programs in Milwaukee's Mitchell Park Horicultural Conservatory. Come visit us at the Domes today! Friends of the Domes Mission FOD is a support group whose purpose is to enhance projects and programs in Milwaukee’s Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory – “Mitchell Park Domes”. | |||||||||
Something new is always abloom at The Domes. From water conserving plants and trees of the 
d the summer months to replace broken glass and do many much needed repairs. With funding coming from private sources combined with insurance settlement from damage caused by the Falk factory explosion these major improvements require only a fractional contribution from Milwaukee County for the replacement of the Mitchell Park Domes lobby building roof and ceiling.
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