Group tours and group tour discounts are available at the Mansion for groups of 15+. The Mansion requires two weeks notice and a $25 deposit. Group tour rates are $7 per adult and $4 per child, tour leaders admitted free. Christmas group tour rates are $8 per adult and $5 per child, tour leaders admitted free. Guided and self-guided tours available. Only self-guided tours available during the Mansion's nationally recognized holiday celebration

The Mansion is wheelchair accessible. Parking is available. Chaperones are required for school groups. The Mansion can also provide your group with suggested itineraries & tour packages in conjunction with other historical sites, restaurants and attractions. For more information on group tours contact our Director of Visitor Services at 414.931.0808.

SPECIALTY GROUPS TOURS

FRAMED

Tour the Pabst Mansion's fine art collection and experience the 1890's in different way, through eyes of many artists, known and unknown.

The art collection though out the Mansion not only reflects the taste of Captain and Mrs. Pabst but also the overall interests of the Milwaukee art scene in the late 19th century. Many of the pieces are the original works purchased by Frederick Pabst to hang in the Mansion, the brewery and other locations of the Pabst real estate holdings. Captain Pabst had many venues in Milwaukee and across the country that the art works would have been appropriate for and offered decorative subject matter in the settings where they were displayed.

The tour will take guests though the Mansion and highlight the major pieces of art in each room. The paintings and sculptures date from the 1640's to the early 1900's with the main period being the last half of the 1800's. Familiar names such as Bouguereau, De Blaas, Israels, Trentanove, Von Lembach, Verboechoven and more will be seen in Milwaukee's most spectacular setting, the Pabst Mansion.

An artistic excursion for your group can be booked by calling our Director of Visitor Services at 414.931.0808. The cost is $7.00 each for 15 or more persons.


PABST & PABST TOUR

Make it a Pabst history day! Tour the Pabst Mansion and the Best Place at the historic Pabst Brewery for one low price of $14

The Pabst Mansion, on the National Registry of Historic Homes, is 20,000 square feet of elaborately handcrafted woodwork, original wall coverings and furnishings, leaded glass, important 19th century art work and a great docent led story.

Best Place at the historic Pabst Brewery takes you back to 1844 to tell you how Best & Company started as a small brewery and transformed into the Pabst Brewing Company. Step into the Captain’s Courtyard and take a picture with Captain Pabst. See Blue Ribbon Hall, the King’s Courtyard, and visit the Vintage Gift Shop. Finally, complete the tour with a sampling of Pabst in the Best Place Tavern.

The Pabst & Pabst Tour will be a lasting memory for your groups. Book this tour by calling our Director of Visitor Services at 414.931.0808. The cost is $14.00 each for 15 or more persons.

STUDENT GROUPS

Get L.O.S.T. at the Pabst Mansion. Learning On Site Tours  for your students are now available!  Three permanent offerings based on grade and subject matter have been created:

“Captain Pabst’s House” is ideal for youth in 2nd-4th grades.  Introducing students to Captain Pabst, his family, and the Mansion, this tour engages students by encouraging them to compare their family and house to the Pabsts’.  Discussions on the similarities and differences in 19th century America highlight this tour!

“The Comforts of Home: The Pabst Mansion and Gilded Age Inventions” is designed for students in 5th and 6th grade.  Building on classroom learning at this level regarding the new marvels and inventions of the 19th century, “The Comforts of Home” tour will illustrate the uses of things such as electricity, indoor plumbing, forced air heating systems, telephones, and much more in private residences such as the Pabst Mansion.

Targeting an older audience, students in grades 8th-12th, is “Separate By Design: The Pabst  Mansion’s Layout and Class Distinction”.  Introducing young adults to the concept of class distinction during the Victorian Era, emphasizing the relationship between household servant and employer. The “Separate By Design” tour will use the Pabst Mansion’s layout and design as an example of how architecture in a 19th century private residence reinforced class distinction.

Learning On Site Tours last approximately one hour.  Rates are $3 per student, $6 per adult (1 adult chaperone for every 4 students is admitted free ).  For more information or to schedule your L.O.S.T. program, contact our Director of Visitor Services at 414.931.0808.

SCOUT THE PABST MANSION

The historic Captain Frederick Pabst Mansion invites your Girl or Boy Scout troop to earn a merit badge in one of our many scouting programs! The Mansion provides an exciting and educational atmosphere for your group to learn about the past by experiencing it firsthand. Our individually designed scouting programs are tailored to fulfill scouting merit requirements, so your troop can participate in unique activities while earning badges. Snacks and craft materials are provided by the Mansion, so all you have to do is be prepared to have fun! Call the Mansion for more information and to learn about other scouting programs

	Girl Scout ~ Junior Local Lore Badge It is 1892. Captain Frederick Pabst and his wife Maria have just completed their mansion on  Grand Avenue.  You have been invited to tour the Mansion and write an exclusive article for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  This is the opportunity of a lifetime for an ambitious young Victorian woman...what are you waiting for?  Get your pencil sharpened, your calling card spiffed up and find something suitable to wear.  This is your big chance!
	Girl Scout ~ Brownies Listening to the Past ~ Try It Brownie Girl Scouts are invited to earn the Listening to the Past Try-It with a visit to the Pabst Mansion!  Learn about life in the 1890s, especially the differences in dress, responsibilities, and leisure time for young girls in the 19th century.
	Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts Collecting Belt Loop Wolf and Bear Cub Scouts are invited to come to the Pabst Mansion to learn about collections.  Come and take a behind the scenes tour to see what historic house museums collect and how they store those collections.  Learn what boys from the Victorian Era would have collected and start a collection of your own!
	Tiger Cub Scouts Making My Family Special Achievement Tiger Cub Scouts, come to the Pabst Mansion  and see what family life was like in Milwaukee in the 1890s.  Learn what you would have been eating, what games you would have been playing, and how your house would have been different if you had lived then.  There is an activity to make and take home and there will even be snacks to eat.

Program Hours
Monday-Saturday 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sunday                     Noon-4 p.m.

Program Rates       $6 per scout

Programs are approximately 120 minutes in length. Fee includes snack and supplies. Reservations require two weeks notice. A $25 deposit is required for all groups. Contact the Pabst Mansion today at 414-931-0808 to arrange a program for your scouts!

***Don't have a scout troop? These programs are great for birthdays, play dates, kids clubs, small school groups, and any other reason for young learning enthusiasts to get together.