Permanent exhibition
Exhibition 'Lower Level Exhibits' in Museum of Early Trades and Crafts
On the museum’s Lower Level, visitors can explore how people worked together in local communities to develop a bustling economy. On display are many of the tools of the trade used by a cooper, a distiller, a cabinetmaker, a shoemaker, a printer, and a blacksmith. These exhibits illustrate the working lives of several local 19th century tradespeople whose surnames are still familiar in Madison and the local area today.