MPM Simba the Lion Ornament

Hang this with pride on your Christmas tree! Our holiday ornament features Simba the lion as a cub. Visit him on MPM’s Third Floor!

In 1928, MPM staff went to Africa on the Cudahy-Massee Expedition and adopted an injured, motherless cub. He was named Simba, the Swahili word for lion, and he quickly won the hearts of the Museum team. Simba returned to Milwaukee where he lived and played in the taxidermy studio and on the roof of the Museum’s third home, now the Milwaukee Public Library. Simba loved his Museum family and enjoyed chasing bowling balls down the hallway, but eventually grew too big and had to move to the Washington Park Zoological Garden. After his passing, he came back home to the Museum where he currently resides in the Africa hall.

3.25"x3"

Design created at MPM and produced by The Charleston Mint.