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Milwaukee Art Museum

The Milwaukee Art Museum, founded in 1888, is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is renowned for its impressive architecture, including the Quadracci Pavilion designed by Santiago Calatrava. The museum’s extensive collection features over 25,000 works of art, including American and European paintings, contemporary art, and decorative arts. Notable artists in the collection include Georgia O’Keeffe, Winslow Homer and Picasso. The museum offers dynamic exhibitions, educational programs, and public events, making it a key cultural institution in the region. Read more about Museums.

A striking futuristic looking white building with lots of jutting spines and curved wings looms in front of a deep blue sky with a smattering of clouds

MAM’s Chief Experience Officer Is Recentering Santiago Calatrava’s Vision to Boost Museum Engagement

He's betting that small changes can have a big impact on the visitor experience.
By Kristine Hansen

The Tug-of-War Over Art Museum Ticket Prices Continues into 2025

"When prices go up, there usually isn’t a huge reaction because the people who go to museums value what they get there very highly.”
By Daniel Grant
A charcoal triptych of three elegant dresses is photographed through shattered glass, with bullet holes visible in the broken panes. The black-and-white composition highlights the fragility of the fabric and the violence implied by the cracks and holes.

The Force of Robert Longo’s Epic Blacks

Colors like ‘black black,’ ‘warm black,’ ‘cold black,’ ‘regular black,’ ‘medium black’ and ‘gray black’ all go into creating what he calls “highly aggressive images with the fragile material of charcoal.”
By Dian Parker
Visitors explore Early American Art Galleries at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas.

American Museums Have New Missions. Have Their Operations Caught Up?

By Stephen Reily
A sepia photo of a woman looking dramatically off to the left

One Fine Show: The Photographs of Julia Margaret Cameron at Milwaukee Art Museum

By Dan Duray
A photo of paintings in a museum exhibition.

One Fine Show: ’50 Paintings’ at the Milwaukee Art Museum

By Dan Duray

One Fine Show: ‘A Very Strong Likeness of Her’ at the Milwaukee Art Museum

By Dan Duray
The ancient city of Pompeii.

Europe Rescues Pompeii Ruins With 11th-Hour Funds, Have Artists Gotten Nice? And More

By Guelda Voien
A press conference was held at the Detroit Institute of Arts last July to announce that $26.8 million in pledges were made by Michigan businesses to the DIA to help it reach its $100 million Detroit Bankruptcy Grand Bargain commitment. (Photo by Bill Pugliano/Getty Images)

Detroit Institute of Arts Faces Next Challenge, Verona Art Museum Heist, and More

By Alanna Martinez
Artist Niki Johnson's portrait of Pope Benedict XVI, titled Eggs Benedict (2013). The painting was recently acquired by the Milwaukee Art Museum for its permanent collection. (Photo: Courtesy artist's website, nikijohnson.com)

US Museum Acquires Portait of Pope Benedict XVI (Made of Condoms), Sparks Outrage

By Alanna Martinez

Punching Paintings, Climbing on Sculptures, Vomiting, Passing Out, Urinating: Hey, Maybe Art and Booze Don’t Mix

By Sarah Douglas
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