Museum Info

Overview

The Milwaukee Art Museum connects people with art, each other, and the world. From its roots in Milwaukee’s first art gallery in 1888, the Museum has grown to be Wisconsin’s largest art institution. Located on a 24-acre lakeside campus in downtown Milwaukee, it is a vital cultural resource and icon for the city.

More than 34,000 artworks from antiquity to today comprise the Museum’s expansive collection. American and European painting, sculpture, and decorative arts; conceptual and minimalist art; prints and drawings; photography and new media; modern and contemporary design; folk and self-taught art; and 20th-century Haitian art count among its strengths. Housed in buildings designed by architects Santiago Calatrava (2001), David Kahler (1975), and Eero Saarinen (1957), the Museum is an essential destination for both art and architecture.

At the center of every Milwaukee Art Museum experience is a driving mission to share extraordinary works of art, reveal their compelling stories, and create meaningful experiences that grow and inspire our community.

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Governance

Officers + Board of Trustees

Chair: Jeffery Yabuki
Vice Chair and Chair Elect: Andrew Nunemaker
Secretary: Joan Lubar
Treasurer: Rosanne Kropp

Trustees at Large

Christopher S. Abele, Deborah Attanasio, Daniel J. Bader, Donna Baumgartner, Wendy Blumenthal, Joseph W. Checota, Peter Damsgaard, Ellen Glaisner, Joseph P. Gromacki, Joshua J. Jeffers, William R. Haack, Brian Kennedy, Raymond R. Krueger, Thomas Lacy, Marianne Lubar, Wayne R. Lueders, P. Michael Mahoney, Jill G. Pelisek, Joel Quadracci, Suzanne Selig, Mary M. Strohmaier, Christine Symchych, John Utz, Daniel P. Wilhelms, Sarah Zimmerman

Additional Members

County Government Representative(s): Marcelia Nicholson, Symphony D. Swan-Zawadi
Chair of the Docents Representative: Mauree Childress
Support Group Representative: William Belke, Sande Robinson
Life Trustees: Sheldon B. Lubar, Betty Ewens Quadracci*, Donald Baumgartner

*deceased

Strategic Direction

The Milwaukee Art Museum has always collected art for and shared art with the people of Milwaukee. Over the next phase of the Museum’s life, we will take bold steps to further extend our welcome mat, presenting art in a way that allows all individuals to see themselves and their lives in the Museum and to experience the transformative benefits of art.

To accomplish this vision for the future, the Museum will leverage its history, build on its strengths, and implement the following strategic pillars:

Art Relevant to Our Community
Robust Community Programming
Expansive Hospitality
Impact Aligned with Financial Strength and Discipline

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