Milwaukee, WI, December 18, 2008—
A new world of American splendor is seen through the eyes of intrepid artist-explorers as never before in Catesby, Audubon, and the Discovery of a New World: Prints of the Flora and Fauna of America, on view December 18, 2008–March 22, 2009, in the Koss gallery at the Milwaukee Art Museum. … Sixty Rare Prints in Milwaukee Explore Audubon and His Predecessors
The Milwaukee Art Museum Store offers a wide selection of original and imaginative holiday gifts for everyone on your list. The very best of artful jewelry, household accessories, ceramics and exciting toys are all available—many inspired by the Museum’s Collection. … The Finest Holiday Gifts from the Milwaukee Art Museum Store
Curator of Northern Baroque Painting for the National Gallery of Art, Arthur Wheelock delivers a lecture entitled “Jan Lievens: Out of Rembrandt’s Shadow” in the Museum’s Lubar Auditorium on Thursday, November 20,
at 6:15 p.m. The lecture is free with general admission and free for Museum Members.
… Renowned Curator of Northern Baroque Painting Speaks Thursday, November 20
Amy Granat visits the Museum this Thursday in conjunction with the opening of her new installation in
Sensory Overload: Light, Motion, Sound, and the Optical in Art since 1945. Her lecture is free with general admission and begins at 6:15 p.m. in Lubar Auditorium. … Artist Amy Granat Presents “Expanded Cinema” Thursday, November 13
Milwaukee, WI, October 23—The Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates the grand opening of its renowned galleries of American paintings and decorative arts, thanks to an 18-month process largely inspired by the Renaissance display tradition of the so-called cabinet of curiosities or wunderkammer. … Museum Opens Renowned American Collections Galleries
Artist Jen Davis, featured in Unmasked & Anonymous: Shimon & Lindemann Consider Portraiture, delivers a talk on her photographic practice at 6:15 p.m. in Lubar Auditorium Thursday, October 30. … Photographer <b>Jen Davis</b> Speaks at the Museum October 30
Milwaukee, WI, October 2008
Playful, intuitive, first of its kind—Act/React: Interactive Installation Art makes its world premiere at the Milwaukee Art Museum October 4, 2008–January 11, 2009. Showcasing a growing body of contemporary art that is visitor dependent—without the use of specific interfaces like keyboards or touchscreens—this exhibition of motion-driven installation art empowers guests to exercise their creativity and act on their curiosity. Act/React features the work of six pioneers of responsive art, including an Academy Award-winning Jurassic Park special effects designer, in the Museum’s Santiago Calatrava-designed Baker/Rowland Galleries. … MAM Presents the World Premiere of <i>Act/React: Interactive Installation Art</i>
New York City artist Fred Wilson‘s captivating installations have fueled a heated national conversation about the display of history and objects. Come hear this pioneering figure reflect on his career and offer his take on the Milwaukee Art Museum’s new American Collections Galleries.
… Artist and MacArthur Fellow <b>Fred Wilson</b> Speaks October 23 at Museum
Acclaimed new-media art expert Steve Dietz will present “The City as Interactive Installation” Thursday, October 16, at 6:15 p.m. in the Museum’s Lubar Auditorium. The lecture is free with general admission and free for Museum Members. … Museum Hosts New Media Speaker <b>Steve Dietz</b> on October 16
Milwaukee, WI, July 14, 2008—Experience Wisconsin’s dramatic transition from frontier territory to settled state through the Midwestern wares in The Finest in the Western Country: Wisconsin Decorative Arts
1820-1900, on view September 11, 2008-January 4, 2009 in the redesigned Decorative Arts Gallery of the Milwaukee Art Museum. … <i>The Finest in the Western Country: Wisconsin Decorative Arts 1820–1900</i>
Milwaukee, WI, August 8, 2008—Bikes by a Discovery Channel 2004 Biker Build-Off champion roll into downtown for the Milwaukee Art Museum’s presentation of Finch & Flash on view during Harley-Davidson’s 105th Anniversary Celebration, August 28-31. Featuring the custom motorcycles of Ron Finch coupled with the archival photographs of Detroit biker Jim “Flash” Miteff, the exhibition celebrates the customized motorcycle as an American icon of 1960s counter-culture and a pinnacle of artistic design. … Milwaukee Art Museum Presents the Custom Motorcycles of Ron Finch August 28–31
Milwaukee, WI, June 2, 2008—Two Wisconsin artists open a dialogue with nearly 170 years of photographic history in Unmasked & Anonymous: Shimon and Lindemann Consider Portraiture, on view at the Milwaukee Art Museum August 14-November 30, 2008. … Wisconsin Photographers Confront Portraiture in <i>Unmasked & Anonymous</i>
Milwaukee, WI, June 20, 2008—The Milwaukee Art Museum along with a coalition of Milwaukee-based artist organizations is proud to present the Fourth Annual Artist Marketplace on Saturday, July 26, 2007, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. … MAM Presents Fourth Annual Artist Marketplace Saturday, July 26
Milwaukee, WI, June 24, 2008—To be held Aug. 22-23 on the grounds of the Milwaukee Art Museum, Milwaukee Wine Festival, LLC introduces the inaugural 2008 Milwaukee Wine Festival presented by Harris. … Harris Presents the 2008 Milwaukee Wine Festival
Milwaukee, WI, June 3 , 2008—The Milwaukee Art Museum’s (MAM) Lakefront Festival of Arts (LFOA), presented by Quad/Graphics and Milwaukee Magazine, celebrates its 46th anniversary June 20–22. … MAM Hosts 46th Annual Lakefront Festival of Arts June 20-22
Milwaukee, WI, June 4—The Milwaukee Art Museum announced today that it will begin accepting applications for its 2008/2009 Teen Internship Program. In this paid two-semester work experience, Museum staff will mentor interns as they work on projects in Family Programs, Studio Programs, Visitor Services, Interactive Marketing, Market Research, Volunteer Services, Membership, and Curatorial. … Milwaukee Art Museum Accepting Teen Internship Applications for 2008/2009
Milwaukee, WI, April 18, 2008—
Nostalgic and contemporary styles combine as the expertise of an English pottery designer meets the changing tastes of baby-booming postwar America in J. Palin Thorley: Modern and Traditional Design in Twentieth-Century Ceramics. This lively, intimate exhibition captures the life’s work of a Colonial Williamsburg tastemaker and explores a century of resonant trends in American tableware.
… <i>J. Palin Thorley: Modern and Traditional Design in Twentieth-Century Ceramics</i>
Milwaukee, WI, May 21, 2008—
The Milwaukee Art Museum held its 2008 Members’ Annual Meeting on Monday, May 19, along with its largest support group, Friends of Art (FOA). Former president and CEO of the American Association of Museums Edward H. Able, Jr, delivered the meeting’s keynote address. … Board of Trustees Welcomes 7 New Members as FOA Recognizes Outstanding Service
Milwaukee, WI, May 13, 2008—
Long-time Museum supporter and Trustee Ray Krueger welcomed retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to the Museum last Monday morning, leading her on an in-depth tour before her address to the Milwaukee Bar Association. Justice O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, served as an Associate Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the bench in 2006. … Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Visits the Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, WI, April 22, 2008—
The first major retrospective in over twenty-five years of the British artists Gilbert & George makes the only Midwest stop on its international tour at the Milwaukee Art Museum, June 14-September 1, 2008. The exhibition is the largest ever mounted of their art, with more than 45 pictures from 1971 to the present and a host of archive materials that follow the prolific forty-year career of these iconic provocateurs.
… “Gilbert & George” Comes to the Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee, WI, April 15, 2008—
More than 8,000 people visited the Milwaukee Art Museum during the inaugural Art in Bloom, April 10-13, 2008. … Museum Announces ART IN BLOOM Award Winners
Milwaukee, WI, April 3, 2008-
An efficient entanglement of sculptures, ambient sounds, and everyday absurdities: welcome to the intervention of Milwaukee-based artist Santiago Cucullu. On view April 24, 2008-January 4, 2009 in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Calatrava-designed Schroeder Galleria, On Site: Santiago Cucullu is a head-on collision between an artist’s imagination and the built environment of his neighborhood. … Museum Announces latest ON SITE exhibition
Milwaukee, WI, February 22, 2008-The Milwaukee Art Museum will host the inaugural college edition of Art After Five on Thursday, April 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. … Procrastinate ‘til 8! Milwaukee Art Museum Hosts COLLEGE Art After 5
Milwaukee, WI, April 2, 2008– A legendary contributor to the Prairie School legacy is honored with a retrospective exhibition in Milwaukee this spring. The Milwaukee Art Museum is proud to present A Revolutionary in Milwaukee: The Designs of George Mann Niedecken in its Koss Gallery April 17-July 20, 2008. … Milwaukee Art Museum to Showcase Designs of George Mann Niedecken
MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., March 18, 2008 – Today Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced a $1 million gift to the Milwaukee Art Museum, a nationally recognized arts provider, that will support a new youth art education initiative in the community. This is the largest corporate gift to the Museum for education and outreach and will be used to launch new art education programs and develop a new outreach campaign. … Kohl’s Donates $1 Million for Youth Art Education
Presented by the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Garden Club, the inaugural Art In Bloom is an experience of flowers and fine art together in the halls and galleries of the Museum. … Milwaukee Art Museum Announces Inaugural Art in Bloom Exhibition
Thursday, April 10-Sunday, April 13
… Complete Schedule of Art In Bloom Programs and Events
Milwaukee, WI, March 7, 2008—
The Milwaukee Art Museum is proud to announce that chef Christopher Hatleli has been named Chef de Cuisine for its renowned in-house restaurant, Café Calatrava. A Milwaukee native, Hatleli has worked alongside some of the country’s top chefs, including Mario Batali, Rocco Dispirito, Gordon Hamersley, Herbert Keller, Norman Van Aken, and Charlie Trotter. … Christopher Hatleli Named Chef de Cuisine
All exhibitions and dates are subject to change; please call to verify before publication. Images available upon request. … Milwaukee Art Museum Advanced Exhibition Schedule as of February 2008
Picturing the Modern: Photography, Film and Society
in Central Europe, 1918-1945
… Complete Foto Symposium Schedule: April 3-4, 2008
Milwaukee, WI, January 3— An experienced and highly successful museum director and arts leader has been selected to become the director of the Milwaukee Art Museum, it was announced today. Following an international search for a new director of the … Successful Museum Director Appointed to Lead Milwaukee Art Museum
Film Program for the exhibition
FOTO: Modernity in Central Europe, 1918-1945
Feb. 9 – May 4, 2008, Milwaukee Art Museum
