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HOLIDAY SHOPPING MADE EASY AT MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM Special Members-only events, free shipping available for stress-free shopping Milwaukee, Wis. – With the holiday season starting earlier each year, the Milwaukee Art Museum Store has made holiday shopping as easy and convenient as possible, focusing on price points for all budgets, an eye for the eco-friendly,…

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Target Free First Thursday is December 1 Last chance to see Taryn Simon, Building a Masterpiece for free Milwaukee, Wis. – The Milwaukee Art Museum’s next monthly Target Free First Thursday is set for Thursday, December 1. Admission is free for all individuals, and it is the public’s last chance to see Taryn Simon: Photographs…

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Thank you to everyone who supported the Milwaukee Art Museum in the Business Journal of Milwaukee’s “Brand Madness” competition. After several tough rounds against some of Milwaukee’s finest and most-popular brands, the Milwaukee Art Museum has won and has been named “Milwaukee’s Best Brand.” Your Milwaukee Art Museum would not have been successful without the…

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Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition honors Santiago Calatrava masterpiece Public can submit their photographs of Milwaukee’s icon Milwaukee, Wis. – It has been named the sexiest building in the world, featured in TV ads and shows and Hollywood movies, and it has transformed the city of Milwaukee. In September, the Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates the 10th…

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Museum offers up free admission days to area families, vets Milwaukee, Wis. – The Milwaukee Art Museum is continuing its highly-successful program, Target Free First Thursday, on Thursday, November 3 and Thursday, December 1. Admission is free for all individuals and the program offers the opportunity to see Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper, Taryn Simon: Photographs…

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Milwaukee Art Museum Premieres Groundbreaking Impressionism Exhibition Milwaukee, Wis. – Closing out the year-long anniversary celebration of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion, Impressionism: Masterworks on Paper premieres at the Milwaukee Art Museum on Friday, October 14. Organized by the Museum in partnership with the Albertina in Vienna, the exhibition presents more than one hundred drawings,…

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Milwaukee Art Museum originates Taryn Simon survey of three major projects Artist to visit Museum on Saturday, November 19 Milwaukee, Wis. –  The Milwaukee Art Museum will originate an exhibition of work by New York–based photographer Taryn Simon this Thursday, September 22, 2011.  Simon’s photographs and writings—the result of a long process of research and…

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Milwaukee Art Museum Acquires Masterpiece of American Art John Singleton Copley portrait part of larger reinstallation of American Collections Galleries Milwaukee, Wis. – September 12, 2011 – The Milwaukee Art Museum has acquired the portrait Alice Hooper, a major colonial American painting by John Singleton Copley (1738–1815). Copley is recognized as one of the great…

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The Emperor’s Private Paradise Closes September 11 Last chance to see never-before-seen objects from the Forbidden City Milwaukee, Wis. – Following a summer of rave reviews and much praise, the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Summer of CHINA exhibition series is entering its final days. The feature exhibition, The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City,…

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Museum receives largest-ever planned gift from Milwaukee’s Leonard and Bebe LeVine   Milwaukee, Wis. – August 18, 2011 – The Milwaukee Art Museum announced a $7.6 million gift from the estate of Milwaukee business owner and his wife, Leonard and Bebe LeVine. The donation, received after Mr. LeVine’s death in 2008, is more than double…

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Milwaukee Art Museum exhibition honors Santiago Calatrava masterpiece Milwaukee, Wis. – July 25, 2011 – It has been named the sexiest building in the world, featured in TV ads and shows and Hollywood movies, and it has transformed the city of Milwaukee. In September, the Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates the 10th anniversary of its iconic…

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Chinese Contemporary Warriors Stand in Formation at the Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee, Wis. – July 12, 2011 – The Milwaukee Art Museum is proud to present the installation Chinese Contemporary Warriors by world-renowned contemporary artist Yue Minjun, in conjunction with its Summer of CHINA series of exhibitions. This latest addition to the ambitious CHINA lineup…

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