MAM Events

Guest Gallery Talk + Jazz Jam
2026-07-11 13:00 - 14:00 (America/Chicago) | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Immerse yourself in Abercrombie’s world in a setting inspired by her love of music and creativity. Join John Corbett, co-founder of Corbett vs. Dempsey LLC, and the trumpeter Russ Johnson for the Gallery Talk + Jazz Jam through Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery and Gertrude & Friends: The Wisconsin Magical Realists.
Led by Corbett, this gallery talk takes visitors through both exhibitions as live music fills the galleries, highlighting the connections between Abercrombie’s work, the artists in her circle, and the jazz community that helped shape her creative world. This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or or online. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful for its exhibition sponsors.

Drop-In Tours: American Stories
2026-07-11 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-18 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-25 14:00 - 15:00
Engage in stories, places, and people from across the United States, as represented by paintings, sculptures, and decorative artworks in the American art collection at the Museum in a docent-led tour.

Drop-In Art Making: Kohl’s Art Studio
2026-07-12 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-17 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-18 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-19 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-24 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-25 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-26 10:00 - 16:00, 2026-07-31 10:00 - 16:00
Drop in for family art-making activities inspired by the Museum’s collection and exhibitions. The studio project changes each month to highlight new mediums and techniques.
Access to the Kohl’s Art Studio is included with Museum admission, which is free for kids 12 and under. Admission tickets are available at the door or online.

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Drop-In Tours: Architecture and Collection Highlights
2026-07-12 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-19 14:00 - 15:00, 2026-07-26 14:00 - 15:00
Discover works in the collection and highlights about the Museum’s architecture during a one-hour tour with a Museum docent. Join the tour in Windhover Hall, near the Museum’s main entrance and admissions desks.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door and online.

Drop-In Art Making: Kohl’s Art Studio
2026-07-16 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-23 16:00 - 19:00, 2026-07-30 16:00 - 19:00
Spend a creative night together at the Museum this summer! Drop-in to the Kohl’s Art Studio Thursday nights between Memorial Day and Labor Day for hands-on art making inspired by the Museum’s collection and exhibitions.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Museum admission is pay-what-you-wish on Thursday nights from 4 to 8 p.m.

Thursday Nights at MAM
2026-07-16 16:00 - 20:00
Every Thursday night, meet up with friends for an artful evening together! Wander the galleries and ease into the weekend with live music and a bar in Windhover Hall.
Admission for Thursday Nights at MAM is pay-what-you-wish. A Museum ticket is needed to enter the exhibitions and collection galleries. Get yours at the admissions desk when you arrive—the amount you pay is up to you.
Please note that the Member Mingle + Artist Talk originally scheduled for Thursday, July 16 has been cancelled, and the Lakeside Lounge has been postponed due to unforeseen circumstances.

Member Mingle + Artist Talk
2026-07-16 17:00 - 19:15
Due to today’s air quality, the Member Mingle + Artist Talk has been cancelled, and the Lakeside Lounge has been postponed. However, we invite you to continue your plans with us on July 16 at Thursday Nights at MAM.
A special drop-in tour will begin at 6:15 p.m. Join the tour in Windhover Hall, near the Museum’s main entrance and admissions desk.
Reservations not required. Questions? Contact Membership at membership@mam.org or 414-224-3284.
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Artist Talk: “Currents 40: Widline Cadet”
2026-07-16 18:15 - 19:15
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this event has been canceled. Those who have registered will be contacted directly.

Special Edition Drop-In Tour: Gertrude Abercrombie
2026-07-16 18:15 - 19:15
Step into Gertrude Abercrombie: The Whole World Is a Mystery and experience her eccentric, beautiful, and deeply personal world. On this docent-led tour, explore nearly 80 dreamlike paintings filled with moons, owls, cats, mysterious doorways, and solitary figures, and discover how Abercrombie transformed everyday scenes into powerful symbols of imagination, wonder, and self-reflection. Learn how the artist known as the “Queen of Chicago” drew inspiration from jazz, surrealism, and the Midwest to create a uniquely imaginative body of work that continues to captivate audiences today.

Bilingual Story Time in the Galleries: German
2026-07-18 10:30 - 11:00
Join us for a special bilingual Story Time in German in the exhibition Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings, led by an educator from Goethe House Wisconsin. Meet in Windhover Hall near the admissions desks at 10:30 a.m. before heading to the galleries together for a story inspired by the artwork on view. After story time, create your own drawing inspired by the exhibition and bring the story to life through art.
This event is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission for kids 12 and under is free. Tickets are available at the door or online.

Thursday Nights at MAM
2026-07-23 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-07-30 16:00 - 20:00
Every Thursday night, meet up with friends for an artful evening together! Wander the galleries and ease into the weekend with live music and a bar in Windhover Hall.
Admission for Thursday Nights at MAM is pay-what-you-wish. A Museum ticket is needed to enter the exhibitions and collection galleries. Get yours at the admissions desk when you arrive—the amount you pay is up to you.

Lecture: Collecting 19th-Century German Art in Milwaukee
2026-07-23 18:15 - 19:15
Join Armin Kunz, owner and director of C. G. Boerner Gallery, for an insightful talk about the history of collecting 19th-century German art in the United States. Inspired by the exhibition Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings, Kunz will trace how Romantic and Biedermeier collections developed in particular cities, with a special focus on the Milwaukee Art Museum. Drawn from the Museum’s collection, Seeking Revelation examines how artists of the German Romantic movement (1770–1850) faced an unpredictable time by making work that helped them gain a deeper understanding of universal questions.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Museum admission is pay-what-you-wish on Thursday nights from 4 to 8 p.m. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

Image: Ferdinand Ruscheweyh (German, 1785–1846), after Peter von Cornelius (German, 1783–1867), published by Verlag Georg Reimer, Berlin (1816–1918), Vision at the Gallows (Erscheinung am Rabenstein), from Illustrations for Goethe’s Faust (Bilder zu Goethes Faust), 1814, published 1845. Engraving, printed chine collé. 16 1/2 × 20 3/8 in. (41.91 × 51.75 cm); plate: 15 7/16 × 20 7/8 in. (39.21 × 53.02 cm); sheet: 24 11/16 × 30 7/8 in. (62.71 × 78.42 cm). Milwaukee Art Museum, Purchase, René von Schleinitz Memorial Fund and with funds from the Ralph and Cora Oberndorfer Family Trust

Private Dinner: Collecting 19th-Century German Art in Milwaukee
2026-07-23 19:30 - 20:30
Following Armin Kunz’s lecture on collecting 19th-century German art in Milwaukee, continue the conversation with fellow Fine Arts Society and Print Forum members at a private dinner at the Milwaukee Club. Connect with fellow art enthusiasts and reflect on the evening’s insights in an intimate setting. Formal invitation, RSVP information, and full event details to come.
Not a Fine Arts Society Member? We’d love to welcome you. Learn more at mam.org/support-groups or by calling the Membership team at 414-224-3284.

Story Time in the Galleries
2026-07-25 10:30 - 11:00
Every Saturday morning, join us in the galleries to hear a story and make art together. Meet in Windhover Hall near the admission desks at 10:30 a.m. and travel with the reader through the galleries. Then, listen to a story in front of a work of art before creating an artwork inspired by what you have seen and heard.
This event is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission for kids 12 and under is free. Tickets are available at the door or online.

Gallery Talk: “Seeking Revelation”
2026-07-31 12:00 - 13:00
Join Nikki Otten, associate curator of prints & drawings, for an in-depth exploration of the themes and topics in the exhibition Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints And Drawings, 1770-1850.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

About Nikki Otten
Nikki Otten is the associate curator of prints and drawings at the Milwaukee Art Museum, where she is responsible for works on paper from the 15th to the 21st century. Since joining the Museum in 2018, Otten has curated Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking (2019), Always New: The Posters of Jules Chéret (2022), and Currents 39: LaToya M. Hobbs, Carving Out Time (2024), in addition to several rotations of American and European art drawn from the collection. Her recent projects include Reviving the Dance of Death (2025) and an upcoming exhibition on German Romantic prints and drawings. Previously, Otten held fellowships and internships at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, the Chrysler Museum of Art, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. She holds an MA and a PhD in art history from the University of Minnesota.

Yoga at MAM
2026-08-01 08:00 - 09:00
Find your calm in this 60-minute yoga class amid the serenity of the Quadracci Pavilion and stunning views of Lake Michigan. Class begins at 8 a.m. Arrive as early as 7 a.m. with your yoga mat to settle into the space before the class starts. After class, extend your visit to the café and store, which open early, at 9 a.m. Parking is available in the Calatrava underground garage; enjoy a $5 rate when you exit before 10 a.m.
Online in advance, general admission tickets are $20 and Museum Member tickets are $10. At the door, tickets are $25 for general admission and $15 for Members. Not a Member? Join today!
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