MAM Events

Thursday Nights at MAM
2026-10-08 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-15 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-22 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-10-29 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-05 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-11-19 16:00 - 20:00, 2026-12-03 16:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
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.

Creatives Night
2026-10-08 17:00 - 20:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Creativity thrives in community. Join us for Creatives Night, an evening dedicated to bringing together artists, designers, makers, and creative professionals from across the region. Meet new people, exchange ideas, discover new perspectives, and celebrate the strength of Midwest’s creative industries! Enjoy live music, explore the galleries, and experience The Shakers: A World in a Making and Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings through guided tours. Grab a drink from the cash bar, purchase snacks, and take in the energy of a creative community coming together in one place.
RSVP by October 1 to community@mam.org. The first 200 RSVPs will receive a complimentary drink ticket.

Event lineup
5–8 p.m. | Live music in Windhover Hall
Cash bar with snacks for purchase
5:30–6:15 p.m. | Tour of The Shakers
6:15–6:30 p.m. | Remarks from Kim Sajet, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director
6:45–7:30 p.m. | Tour of Seeking Revelations

The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

Yoga at MAM
2026-10-10 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-11-07 08:00 - 09:00, 2026-12-05 08:00 - 09:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
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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Studio Sundays: Día de los Muertos
2026-10-11 11:00 - 15:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Gather with family and friends to celebrate the beauty and tradition of Día de los Muertos. Spend a fun-filled afternoon together enjoying hands-on art activities and performances, adding to a community ofrenda, and more!

Member Mingle + Expert Series
2026-10-15 17:00 - 19:15 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Join your fellow Members in Windhover Hall for an evening of mingling and conversation. Following the Member Mingle, gather together in Lubar Auditorium for a conversation exploring the main themes in Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings, featuring the authors of the exhibition catalogue.
The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

Lineup
5–6 p.m. | Member Mingle in Windhover Hall
Cash bar with snacks for purchase; one complimentary beverage for Art Advocate Members and above
6:15-7:15 p.m. | Expert Series in Lubar Auditorium
Seating is first come, first served.
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Questions? Contact membership at membership@mam.org or 414-224-3284.
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Expert Series: “Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings”
2026-10-15 18:15 - 19:15 | WI
Join us for a conversation exploring the main themes in Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings, featuring the authors of the exhibition catalogue. Learn more about how forest management practices, beliefs about art and religion, and travel shaped how the Romantics viewed their national identity and their relationship to nature and the divine.
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.

Special Edition Slow Art: “Seeking Revelation”
2026-10-16 10:30 - 11:30 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Join Dr. Cordula Grewe, professor of art history at Indiana University Bloomington, Stephanie O’Rourke, senior lecturer in art history at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland, and Nikki Otten, associate curator of prints and drawings and curator of Seeking Revelation: German Romantic Prints and Drawings, for a guided exploration of works in the exhibition. Through close looking and thoughtful discussion, this intimate gallery experience invites participants to slow down, reflect, and engage with the German Romantics’ enduring search for meaning.
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 the experts
Dr. Cordula Grewe specializes in modern European art, with research spanning visual piety, word-image relationships, aesthetics, and art as politics. She is the author of several books, including Painting the Sacred in the Age of Romanticism (2009), The Nazarenes: Romantic Avant-garde and the Art of the Concept (2015), Wilhelm Schadow (1788–1862): Werkverzeichnis der Gemälde (2017), and The Arabesque from Kant to Comics (2021), as well as edited essay collections on museums and print culture. Her current research explores modern theo-aesthetics, the body as medium, and art in the Third Reich. She is also writing a nonfiction memoir, Mink in Flames, examining immigration, intergenerational trauma, and the American Dream.
Stephanie O’Rourke is a historian of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century European art, particularly in relation to resource extraction, scientific knowledge, and media technologies. She is a Senior Lecturer in art history at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. Stephanie is the author of two books: Picturing Landscape in an Age of Extraction (University of Chicago Press, 2025) and the prize-winning Art, Science, and the Body in Early Romanticism (Cambridge University Press, 2021). She is currently a Mid-Career Fellow at the Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art and she was previously a professeur invité at the Sorbonne and a Research Consortium Fellow at The Museum of Modern Art. She holds a BA from Harvard University and a PhD from Columbia University.
Nikki Otten is Associate Curator of prints and drawings at the Milwaukee Art Museum where she is responsible for a collection of works on paper that spans the 15th to the 21st century. Since arriving at the Museum in 2018, she has curated the major exhibitions Currents 39: LaToya M. Hobbs, Carving Out Time (2024), Always New: The Posters of Jules Chéret (2022), and Landfall Press: Five Decades of Printmaking (2019). She has also organized several rotations of American and European art drawn from the Museum’s collection. Previously, Nikki held fellowships and internships at the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk, Virginia, and the Minneapolis Institute of Art. She holds a PhD in art history from the University of Minnesota.

Member Preview Day + Celebration: “Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography”
2026-10-22 10:00 - 20:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
As a Member, be among the first to experience Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography before it opens to the public. Later in the evening, join us at 5 p.m. for an opening celebration, followed by an introduction to the exhibition from Kristen Gaylord, Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts, as she kicks off this year’s Members’ Annual Meeting.

Lineup
10 a.m.–8 p.m. | Member-only exhibition access
5 p.m. | Live music, cash bar, and snacks for purchase, in Windover Hall
6:15 p.m. | Opening presentation and Members’ Annual Meeting in Lubar Auditorium

Members will receive additional event details and proxy by email. Questions? Contact the membership team at membership@mam.org or 414-224-3284.
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The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

Members’ Annual Meeting and Reception
2026-10-22 17:00 - 19:15 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Join us for the 2026 Members’ Annual Meeting, an evening celebrating our Members and the milestones we’ve reached together. Held on Member Preview Day for Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography, enjoy a special introduction to the exhibition by Kristen Gaylord, Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts, before hearing from Dr. Kim Sajet, Donna and Donald Baumgartner Director, on what’s ahead.

Lineup
10 a.m.–8 p.m. | Member-only exhibition access to Beneath the Surface
5 p.m. | Live music, cash bar, and snacks for purchase, in Windover Hall
6:15 p.m. | Opening presentation and Annual Members’ Meeting in Lubar Auditorium

Members will receive additional event details and proxy by email. If you do not receive emails and would like to, please reach out to membership@mam.org or call 414-224-3284.
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The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

MAM After Dark: Halloween Bash
2026-10-23 19:00 - 23:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Dress up and go all out at the Museum’s biggest Halloween party, where creative costumes take center stage alongside packed dance floors and spooky cocktails.
Advance tickets are $35 for general admission and $15 for Members. At the door, tickets are $40 for general admission and $20 for Members. Not a Member? Join today!
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Expert Series: “Beneath the Surface”
2026-10-29 18:15 - 19:15 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Join photographers Will Wilson (Citizen of the Navajo Nation), Cara Romaro (Chemehuevi), and Dakota Mace (Diné), featured artists in Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography, as they discuss how photographers bring visibility to the often-hidden worlds of mining, drilling, and fracking. Facilitated by photographer and member of MAM’s Native Initiatives Advisory Group, Jami Balicki (Oneida Nation of Wisconsin / Mohawk), this artist-led conversation brings together an intergenerational group of artists for an unscripted conversation on aesthetics, activism, and artistic practice—examining how photography reveals the industries shaping our landscapes, communities, and everyday lives.
The Expert Series welcomes renowned artists, scholars, and cultural activators to the Museum for expansive dialogues that dive deeper into an exhibition, artist, or theme. This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission. On Thursday nights from 4 to 8 p.m., admission is pay-what-you-wish at the door, while tickets purchased online in advance are full price. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.

Gallery Talk: “Beneath the Surface”
2026-11-05 12:00 - 13:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Join Kristen Gaylord, Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts, for a one-hour exploration of mining, photography, and the complex relationship between them along with other themes and topics in the exhibition Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography.
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.

Museums on Us Sponsored by Bank of America
2026-11-07 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-11-08 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-05 10:00 - 17:00, 2026-12-06 10:00 - 17:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Thanks to Museums on Us ®, Bank of America cardholders receive free admission on the first full weekend of the month. Please review eligibility and terms prior to your visit.

Member Shopping Preview
2026-11-10 16:00 - 19:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Kick off the holiday season with an evening of festive shopping at the Museum Store. Browse a thoughtfully curated selection of art-inspired gifts, including books, exhibition-inspired designs, jewelry, home décor, and more. Meet specialty vendors, enjoy 20% off your purchase (double the usual Member discount), and receive complimentary gift wrap.
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Questions? Contact Membership at membership@mam.org or 414-224-3284.
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Free Day + Celebration
2026-11-12 10:00 - 20:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Save the date for this Free Day + Celebration! More details to come.

Special Edition Gallery Talk: George Morrison’s “Landscape”
2026-11-12 15:00 - 16:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Experience Homelands: Mnë’nának, Māēnāēwah, Tešišik through a special gallery talk led by Thomas Busciglio-Ritter, Abert Family Associate Curator of American Art. Focusing on Landscape by Ojibwe artist George Morrison, on view for a limited time and on loan from Art Bridges, the discussion explores Morrison’s evolving artistic practice, the work’s formal qualities, and its place within the Museum’s gallery dedicated to Indigenous art, histories, and living cultures.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission and is free for Members. Admission tickets are available at the door or online.

Slow Art Saturday: “The Shakers”
2026-11-14 10:30 - 11:30 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Slow Art Saturday is an invitation to slow down and be present. Join Amy Kirschke, Barbara Brown Lee Chief Learning & Engagement Officer, in The Shakers: A World in the Making for a one-hour experience focused on a single work of art. Through guided observation and conversation, participants will explore one artwork in depth while practicing mindfulness and reflection.
The Shakers: A World in the Making is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Vitra Design Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, and the Wüstenrot Foundation, in collaboration with Shaker Museum, Chatham, New York.
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.

Gallery Talk: “The Shakers”
2026-11-19 12:00 - 13:00 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Join Shoshana Resnikoff, Demmer Curator of 20th and 21st Century Design, for a one-hour exploration of themes and topics in the exhibition The Shakers: A World in the Making.
The Shakers: A World in the Making is organized by the Milwaukee Art Museum, the Vitra Design Museum, the Institute of Contemporary Art Philadelphia, and the Wüstenrot Foundation, in collaboration with Shaker Museum, Chatham, New York.
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.

Haberman Local Luminaries
2026-12-03 18:15 - 19:15 | Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Drive, Milwaukee, WI, 53202, United States
Engage with notable local voices from the community in the Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts as they share reflections on Beneath the Surface: Mining and American Photography.
This drop-in experience is included with Museum admission. On Thursday nights from 4 to 8 p.m., admission is pay-what-you-wish at the door, while tickets purchased online in advance are full price. The Milwaukee Art Museum is grateful to its exhibition sponsors.
