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Recent Press Releases
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Milwaukee Art Museum to Present First Comprehensive Survey of Darrel Ellis’s Innovative and Poignant Work
This fall, the Milwaukee Art Museum will present Darrel Ellis: Regeneration, the first major museum exhibition showcasing the breadth of Ellis’s practice, which combined photography, painting, printmaking, and drawing.
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Milwaukee Art Museum to Present the First American Survey Exhibition of Acclaimed British Artist Idris Khan
Idris Khan: Repeat After Me charts the evolution of the artist’s practice from black-and-white photographic works to explorations of music, sound, and color, and debuts a new series inspired by iconic paintings.
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Kristen Gaylord Appointed the Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts at the Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum today announced that it has appointed Kristen Gaylord as the Herzfeld Curator of Photography and Media Arts, overseeing its collection of photography and media works.
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Milwaukee Art Museum to Present Major Painting Survey This Fall Spanning Emerging to Internationally Renowned Artists
50 Paintings Explores Vast Range of Contemporary Painting with Recent Works by Amy Sherald, Cecily Brown, David Diao, Nicole Eisenman, Pat Steir, Judy Ledgerwood, and Many More Milwaukee, WI – June 13, 2023 – This fall, the Milwaukee Art Museum will present 50 Paintings, a landmark survey featuring recent pieces by 50 artists working today…
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Milwaukee Art Museum Presents Major Exhibition of Dutch and Flemish Masterpieces of the Baroque Period This September
This fall, the Museum will present “Art, Life, Legacy: Northern European Paintings in the Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader”, a major exhibition of more than 75 exquisite Dutch and Flemish masterpieces of the Baroque period.
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Popular Lakefront Festival of Art Returns to the Milwaukee Art Museum in June
Guests are invited to browse the work of artists from across the nation and enjoy local food, lively music, and art activities for the whole family.
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The Milwaukee Art Museum Strengthens its Renowned European Art Program Thanks to $4.4m Gift from Bader Philanthropies
The Milwaukee Art Museum announced today that, with the support of a gift of $4.4 million from Bader Philanthropies, Inc. it has established the Isabel and Alfred Bader European Art Program Endowment Fund.
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Art in Bloom at the Milwaukee Art Museum Brings Artwork-Inspired Floral Installations into the Gallery
Celebrate art, flowers, and the beginning of spring with floral creations by local designers.
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Award-Winning Artworks by Wisconsin Teens coming Soon to Milwaukee Art Museum for 2023 Scholastic Art Awards: Wisconsin Exhibition
The Milwaukee Art Museum today announced it will present award-winning artwork by creative teens from Wisconsin for the 2023 Scholastic Art Awards: Wisconsin Exhibition.
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Milwaukee Art Museum to Present Exhibition Exploring Contemporary Native American Art and Culture Through the Medium of Photography
Native America: In Translation is curated by Wendy Red Star (Apsáalooke), a Portland, Oregon-based artist who engages archival research and her Native American cultural heritage in her practice.
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Milwaukee Art Museum to Present Major Traveling Exhibition Tracing 20th Century Transnational Design Exchanges between U.S. and Scandinavia
In Spring 2023, the Milwaukee Art Museum will present Scandinavian Design and the United States, 1890–1980, the first exhibition to examine the extensive design exchanges between the United States and the Nordic countries of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden during the 20th century.
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Shoshana Resnikoff Appointed Curator of 20th- and 21st-Century Design at Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum today announced that it has appointed Shoshana Resnikoff as its Demmer Curator of 20th and 21st Century Design.
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Elizabeth Siegel Appointed Chief Curator of Milwaukee Art Museum, André Allaire to Become Chief Development Officer
The Milwaukee Art Museum today announced two key additions to its senior leadership team: Elizabeth Siegel has been appointed the Museum’s Chief Curator, and André Allaire has been named Chief Development Officer.
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David Claerbout’s Conceptual Installation The Close to Receive U.S. Museum Premiere at Milwaukee Art Museum in November
This winter, the Milwaukee Art Museum will mount the U.S. museum premiere of Belgian video and digital artist David Claerbout’s multimedia installation The Close (2022)
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Milwaukee Art Museum to Present Major Exhibition Exploring Early American Modern Art by the Ashcan School and The Eight
This fall, the Milwaukee Art Museum will present The Ashcan School and The Eight: “Creating a National Art,” a major exhibition exploring the work of the turn-of-the-century Ashcan School and The Eight—widely recognized today as America’s first modern art movement.
