{"id":3617,"date":"2014-09-17T14:16:07","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T19:16:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/?p=3617"},"modified":"2014-12-02T13:57:48","modified_gmt":"2014-12-02T19:57:48","slug":"museum-issues-community-challenge-grant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mam.org\/info\/pressroom\/2014\/09\/museum-issues-community-challenge-grant\/","title":{"rendered":"Museum Issues Community Challenge Grant"},"content":{"rendered":"

Milwaukee Art Museum issues Challenge Grant<\/strong>
\n\u201cImprove your gift by 50%\u201d sponsored by Milwaukee Art Museum donors Jane and George Kaiser<\/em><\/p>\n

Milwaukee, Wis<\/strong> \u2013 The Milwaukee Art Museum today announced a $500,000, 1-for-2 matching challenge grant as part of its Plan for the Future campaign<\/a>, which will restore and reinstall the Museum\u2019s Collection Galleries. The grant, called \u201cImprove Your Gift by 50%\u201d is sponsored by Jane and George Kaiser, longtime Milwaukee Art Museum supporters.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Museum is 85 percent to goal for our Plan for the Future fundraising efforts,\u201d said Mary Albrecht, director of development for the Milwaukee Art Museum. \u201cWe are hopeful that with the Kaisers\u2019 challenge the community will respond and we will meet our goal.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Kaisers are regular contributors to the Museum, as well as numerous other local non profits. Married in 1973 and living in Cold War Russia, the Kaisers returned to Milwaukee with a collection of Russian art and began long careers in public and non-profit service. In 2001, the Museum Store was named in their honor. Since then they have concentrated their collecting efforts on Studio Glass, some of which will end up in the new 20th and 21st Century Design Galleries.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are delighted to be able to help the Museum to ensure that they meet their goal to renovate and expand one of our treasured institutions in the community,\u201d said Jane Kaiser.<\/p>\n

Museum Director Dan Keegan feels the Kaisers\u2019 challenge grant is timely given that construction must start soon to make the necessary repairs.<\/p>\n

\u201cSince coming to Milwaukee to direct the Museum, I\u2019ve seen firsthand the generosity of the community and support for their Milwaukee Art Museum. I am deeply grateful to Jane and George for their significant commitment to the Museum, and I encourage everyone to \u2018Improve your Gift by 50%\u2019 by giving to this worthwhile cause. It is an investment in the Museum, and in the future of Milwaukee as well,\u201d said Keegan.<\/p>\n

\u201cImprove your Gift by 50%\u201d will run through December 31, 2014. Donors can log onto mam.org\/campaign<\/a> for more information or to give.<\/p>\n

ABOUT THE PLAN FOR THE FUTURE CAMPAIGN<\/strong>
\nBeginning in fall 2014, the Museum began an ambitious project to renovate its two oldest buildings, the Eero Saarinen\u2013designed War Memorial Center (1957) and the David Kahler\u2013designed addition (1975), which house the Museum\u2019s Collection Galleries. Increased gallery space, including an entire floor dedicated to photography and new media, an improved gallery layout, and a new lakeside entrance are among the improvements planned. The collections will be off view through fall 2015; however, the Museum is open throughout construction, with a vibrant schedule of exciting exhibitions, educational offerings, and special programs in the Quadracci Pavilion. For more information, visit mam.org.<\/p>\n

ABOUT MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM<\/strong>
\nProminently situated on the shores of Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee Art Museum campus welcomes over 400,000 visitors annually. The Museum was founded over 125 years ago and is the largest and most significant art museum in Wisconsin. It houses a rich collection of over 30,000 works, with strengths in 19th- and 20th-century American and European art, contemporary art, and American decorative arts. It is the world\u2019s leading repository for work by untrained creators and has one of the largest collections of works by Georgia O\u2019Keeffe. The Museum\u2019s celebrated Santiago Calatrava\u2013designed Quadracci Pavilion, completed in 2001, showcases both Museum-produced and traveling feature exhibitions.<\/p>\n

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