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  • Image: Layton Art Gallery

    Layton Art Gallery, Published by Detroit Publishing Co., ca. 1900. Image courtesy of the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

  • Image: Saarinen architectural drawing

    Concept drawing of the upper portion of the Saarinen building, ca. 1950. Milwaukee Art Museum, Institutional Archives

  • Image: Saarinen War Memorial Center

    Saarinen building, before 1965. Milwaukee Art Museum, Institutional Archives

  • Image: Saarinen War Memorial Center

    Interior view of the lower gallery of the Saarinen building, ca. 1960. Milwaukee Art Museum, Institutional Archives

  • Image: Saarinen War Memorial Center

    Aerial view of the Milwaukee Art Museum during Lakefront Festival of Arts, before 1965. Milwaukee Art Museum, Institutional Archives

  • Image: Quadracci Pavilion

    Milwaukee Art Museum, Quadracci Pavilion, 2002.Credit: John Hursley

Celebrating 125 Years of Art April 6–August 10, 2013 Milwaukee Art Museum

British-born businessman Frederick Layton decided to build an art gallery near Cathedral Square for his adopted city. When the Layton Art Gallery opened in April 1888, it laid the foundation for what would become the Milwaukee Art Museum, an internationally recognized museum with a world-class collection, leading education programs, and history-making exhibitions. In 2013, the Milwaukee Art Museum celebrates its founding and its years of growth and adventure through three anniversary exhibitions and related lectures.

Exhibitions