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Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Visits the Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee, WI, May 13, 2008—
Long-time Museum supporter and Trustee Ray Krueger welcomed retired Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to the Museum last Monday morning, leading her on an in-depth tour before her address to the Milwaukee Bar Association. Justice O’Connor, the first woman on the Supreme Court, served as an Associate Justice from 1981 until her retirement from the bench in 2006. More »

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Gilbert & George Comes to the Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee, WI, April 22, 2008—
The first major retrospective in over twenty-five years of the British artists Gilbert & George makes the only Midwest stop on its international tour at the Milwaukee Art Museum, June 14-September 1, 2008. The exhibition is the largest ever mounted of their art, with more than 45 pictures from 1971 to the present and a host of archive materials that follow the prolific forty-year career of these iconic provocateurs.
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J. Palin Thorley: Modern and Traditional Design in Twentieth-Century Ceramics

Milwaukee, WI, April 18, 2008—
Nostalgic and contemporary styles combine as the expertise of an English pottery designer meets the changing tastes of baby-booming postwar America in J. Palin Thorley: Modern and Traditional Design in Twentieth-Century Ceramics. This lively, intimate exhibition captures the life’s work of a Colonial Williamsburg tastemaker and explores a century of resonant trends in American tableware.
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Museum Announces ART IN BLOOM Award Winners

Milwaukee, WI, April 15, 2008—
More than 8,000 people visited the Milwaukee Art Museum during the inaugural Art in Bloom, April 10-13, 2008. More »

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Museum Announces latest ON SITE exhibition

Milwaukee, WI, April 3, 2008-
An  efficient entanglement of  sculptures, ambient sounds, and everyday absurdities: welcome to the intervention of Milwaukee-based artist Santiago Cucullu. On view April 24, 2008-January 4, 2009 in the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Calatrava-designed Schroeder Galleria, On Site: Santiago Cucullu is a head-on collision between an artist’s imagination and the built environment of his neighborhood. More »

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Advanced Exhibition Schedule as of April 2008

All exhibitions and dates are subject to change; please call 414-224-3246 or e-mail john.eding@mam.org to verify before publication. Images available upon request. More »

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Procrastinate ‘til 8! Milwaukee Art Museum Hosts COLLEGE Art After 5

Milwaukee, WI, February 22, 2008-The Milwaukee Art Museum will host the inaugural college edition of Art After Five on Thursday, April 3, from 5 to 8 p.m. More »

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Milwaukee Art Museum to Showcase Designs of George Mann Niedecken

Milwaukee, WI, April 2, 2008– A legendary contributor to the Prairie School legacy is honored with a retrospective exhibition in Milwaukee this spring. The Milwaukee Art Museum is proud to present A Revolutionary in Milwaukee: The Designs of George Mann Niedecken in its Koss Gallery April 17-July 20, 2008. More »

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Kohl’s Donates $1 Million for Youth Art Education

MENOMONEE FALLS, Wis., March 18, 2008 - Today Kohl’s Department Stores (NYSE: KSS) announced a $1 million gift to the Milwaukee Art Museum, a nationally recognized arts provider, that will support a new youth art education initiative in the community. This is the largest corporate gift to the Museum for education and outreach and will be used to launch new art education programs and develop a new outreach campaign. More »

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Milwaukee Art Museum Announces Inaugural Art in Bloom Exhibition

Presented by the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Garden Club, the inaugural Art In Bloom is an experience of flowers and fine art together in the halls and galleries of the Museum. More »

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