Garden Club

The Milwaukee Art Museum Garden Club began in 1921 when organizers sought to advance the joys of gardening and its physical, educational, recreational, and aesthetic benefits. Today the Garden Club endeavors to support the Museum with specific projects and acquisitions to further its mission.

Garden Club members promote the fine art of gardening, floral arrangements, landscape design, horticulture, and conservation. Informative programs and workshops are presented at monthly meetings. Major Garden Club programs have included prominent speakers from the gardening world such as Penelope Hobhouse, Rosemary Verey, James van Sweden, Chris Giftos, and Topher Delaney.

The Garden Club is also a presenting sponsor of Art in Bloom, a four-day event held in April featuring numerous floral arrangements inspired by Museum masterpieces, as well as international speakers, workshops, and other floral/garden related festivities.

Benefits of membership

1. Membership in the Wisconsin Garden Club Federation, Inc. and the National Council of State Garden Clubs
2. The opportunity to exchange ideas and information with others who share an interest in horticulture, flower arranging, and landscape design
3. Hands-on opportunities to expand your skills in floral design through workshops and events such as Art in Bloom
4. Monthly newsletter
5. Opportunities through study courses to become nationally accredited consultants in Landscape Design and Gardening, as well as Flower Show judges

Annual membership dues*
Individual (plus a $5 initiation fee): $40

*Please note, your membership in the Milwaukee Art Museum must be current to be eligible for membership in the Garden Club.

To join or for additional information about the Garden Club, please contact Catherine Best, Membership Relations Coordinator, at 414-224-3872 or catherine.best@mam.org.

Download the membership form.