School programs

School Family Nights | Download registration form

Explore creativity through the style of an artist represented in the Museum’s Collection. This exciting family night program is offered at your school through the Milwaukee Art Museum. (more)

Multidisciplinary tours

Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and Milwaukee Art Museum Tour (Grades 1–3) | Register online
Search for geometric shapes and discover repetitions, patterns, and tessellations in the Museum’s works of art and architecture. After the docent-guided tour, participate in a hands-on creative experience at the Betty Brinn Children’s Museum. Students will learn more about tessellations and explore the style of abstract artist M.C. Escher. (more)

Bradley Sculpture Garden and Museum Tour (Grades 5–8) | Register online
Visit the outdoor Bradley Sculpture Garden for a guided tour, and then visit the Milwaukee Art Museum for a docent-guided Sculpture tour. (more)

Discovery World and Milwaukee Art Museum Tour (Grades 6–8) | Register online
Learn about the creative design process combining art, science, and technology. This program includes a one-hour docent-guided tour of the Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum and a one-hour hands-on experience in Discovery World’s Rockwell Automation Dream Machine exhibition and Prototyping Lab. (more)

First Stage Production and Museum Tour (Grades 3–8) | Register online
Attend a First Stage Children’s Theater theatrical performance and related docent-guided tour at the Milwaukee Art Museum. (more)

Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and Museum Tour (Grades K4–12) | Register online
Attend a Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra (MSO) performance and visit the Milwaukee Art Museum for a related docent-guided tour. (more)

On Wisconsin! Performance and Museum Tour (Grades 3–5) | Register online
Attend the On Wisconsin! performance by storyteller/entertainer Bob Kann, and then explore Wisconsin History in Art through a docent-guided tour of the Museum’s Collection. (more)

Specialized visits

Herzfeld Study Center Visit (Grades 6–12) | Register online
A visit to the Herzfeld Study Center is a special experience for groups of 20 students or fewer, allowing them an opportunity to view works on paper in an intimate setting. (more)

Reel Flix (Grades 9–12) | Register online
Your students will view select films from the Milwaukee International Film Festival (MIFF) and participate in a discussion led by a guest speaker. Reel Flix films connect to a variety of curriculums and offer a fun way to explore film and art. (more)

Visual Arts Classic (Grades 9–12) | Download registration form
The Milwaukee Art Museum offers a docent-guided visit to you and your Visual Arts Classic team to support research and preparation for the competition. The year’s theme is highlighted with an informative docent-guided discussion and viewing of artworks from the Museum’s Collection that either are by the designated artists or relate to the theme in some way. (more)

Series programs

American Identity Through Paintings (Grades 8–12) | Register online
Participating schools visit the Museum three times in a year, building a visual arts and American history vocabulary, developing communication and critical thinking skills, and learning about American history and art using the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Collection. (more)

Junior Docent School Program (Grades 3–5) | Register online
The Museum’s Junior Docent School Program provides students an opportunity to learn about the visual arts, apply their knowledge to a specific work of art, and present their knowledge to family, friends, and peers. (more)

Milwaukee Art Museum Passport: World Communities Program (Grades 1–3) | Register online
Travel through the Milwaukee Art Museum with your Museum Passport! After four visits to the Museum, students will have learned about four continents and eight countries through works of art, storybooks, and hands-on art making. (more)

Satellite High School Program (Grades 11–12)
Using the Museum's Collection, the Satellite High School Program: A Concise History of Western Art is a brisk and succinct survey of Western art, from antiquities to conceptual art. Through engaging discussions led by Museum staff, the story of Western art unfolds in its full historical, social, religious, economic, and cultural context. (more)

Hands-on workshops

Studio Workshop School Program (Grades PK–12) | Register online
Be the artist! Explore various well-known artists using the Museum’s Collection, and then create your own art in the studio. Works of art and studio projects vary by grade level within each topic. (more)

Young Authors and Artists Conference (Grades 3–12) | Download registration form

This one-day conference for Wisconsin students brings together the best and brightest young authors and artists to create the Young Authors Conference book. (more)

Wisconsin Writes! (Grades 5–12) | Download registration form

Wisconsin Writes promotes student enthusiasm and competence in written and visual expression using the Museum's Collection as inspiration. (more)

Related links: