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Shake the Shade
Ruthie answers a question from a reader concerned about a fellow volunteer throwing shade. more
Goya's 'Daring Technique' at Milwaukee Art Museum Shows the Artist's Enduring Legacy
Goya is considered one of Spain’s most important artists of all time for many reasons: He was the official “painter to the king” renowned for traditional portraiture, and he was a daring proto-modernist in his enduringly influential private ... more
Why is Milwaukee County Booting the Winter Market from the Domes?
Despite its popularity, organizers of the Milwaukee’s Winter Farmers Market at the Mitchell Park Domes Annex were abruptly informed last month that the market’s lease would not be renewed at the domes annex. more
Photo credit: Laurelyn Savannah Photography
Artful Options at Café Calatrava
Café Calatrava is a hidden gem located on the ground floor of the Milwaukee Art Museum. The menu changes often and is seasonal, using many locally sourced ingredients. more
'Hark! The Lark' and Other Queer Art
The Milwaukee Art Museum recently opened a new exhibit, “Coming Away: Winslow Homer and England.” The extraordinary show of some 50 works by Homer and his contemporaries adds to the pantheon of LGBTQ artists represented in the museum’s collection. more
Winslow Homer 'Coming Away' at Milwaukee Art Museum
Milwaukee Art Museum’s “Coming Away: Winslow Homer & England,” co-organized with the Worcester Art Museum, reflects on the development of the groundbreaking American artist’s work through his time spent in an English fishing village. more
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Visual Arts Preview: Feb. 8, 2018
Jahmés Finlayson and Dumah Saafir will perform Haitian music at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Milwaukee Art Museum. more
Visual Arts Preview: Jan. 25, 2018
Milwaukee Art Museum presents “The Open Road: Photography and the American Road Trip,” Jan. 26-April 22, a far-reaching exhibition of photographs meditating on our country and its inhabitants. more
4 Most Instagram-worthy Spots in Milwaukee
These businesses have stepped up their game and created retail spaces that warrant photos. more
How Milwaukee Became a Midwest Mecca for Tourism and Conventions
Except at peak times, Milwaukeeans hardly realize that they are sharing their city with millions of tourists who outnumber them 10 to one. more
The Changing Face of Woodland Pattern
Woodland Pattern Book Center is an independent bookshop that continues to thrive amidst the national collapse of bookshops. What’s their secret to success? more
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Painting, Drawing (Inventing?) the Modern World at Milwaukee Art Museum
“Degas to Picasso: Creating Modernism in France” might sound like the title of a hefty art history textbook, but is actually a rather intimate exhibition at Milwaukee Art Museum through Jan. 28, 2018. more
Advertisements of Yesteryear Enjoy Second Life in MAM's 'Designing Paris'
The Milwaukee Art Museum displays Parisian posters from la Belle Époque Dec. 15-April 29, 2018 in “Designing Paris: The Posters of Jules Chéret.” more
'Jaime Hayon: Technicolor' at Milwaukee Art Museum
“Jaime Hayon: Technicolor” will be displayed at Milwaukee Art Museum, Dec. 8-March 25, 2018. more
Gustave Caillebotte: A Gay Man at MAM's Current Exhibit
Gustave Caillebotte, Milwaukee Art Museum, Degas to Picasso: Creating Modernism in France, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Camille Pissarro, Barnes Foundation more
How Milwaukee's Lakefront Was Saved
Badly designed plans to demolish much of an urban treasure—Milwaukee’s Lakefront—were once blocked by bi-partisan efforts from politicians and UW-Milwaukee faculty members. Find out how and why. more
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Ex Fabula Takes the Big Stage
Milwaukee’s community storytellers, Ex Fabula, presents its first collaboration with the South Milwaukee Performing Arts Center, “Risking It,” Friday, Nov. 17. more
Creating Modernism in Paris
Milwaukee Art Museum’s “Degas to Picasso” (Nov. 4-Jan. 28) leads viewers on a journey through 150 works that trace the emergence of modern art. more
Fantastic Fantastical Creatures at Inspiration Studios
“Mythos Fantasia,” at Inspiration Studios through Oct. 30, finds emerging Milwaukee artist John Zieloski working with images of human-animal hybrids. more
'American Epics: Thomas Hart Benton and Hollywood' Comes to Milwaukee Art Museum
For over a century, movies have captured our imaginations, immersing us in the narratives of distant wars, the wild west, and political intrigue. And so it is with the works of Thomas Hart Benton. Inspired by Hollywood cinema and human nature.. more
