The Milwaukee Art Museum collects and preserves art, presenting it to the community as a vital source of inspiration and education.

20,000 works of art. 300,000+ visitors a year. 120 years of collecting art. From its roots in Milwaukee’s first art gallery in 1888, the Museum has grown today to be an icon for Milwaukee and a resource for the entire state.

The 341,000-square-foot Museum includes the War Memorial Center (1957) designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, the Kahler Building (1975) by David Kahler, and the Quadracci Pavilion (2001) created by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.

Central to the Museum’s mission is its role as a premier educational resource, with educational programs that are among the largest in the nation, involving classes, tours, and a full calendar of events for all ages.

Collection:
Four floors of over forty galleries of art are rotated regularly with works from antiquity to the present in the Museum's far-reaching Collection. Included in the Collection are 15th- to 20th-century European and 17th- to 20th-century American paintings, sculpture, prints, drawings, decorative arts, photographs, and folk and self-taught art. Among the best in the nation are the Museum’s holding of American decorative arts, German Expressionism, folk and Haitian art, and American art after 1960. The Museum also holds one of the largest collections of works by Wisconsin native Georgia O’Keeffe.

Important artists represented include Nardo di Cione, Francisco de Zurbarán, Jean-Honoré Fragonard, Winslow Homer, Auguste Rodin, Edgar Degas, Claude Monet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Jóan Miro, Mark Rothko, Robert Gober, and Andy Warhol.

In addition to the works in the Museum’s Collection galleries, there are a variety of changing exhibitions throughout the year, including the three major feature exhibitions in the Baker/Rowland Galleries of the Quadracci Pavilion.

Visiting:

Location: The Milwaukee Art Museum is in downtown Milwaukee, 90 miles from Chicago, 75 miles from Madison, and 120 miles from Green Bay. The Museum is located on Lincoln Memorial Drive at Michigan Street, on the Lake Michigan shore.

Accessibility Information: The Museum is wheelchair and stroller accessible. Wheelchairs, if needed, are available from the Admissions Desk. Handicapped parking is available in the underground parking garage. Please note: Backpack baby carriers are not permitted in the galleries.

Group Tours:
Scheduled tours are available for student groups and adult groups on a wide range of topics.

Membership:
Milwaukee Art Museum membership not only provides you with exclusive Member-only benefits but access to countless opportunities that engage and delight. Our doors are open to you seven days a week; please, come as often as you like. Membership makes it that much easier to pop in over lunch for an Express Talk or to explore the Collection galleries, or to bring the entire family for a day of fun-filled activities on the weekend. Be a part of the community that supports the Museum’s mission to inspire and educate.

Museum Rentals:
The Museum provides beautiful event spaces that inspire: breathtaking lake views, the ultimate in grand halls, a spacious auditorium, a lavish boardroom suite, and more. Architecture, art, and exceptional service: the Museum makes a perfect place for celebrations, special events, or meetings. The Museum has a full-time support staff to plan and execute your event. Catering is available on-site through Café Calatrava Catering.

For additional rental information, please contact the events department, at 414-224-3297.

Admission:

Contact Information:

Milwaukee Art Museum
700 N. Art Museum Drive
Milwaukee, WI 53202

Museum Hours:
Open daily 10 a.m. –5 p.m., Thursdays until 8 p.m.
(Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas Day)

Telephone: 414-224-3200
Web: www.mam.org
Email: mam@mam.org