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CULTURE AN ARTISTIC ADVENTURE

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LAST LOOK Tuned In

LAST LOOK Tuned In

Museum. It’s been a staple of the city’s skyline for more than 20 years, and you can spend the day exploring the galleries that house more than 32,000 pieces, including works from Claude Monet, Kehinde Wiley, and Georgia O’Keeffe.

Further north on the lakefront is the historic and breathtaking Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum. The lavish Renaissance-style villa overlooks Lake Michigan and houses a decorative arts wing as well as the Renaissance Gardens that�s home to stunning floral arrangements.

The Charles Allis Art Museum, found on Milwaukee’s East Side, is home to a unique, world-class collection of art. The Eschweiler-designed, Tudor-style

Calling all art aficionados. Gather your friends and set out on an inspiring voyage across Southeastern Wisconsin!

BEGIN YOUR JOURNEY SOUTH OF DOWNTOWN

➞ Get crafty, 30 minutes from downtown, at the Racine Art Museum (RAM), the largest contemporary craft collection in North America. Located in an awardwining architectural wonder, the museum features fine works of art like blown glassworks and designed textiles.

EXPLORE DOWNTOWN MILWAUKEE'S MUSEUMS

➞ Make your way to Milwaukee’s downtown Museum of Wisconsin Art - Downtown housed in the Saint Kate Arts Hotel. Exhibitions of works from new and emerging artists rotate through this free gallery.

Channel all your artistic inspiration to create some of your own at the Photoverse Selfie Museum! The 27 unique photo stations make the perfect backdrop for your next profile pic. Find your favorite, and strike a pose!

Tucked away in the heart of downtown on the Milwaukee School of Engineering’s campus the Grohmann Museum is home to the world’s most comprehensive collection of art dedicated to the evolution of human work. It features more than 1,700 paintings, sculptures, and more celebrating the many trades that have built society.

Located along the lakefront just a mile away is the iconic Milwaukee Art mansion showcases a priceless assortment of pieces from around the world, such as paintings, brass statues, and the positively fascinating Vase of a Thousand Faces.

Take A Short Trip North For More Inspiration

➞ Take your love of art out for a walk at the Lynden Sculpture Garden. Make the short trip and blaze your own trail surrounded by 40 acres of park, lake, and woodland.

Head out to the charming village of Cedarburg for a collection of more than 260 paintings by local artists housed in a beautifully crafted 124-year-old mansion at the Cedarburg Art Museum

While in Cedarburg, stop by the Wisconsin Museum of Quilts and Fiber Arts for the only museum in Wisconsin dedicated to those rich traditions.

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