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Milwaukee Art Museum [edit]
700 N. Art Museum Dr.
Milwaukee, WI 53202
(414) 224-3200
www.mam.org
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The Milwaukee Art Museum's collection comprises more than 20,000 works of art from ancient to contemporary and is housed in a trio of unique structures from Eero Saarinen's 1950s building through a David Kahler section added in the 1970s and the Santiago Calatrava-designed Quadracci Pavilion.

The museum houses 15th to 20th century European and American paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, photographs, decorative arts, folk art, Haitian art and outsider art.

MAM's cafe also offers great lunches in a luminous setting with lake views.

Visit the Milwaukee Art Museum's Web site for hours, admission fees and a full description of current exhibitions.
mam.org.

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Upcoming events

May 26, 2012
Sketching in the Galleries

Come and be inspired by the works of art in the Museum. No experience is necessary, all materials are provided and the program is free with admission to the museum.

May 28, 2012
Art Museum Open on Memorial Day

Come enjoy free admission for all active-duty military members and veterans!

June 1, 2012 - Sept. 9, 2012
Posters of Paris

Come check out the Milwaukee Art Museum's latest exhibition.. The museum will transport visitors to nineteenth century Paris, when larger-than-life, brightly hued artistic posters with bold typography and playful imagery once covered the boulevards. Experience more than one hundred of the finest French posters advertising theatre productions to the debaucherous cancan, bicycles to champagne, posters by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Jules Cheret, and Alphonse Mucha, among others.

June 1, 2012 - June 15, 2012
Milwaukee Art Museum and the Kohl’s Education Center Celebrate the Release of Brave with Special June Promotions

The Milwaukee Art Museum and the Kohl’s Education Center are celebrating the release of Disney and Pixar’s highly-anticipated new movie, Brave. Brave is the story of a spirited young princess determined to make her own path in life. After she defies an age-old custom and endangers her kingdom, she must use her bravery and her archery skills to save her kingdom. From June 1 – 15, families that visit the Kohl’s Art Generation Gallery can enter to win a family 4-pack of tickets to an exclusive showing of Brave. Additionally, parents who bring their Brave ticket stubs to the Museum from June 22 through June 30 will receive two-for-the-price-of-one full-price adult admission to the museum. Kids 12 and under are always free! The current Kohl’s Art Generation exhibit, “Animation: Art Goes to the Movies,” explores the inspiration that Disney and Pixar animators drew from historical works of art while creating some of today’s most popular animated movies. The Gallery features a scene from Brave and connects it to the piece that inspired it—a painting of Stonehenge.

June 7, 2012
Target Free First Thursday

Enjoy free admission to the Milwaukee Art Museum on the first Thursday of every month, thanks to Target!

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