Holiday Art & History Events

 
**Please note, events and activities are subject to change or cancellation. Please call ahead of your arrival.**

Sculpture Milwaukee

Ongoing Downtown Milwaukee
sculpturemilwaukee.com
Experience world-renowned sculptures along Wisconsin Avenue.


Streets of Old Milwaukee & European Village

Ongoing
Milwaukee Public Museum
mpm.edu
Milwaukee Public Museum's beloved Streets of Old Milwaukee and European Village exhibits will be decorated for the holidays from mid-November to mid-January. On December 8 & 9, the European Village "comes to life" as costumed docents explain centuries-old European holiday traditions to visitors. On December 11, Florentine Opera singers will be at the Museum to perform holiday hymns just outside the decorated exhibits. All events and programs are included with admission. 


Central Library Architectural Tour

Ongoing, Sat | 11am to 12pm
Milwaukee Public Library – Central Library
414.286.3000 | mpl.org
Explore Milwaukee Public Library's beautiful Central Library, a popular destination for more than a century.


Time Looks Like This by Kelli Anderson

Now through December 3
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
414.276.8686 | saintkatearts.com
Kelli Anderson's Risograph prints express ideas of time through sequential imagery. In this particular installation, Anderson provides viewers the opportunity to vote for the version of time they most relate to, and to take away one of her risographic prints as a confirmation of that choice.


Mining Gems: Stories from the Collection

Now through December 17
Grohmann Museum
414.277.2300 | msoe.edu
This scavenger-hunt style exhibition allows visitors to discover that, rather than a static assortment of paintings and sculptures, a museum collection is an assemblage that evolves and grows as new works, new ideas, and new stories are collected.


Excavations: Paintings and Drawings by Michael Newhall

Now through December 17
Grohmann Museum
414.277.2300 | msoe.edu
Michael Newhall’s Excavation series represents a specific kind of work, the labor to meet or dig into the imagery of life: internal life, social life and connected life, in all its psychological, emotional and physical senses.


Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse

Now through December 31
Jewish Museum Milwaukee
414.390.5730 | jewishmuseummilwaukee.org
This exhibit centers female voices as they reflect on subjects like the right to vote, reproductive rights, and the intersection of femininity, race, history and feminist sociopolitics.


Beyond King Tut: The Immersive Experience

Now through January 6, 2024
The Baird Center
414.908.6000 | bairdcenter.com
Visitors can leave the modern world behind and experience an ancient time like never before with this immersive experience.


Talk Back Chapter One: Estate

Now through January 7, 2024
Charles Allis Art Museum
414.278.8295 | charlesallis.org
Explore the many selves of Dedeaux-Norris through painting, fiber, performance and time-based media installations "talking back" to the history of the Allis.


Darrel Ellis: Regeneration

Now through January 14, 2024
Milwaukee Art Museum
414.224.3200 | mam.org
The first major museum exhibition featuring the full breadth of Ellis’s moving work, which encompasses photography, painting, printmaking and drawing.
Milwaukee Art Museum Photo courtesy of VISIT Milwaukee


Mama Tried: Bringing It Together

Now on Display
Harley-Davidson Museum
877.436.8738 | h-dmuseum.com
A special exhibit focusing on the builders, the racers and the fans that gather over a bike or a brew.


 

Focal Point by Donna Ruff

Now through January 14, 2024
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
414.276.8686 | saintkatearts.com
An exhibition of photo-collages made from newspaper photographs, depicting history and narrative in a duality of obscurity and clarity.


The Perpetual Surrealist by Soobin Jeon

Now through January 14, 2023
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
414.276.8686 | saintkatearts.com
Rooted in the healing arts, Jeon’s work is a harmonious interplay of diverse artistic elements, as well as whimsical characters that humorously express our shared human experience.


A Happy Place, Paintings by Erik Benson

Now through January 14, 2024
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
414.276.8686 | saintkatearts.com
“A Happy Place” continues Erik Benson’s interest in painting in an analog, physical sense.


Everything I Could Ever Want by Vaughan Larsen

Now through January 14, 2024
Saint Kate – The Arts Hotel
414.276.8686 | saintkatearts.com
Using the camera as a tool of self-inquiry, Vaughan Larsen explores personal perceptions of identity.


Art, Life, Legacy: Northern European Paintings in the Collection of Isabel and Alfred Bader

Now through January 28, 2024
Milwaukee Art Museum
414.224.3200 | mam.org
Featuring masterpieces of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish painting – including works by Rembrandt van Rijn and Jan Lievens – this major exhibition pays tribute to the extraordinary lives and generosity of the late Drs. Isabel and Alfred Bader, and illuminates the transformations that occurred across Dutch society during the Baroque period.


Supernova

Now through March 10, 2024
Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
414.271.3656 | villaterrace.org
Everyday symbols and objects act as entry points into the humor and sorrow of human tragedy. Through extreme attention to visual blight in city landscapes, Supernova presents a romanticized view of a world constantly disappearing around us.


Not Pictured

Now through April 21, 2024
Charles Allis Art Museum
414.278.8295 | charlesallis.org
Experience cameraless photography centering queer representation and prose in Allis Artist-in-Residence Michael Lagerman's "Not Pictured."


Tory Folliard Gallery Holiday Show

November 16 - December 30
Tory Folliard Gallery
414.273.7311 | toryfolliard.com
TFG's Holiday Show is a special exhibition highlighting some of the best-known artists to emerging gallery artists at prices that make exceptional and memorable gifts.


Catastrophe Made in America

Thu, November 16 | 7pm
Jewish Museum Milwaukee
414.390.5730 | jewishmuseummilwaukee.org
This program will look at the staggering statistics surrounding indigenous women and chronic issues Native women are facing today.

50 Paintings

November 17 – June 23, 2024
Milwaukee Art Museum
414.224.3200 | mam.org
The landmark survey 50 Paintings features works created within the last five years by 50 international artists, highlighting the artistic trends in practice today.


Museum Store Ornament Signing

Sun, November 26 | 1pm to 4pm
Thu, December 14 | 1pm to 4pm
Milwaukee Art Museum
414.224.3200 | mam.org
Purchase this year’s annual ornament from the Museum Store and have it signed by its designer, local illustrator and educator Debbie Sajnani.
Photo courtesy of the Milwaukee Art Museum


Nativity Scene (Crèche) 

November 29 – December 31
Milwaukee Art Museum
414.224.3200 | mam.org
The Museum’s Nativity Scene will be on view in the European galleries.


Beyond Heights: Skyscrapers and the Human Experience

December 8 – June 16, 2024
Milwaukee Art Museum
414.224.3200 | mam.org
This exhibition explores the complex impact of skyscrapers on the human experience through prints, photographs and design objects, a selection of which the Museum recently acquired.


Life Captured in Line: 17th-Century Dutch and Flemish Prints

December 15 – August 18, 2024
Milwaukee Art Museum
414.224.3200 | mam.org
This exhibition highlights subjects popular in printmaking at the time, including biblical scenes, landscapes and portraiture.


Gallery Talks

Various Dates and Times
Milwaukee Art Museum
414.224.3200 | mam.org
Join curators for in-depth looks at various galleries in the museum.