From relatively modest beginnings, the Milwaukee Art Museum (MAM) has evolved into a significant institution, periodically mounting challenging exhibitions with sound scholarship and superb art—pulling from traveling exhibitions, borrowing from other museums and drawing from its own permanent collection. With the soaring addition by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, MAM has drawn worldwide attention for daring design and as a symbol of our city.

Milwaukee Art Museum
700 N. Art Museum Drive
414-224-3200

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