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Quilt History in the Making
Bruce Seeds, Garden Quilt (detail) The thing I find particularly thrilling about the American Quilts Exhibition Store is that because quilts are such a living medium, a part of everyday lives, they...
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Art that You Wear
Santiago Calatrava-designed cases in the Milwaukee Art Museum Store I’ll admit truly: one of my favorite pastimes is helping people pick out jewelry. I’ll watch a person walking casually along the...
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Thinking Globally, Shopping Artfully
Museum Store's Eco-Friendly Logo In the Museum Store, we are always looking to highlight the artists and vendors that make commitments to ecologically and socially sustainable business practices....
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Say it on a T-shirt: What does the Art Museum Mean to You?
Shirt with "painterly" view of the Milwaukee Art Museum submitted by T-shirt design contest winner McKenna Schoonover. Available at the Museum Store. This spring, the Milwaukee Art Museum partnered...
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A Simple Translation from Museum Artwork to Museum Keepsake
The Museum Store has a dedicated staff person whose primary responsibility is “Product Development.” Julia Jackson is the Museum Store’s creative brain-power and organizational manager behind items...
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The Making of an Exhibition Store
Ceramics in place If you’ve read curator Mel Buchanan’s posts Painting the Gallery Walls or Layers of Exhibition Paint, you already have a general sense of how an exhibition physically comes together....
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It’s Always a “Sunny” Day at the Museum!
Sunny in Baumgartner GalleriaWritten by “Sunny” the Dog You know how sometimes you just need to become a tourist in your own hometown in order to truly appreciate all the wonderful places to go and...
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Local Designer Profile: Renotta Thompson
I was first introduced to local designer Renotta Thompson‘s work the weekend of the Art of the Table event at the Museum in November 2010. The Museum Store featured her work in the Art of the Table...
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Museum Staff Coloring Contest with Reginald Baylor
Lineup of contest entries in the offices hallway. Photo by Donele Pettit-Mieding. Want to know what energizes an art museum staff, beyond knowing that we share a world-class art collection with almost...
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Heather Hambrecht’s Studio (h(om)e) in Milwaukee
Win this (h(om)e) handbag! Photo by Donele Pettit-MiedingOn a searingly sun-filled afternoon, I set out on an adventure with my intrepid photographer friend, Meg, seeking the Milwaukee studio where...
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Milwaukee Studio Visit: Beth Eaton Pottery
Chatting in the studio. Photo by Megan Yanz PhotographyVisiting the Bay View studio of Beth Eaton Pottery, I had the enviable sense of the elements of work and family, business and creativity in...
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Milwaukee Studio Visit: Author and Illustrator Lois Ehlert
Stack of books. Photo by Megan Yanz Photography Our senses were first enticed by the lovely scent of fresh, natural flowers as we approached Lois Ehlert’s apartment in a beautiful old downtown building...
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Milwaukee Studio Visit: Author and Illustrator Lois Ehlert–Part Two
Lois and Donele. Photo by Megan Yanz PhotographyI recently had the privilege of visiting the home and studio of Lois Ehlert, Milwaukee’s award-winning children’s book author, along with my photographer...
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ArtXpress–The Mural Lives On!
Documenting the ArtXpress installation. Photo by Front Room PhotographySometimes I’m amazed at how a program can continue to live on, long after it’s finished–and how wonderfully collaborative staff...
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Sunny Does Milwaukee
MAM’s furriest friend, Sunny, from Alex Katz’s popular painting, has emBARKed on a staycation while the Museum undergoes renovations. Read on to follow his adventure around the Milwaukee area. Then see...
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Artful Holiday Gifts Galore
The secret is out: museum stores are the savviest shopping destination for unique gifts. Most shopping malls and department stores are so much of the same—let us help you find thoughtful gifts that...
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Objects of Affection: A Love Letter
Most Beautiful and Highly Esteemed Friends- Your adoring Museum Store has so many gifts that say “I love you,” you may very well swoon with delight! Read on to uncover some of our favorite gifts, then...
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Milwaukee Studio Visit and Coloring Book Collaboration: Reginald Baylor
Cover art for the Collector’s Edition coloring book with Baylor’s drawing of The Wood Gatherer, 1881 by Jules Bastien-Lepage. This coloring book is a perfect dialogue between myself as an artist and...
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May is Member Month
Here at the Milwaukee Art Museum, our hope is that Members feel like VIPs with us all year long. We simply can’t do the work that we do in presenting exhibitions, stewarding art, and offering...
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Our resolution in 2018 is to help you keep your resolutions.
Every year, millions of Americans make resolutions to start on New Year’s Day. The Milwaukee Art Museum always wants to inspire you. But your art museum also wants to inspire you to reach your goals...
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