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Celebrate the opening of four new exhibitions! Meet the curators and artists, enjoy seasonal refreshments, and be the first to view freshly interpreted and newly-created works. The free-to-the-public opening reception features:

• No One Knows All It Takes
• Life Lines
• Capture the Senses: Attraction and Horror in Early Modern Art
• Installation No. 46 (Rhythmus 24), 2025

Jill Sebastian is a Milwaukee artist renowned for her drawings, sculptures, and installations. Her work has been exhibited internationally, and she's completed numerous public art projects locally, including pieces for Milwaukee's Baird Center and UW-Madison's Genome Center. Her work is included in the Haggerty exhibition Life Lines.

Join artist Raoul Deal, Assistant Professor Dr. Sergio M. González, and guest curator Grace Ebert for a conversation about immigration, wellbeing, and making art in this increasingly precarious moment.

The ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Chorus and Chamber Choir draws inspiration for this performance from Jan Tichy’s Installation No. 46 (Rhythmus 24), where light pulses as rhythm and rhythm transforms into vision. This concert explores the meeting point of science and art, past and present, tradition and innovation.

The Haggerty Museum of Art is, once again, pleased to participate in two simultaneous events for our internal and external art lovers with a weekend featuring free admission, compelling exhibitions, and more! Registration not required - walk-ins welcome!

Presented by Dr. Kirk Nickel, Curator of European Art

In this 20-minute discussion, Dr. Nickel will draw attention to the painting’s fascinating break with convention and share the curatorial sleuthing that led to the artwork’s reattribution.

This tour offers a behind-the-scenes look at artworks from the Spring 2025 Parallel Play exhibition. Dr. Deanna Arble, Assistant Professor, ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Biological Sciences, and Lynne Shumow, Curator for Academic Engagement, Haggerty Museum of Art, will discuss the exhibition and their class. Attendees will also see the current exhibitions at the Haggerty.

This program is presented in collaboration with the .

This program is best suited for adults due to its focus on advanced interdisciplinary concepts and behind-the-scenes museum access. 

We are pleased to participate in Gallery Night MKE – Milwaukee’s original gallery hop event – that unites the city through art. Experience the vast creative culture in town while you discover local galleries, art, and artists. 

Can art combat digital distraction? Beyond focused contemplation, art offers models of attention. Mary, a paramount example in Western art, reveals attention is more than just focus; she's also distractible for good reason. Marian art prompts us to reconsider if digital-age "distraction" might be vital to Christian spiritual life.

Presented in partnership with ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's Department of Theology. 

In this talk, Jonathan Malesic will give a brief overview of what burnout is and why college faculty are so vulnerable to it. He will then guide participants through conversations about possible sources of burnout in their work and potential ways beyond it.

This talk is presented in collaboration with ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ's Department of Theology.

Presented by Dr. Kirk Nickel, Curator of European Art

In this 20-minute discussion, Dr. Nickel will focus on a rare Flemish engraving in the Haggerty’s collection that crystalizes the beauty and terror that coexist in this archetypal Christian image. 

Screening of Nohl Fellow Justin Goodrum’s films at the UWM Union Cinema. Goodrum’s work leverages the power of film as a tool for social impact and genuine storytelling. His work is on view from June 12 to August 2 at the Haggerty in The Greater Milwaukee Foundation's Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists 2024.