Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum (also referred to as MAM) is an art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Yearly visitors number about 350K. For a second stop, Fiserv Forum is 1.1 mi away.
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A museum inside Milwaukee
Winters are cold
January nights drop to 15°, with about 40" of snow a year. When to go ↓
You can stay in Milwaukee
Milwaukee Art Museum is inside Milwaukee, which has 101 places to stay, so you won’t need a base farther out. Where to stay ↓
A day trip from Chicago
Chicago is about 84 miles south (straight-line). Where to stay ↓
Established in 1888
Milwaukee Art Museum dates from 1888. About ↓
Best months: May, Jun, Jul, Aug and Sep
May, June, July, August and September are the mild months, with highs of 67–82°. When to go ↓
Written from NOAA 1991–2020 normals, Overture places to stay, Census town figures, Wikidata and Wikipedia.
The weather by month
Here are the months at Milwaukee Art Museum, with their weather.
Milwaukee Art Museum
The Milwaukee Art Museum (also referred to as MAM) is an art museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Its collection of nearly 35,000 works of art and gallery spaces totaling 150,000 sq ft (14,000 m2) make it the largest art museum in the state of Wisconsin and one of the largest art museums in the United States.
The Milwaukee Art Museum emerged from the reunion of two prior art institutions, the Layton Art Gallery and the Milwaukee Art Institute, both established in 1888. In 1957, they combined their collections inside the newly-completed Milwaukee County War Memorial designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, forming the Milwaukee Arts Center (renamed Milwaukee Art Museum in 1980). Subsequent expansions included the David Kahler Building in 1975, the Quadracci Pavilion by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, inaugurated in 2001, and the East End entrance, opened in 2015.
- Type
- Museum
- Established
- 1888
- Opened
- 1957
- Wikipedia readers
- 35K a year
Bases for Milwaukee Art Museum
Rooms are nearest in Milwaukee (101) and Glendale (13).
- 1Fiserv Forum
- 2UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
- 3Harley-Davidson Museum
- 4Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
- 5Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
- 6Marcus Amphitheater
- 7Wood National Cemetery
Compare 8 towns
| Town | From Milwaukee Art Museum | Drive | Places to stay | People | Typical home | Safety |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milwaukee | in town | — | 101 79 hotels · 10 motels · 7 inns & B&Bs · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 hostel · 2 campgrounds · 1 RV park | 562,407 | $184K | D− |
| Glendale | 6 mi north | 10 min | 13 12 hotels · 1 motel | 14,795 | $283K | D |
| Oak Creek | 11 mi south | 15 min | 15 9 hotels · 6 motels | 38,296 | $332K | C+ |
| Wauwatosa | 7 mi west | 10 min | 9 8 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins | 48,649 | $339K | C |
| Franklin | 12 mi southwest | 20 min | 16 8 hotels · 8 motels | 36,687 | $364K | B+ |
| Brookfield | 11 mi west | 15 min | 13 11 hotels · 1 lodge or cabins · 1 campground | 41,448 | $444K | B+ |
| West Allis | 7 mi west | 10 min | 7 7 hotels | 60,119 | $204K | C |
| Waukesha | 18 mi west | 25 min | 21 17 hotels · 3 lodges & cabins · 1 RV park | 70,872 | $316K | B |
Day trip from
Straight-line miles.
Getting there
Nearest airports with airline service
Other places close by
More places people know lie within 47 miles.
1in town Stadium & arenaFiserv Forum
2in town Stadium & arenaUW–Milwaukee Panther Arena
47 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great America3.0M visitors a year
3in town MuseumHarley-Davidson Museum300K visitors a year
4in town MuseumNature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin
53 mi City parkMitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory
6in town TheatreMarcus Amphitheater
74 mi LandmarkWood National CemeteryPhoto credits
Fiserv Forum: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0 · UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena: Shadowlink1014, Public domain · Six Flags Great America: Feather Better, CC BY 4.0 · Harley-Davidson Museum: Dori, CC BY-SA 3.0 us · Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin: The original uploader was Sulfur at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory: Sulfur (Talk / contribs), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marcus Amphitheater: Ryan Dickey from Evanston, IL / Chicago, United States, CC BY 2.0 · Wood National Cemetery: Unknown, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Visiting Milwaukee Art Museum: the answers
Is Milwaukee Art Museum in Milwaukee?
Yes. It’s inside Milwaukee, WI.
When is the best time to visit Milwaukee Art Museum?
May, June, July, August and September, with highs of 67–82°.
How far is Milwaukee Art Museum from Chicago?
About 84 miles south of Chicago, as the crow flies.
What is the closest airport to Milwaukee Art Museum?
General Mitchell (MKE), about 6 miles away.
Where should I stay near Milwaukee Art Museum?
Milwaukee (in town, 101 places to stay), Glendale (6 mi, 13 places to stay) and Oak Creek (11 mi, 15 places to stay).
Ask a local in Milwaukee
There are no tips yet, so start one in Milwaukee’s Town Square.
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · NOAA climate normals · U.S. Census.