Exhibitions

Now on view
June 4 - August 1, 2026

The Greater Milwaukee Foundation’s Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists 2025

The twenty-second annual Mary L. Nohl Fund Fellowships for Individual Artists competition has awarded unrestricted grants to five local artists selected by a national panel of jurors to support the creation and completion of their work. The Nohl Fellows are Sarah Ballard, Michelle Grabner, Margaret Griffin, Michael Newhall, and Open Kitchen (Rudy Medina and Alyx Christensen).

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After the Empire: American Prints from the Haggerty Collection

After the Empire features a diverse range of works from 1862 to 2017 that utilize social and political commentary to explore American identity and spark public conversation through satire and historical witness.

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Defying Empire: Revolutionary Prints from Britain and America

Defying Empire challenges traditional, nationalistic narratives of the American Revolution.

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Standtune

Standtune by Lithuanian artist Augustas Serapinas is presented in partnership with Sculpture Milwaukee’s 2026 exhibition Power of the Margins.

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Upcoming Exhibitions

August 28 – December 19, 2026

African Art: Ancient Roots, Enduring Values

Featuring over 20 classical and neoclassical works, this exhibition highlights how African artists use traditional craftsmanship to connect the tangible and spiritual worlds.

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Iké Udé: Sartorial Anarchy

Through his Sartorial Anarchy series, Nigerian-born artist Iké Udé blends diverse historical garments to celebrate African beauty and challenge traditional cultural identities.

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Thresholds

The exhibition Thresholds brings together four contemporary multimedia artists whose works dialog with the Haggerty Museum's African collection to explore and reclaim the resilience of Black cultural memory.

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Past exhibitions