Events
UPCOMING EVENTS
Virtual GMP – Holocaust and Resistance
March 21, 2023
Global Museum Passport (GMP) programs bring destinations from around the world to the comfort of your couch virtually! Art and creativity serve as powerful tools for survival in times of adversity. This interactive tour explores the stories of several Jewish... Read More
LEARN MORECommunity Free Day for DEGENERATE!
March 26, 2023
Jewish Museum Milwaukee is thrilled to host this community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit DEGENERATE! Hitler's War on Modern Art for FREE! Program Info DATE: Sunday, March 26, 2023 TIME: 12:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. LOCATION: Jewish Museum Milwaukee... Read More
LEARN MORECensor, Cancel, Condemn: On the Front Lines of the Book Ban Wars
March 30, 2023
Join Jewish Museum Milwaukee for a panel discussion that offers insights about a new wave of censorship emerging in school districts and libraries across the country. Book bans and educational gag orders have made their way from online discussion boards... Read More
LEARN MORE4/14 Membership Swap Day
April 14, 2023
Celebrate Milwaukee Museums on 4/14 commonly referred to as Milwaukee Day! If you are an active member at one of the following Milwaukee Museums, swap it for one day only and get free admission to: Grohmann Museum Jewish Museum Milwaukee… Read More
LEARN MOREPurged or Looted? The Nazis’ Campaign Against “Degenerate” Art and Questions of Restitution
April 20, 2023
On July 18, 1937, the Degenerate Art Exhibition opened in Munich. It was a triumphant platform for Adolf Hitler who was working to purge modern art and its ‘ruinous and fatal’ influences from German society and he had a full gallery... Read More
LEARN MORERace, Degeneracy and Eugenics in the Late 19th/ Early 20th Centuries
May 11, 2023
In the 19th century, in fields as diverse as evolutionary theory (Darwin) and bacteriology (Pasteur), ‘the human sciences’ as we know it today were born. Along with the promise of progress, science simultaneously espoused ideas about racial purity and ‘degeneration'. Sadly,... Read More
LEARN MORECommunity Free Day for DEGENERATE!
May 12, 2023
Jewish Museum Milwaukee is thrilled to host this community day for anyone living in Milwaukee County to visit DEGENERATE! Hitler's War on Modern Art for FREE! Program Info DATE: Friday, May 12, 2023 TIME: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. LOCATION: Jewish Museum Milwaukee... Read More
LEARN MOREPropaganda over Pints: The Role of Beer Halls in the Nazi Rise to Power
May 24, 2023
Hosted by the Nathan and Esther Pelz Holocaust Education Resource Center. Join Professor Edward Westermann to explore how the Nazi Party and the Stormtroopers (SA) used Kneipen (bars) and beer gardens to gain supporters and how these locations became centers... Read More
LEARN MORELearn about moments from Jewish history, artifacts housed in Jewish Museum Milwaukee’s archives, contemporary issues beyond the headlines, and visit venues around the world from the comfort of your couch.
SPARK!
SPARK! is a free program for caregivers and loved ones experiencing beginning to mid-stage Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of memory loss.