Upcoming Special Exhibits
Exhibits at Jewish Museum Milwaukee explore the breadth of the Jewish experience and offer visitors to connect with history, culture and the arts.
Luba Lukova: Designing Justice
June 5 – September 27, 2020
Opening Preview: Thursday, June 4, 7:00 PM
Designing Justice highlights the art of Luba Lukova, an artist and designer who creates thought-provoking posters that address essential themes of humanity and injustice worldwide. Through indelible metaphors she helps visitors develop an empathetic understanding for social and cultural issues that she hopes will catalyze action and change the world. Luba Lukova is a New York-based artist and designer known for her work using simple, bold designs to convey powerful messages.
Luba Lukova: Designing Justice was curated by Luba Lukova in collaboration with the Museum of Design Atlanta (MODA).
Shakespeare’s in the Alley: A Tribute to Bob Dylan
June 5 – September 27, 2020
Opening Preview: Thursday, June 4, 7:00 PM
“Bob Dylan has given us jewels – bits of himself that will sparkle through the centuries.” – Skye
Shakespeare’s in the Alley features fabric banners that hang from the Museum’s soaring atrium ceiling. This immersive visual experience pays tribute to the poetry and socially-minded musical contributions of Jewish-American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan. As the recipient of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, Dylan’s lyrics are forever cemented in the American literary canon including songs for human rights like “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.”
Created by Door County-based artist Skye, the banners are 57 inches wide and vary in length from 8 to 26 feet and were hand-stenciled, letter by letter, using fabric markers.