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The Milwaukee Art Museum will celebrate Robert Indiana’s iconic The American LOVE (1966–99) sculpture during a special Grand Unveiling event September 5. The community celebration will highlight the gift of the sculpture to the institution and its installation outdoors near the Museum’s East End patio, facing Lake Michigan. “The Milwaukee Art Museum is thrilled to receive this iconic sculpture for the collection,” said Margaret Andera, interim chief curator and curator of contemporary art, Milwaukee Art Museum. “Robert Indiana’s work has always connected with Milwaukee; his design for the MECCA floor in the 1970s is a Milwaukee icon, and now...

A new photography exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum showcases some of the people, movements, businesses, and neighborhoods that have helped make Milwaukee what is today. Opening on September 6 in the Herzfeld Center for Photography and Media Arts, Portrait of Milwaukee will reveal the deep connection between the city of Milwaukee and its residents through photos made mostly between the 1920s and the 1980s. “The photographs I selected for this exhibition are intended to expand how we think about Milwaukee’s recent past,” said Ariel Pate, Assistant Curator of Photography, Milwaukee Art Museum. “Some of the images might surprise...

A sold-out theatrical premiere of “Give Me Liberty” took place on August 22

Milwaukee County residents will get a free library book delivery service to stimulate reading, beginning on September 3. Provided by Helium, the service will enable both public library cardholders and non-cardholders to rent library books online. The selections will be delivered to homes, and then picked up when finished and returned. Helium plans to provide this full range of services at no cost to readers. In an age of declining readership, Helium’s program aims to removes obstacles to establishing strong reading habits, and save residents money and time spent obtaining books. “Books hold a certain power. A lot of...