Lloyd Smith

Villa Terrace Celebrates 100th Anniversary

Museum plans a weekend of events and fundraising for anniversary in July.

Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Could Be Sold

New report looks at future of museums, with selling them a last resort.

Friends of Villa Terrace Gala in the Garden fundraiser set for Saturday July 23, 2022

“A Night of Wine & Roses” Gala raises funds for the Villa Terrace Renaissance Garden.

Neil Albrecht Joins Charles Allis / Villa Terrace as Interim Executive Director

North Point Is Milwaukee’s Gold Coast

Take a two-mile walk filled with historic, architecturally splendid homes and lovely lake views.

Trajectory Series Opens February 27 at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

The Trajectory Series

Where Art and Technology Converge – Guest-Curated by Christopher Willey –

5 Museums for the Winter Break

Let art be your respite from holiday stress at five great museums.

Two Exhibitions Explore the Spaces and Stories of Villa Terrace

Jeffrey Clancey: Measured Misalignments. Ariana Huggett: House Tableau. Opening Reception and Talk October 17

Villa Terrace Thursday Nights in the Garden Begin August 15

Enter Through the Neptune Gate For Thursday Nights in the Garden at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum August 15, 2019 through September 12, 2019 Featuring Live Music and Neptune Bar

Artist David R. Harper Transforms the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum with A Mouth-Shaped Room

Opening Reception and Talk July 11

Urban Milwaukee Celebrates 11th Anniversary

Readers and writers mingle and celebrate at Villa Terrace's Renaissance Garden.

So Milwaukee Night!

Come Celebrate Milwaukee and support Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Friday, May 24 – 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Presents “High Tea: A Royal Affair,” Saturday, May 11 from 3 to 5:00 p.m.

In conjunction with our current exhibition of British royal portraiture

Art Studio on the Go

Four-part painting workshop with artist-in-residence Ariana Huggett starts March 21 at the Villa Terrace and Charles Allis Art Museums

Moving Images: British Royal Portraiture and the Circulation of Ideas opens February 28, 2019

Collection generously on loan from Jodi and John Eastberg

House of Risk: An Immersive and Transformational Installation by Artists Sylvie Rosenthal and Vanessa Diaz opens October 18, 2018

Come witness this historic mansion transformed!

The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Presents an Outdoor Summer Tea-tasting Sunday, August 12 from 3 to 5:00 P.M.

Tickets are $30 for general admission, $25 for museum members and kids 12 and under $12

Walk and Talk Series Dates for the Museum’s Current Exhibition Look Here! are August 1 and August 8

Walk and Talk programs are a fun and informal way to engage with the exhibition’s artists and curators in the museum’s galleries.

The Villa Terrace is Hosting a Party for the Milwaukee Air Show

Saturday, July 21 – Noon – 4:00 p.m.

Summer Exhibition Features Artwork Created by Artists From RedLine Milwaukee and Peck School of the Arts

Inspired By UWM Library’s Special Collections. June 28 – September 16

The Villa’s Renaissance Garden Officially Opens Sunday, June 3 With Free Admission

Café Sopra Mare’s Summer Music Season also kicks off Sunday, June 3

Kavon Cortez-Jones Tomorrow Night!

Club Noir. Poetry by Kavon Cortez-Jones. Oct. 27 | 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Roger Smith: Drawings & Watercolors

Exhibition Opening and Panel Talk Oct. 19 | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Back to School Opens Tonight!

Exhibition Opening and Panel Talk Oct. 12 | 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Medicinal Herb Walk with Tippecanoe Herbs

Wednesday, August 30th, 2017. 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Tea on the Terrace

Sunday, August 13th, 2017 | 3:00 PM -5:00 PM

So Milwaukee Night is TOMORROW! 6 PM – 10 PM

Listen to Milwaukee musicians, enjoy beer samples from Milwaukee Brewing Company, visit with Milwaukee makers, sample food from Ball & Biscuit, and enter to win Milwaukee prizes.

Follow Wild Space Into the Garden at Villa Terrace

Wild Space presents 30th site-based performance in conjunction with Roy Staab’s installation

Roy Staab: Nature In Three Parts

June 2–September 18, 2016

The World’s Stage Theatre Company Presents The Legend of Sleepy Hollow at the Villa Terrace

Thursday and Friday, October 29 and 30

Tea on the Terrace

Sunday, August 23 from 3-5:00 p.m.

Opera On Tap: Lieder Abend

Tuesday, August 25 7:00 to 9:00 p.m.

Willing Clay Productions Presents Creatures of Doubt, a two-person original play with music by Patricio Amerena

The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum and Willing Clay Productions are proud to announce the opening of Patricio Amerena’s debut production of Creatures of Doubt.

The World’s Stage Theatre Company Presents Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus at the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

Opening Thursday March 13

Species & Specimens March 19 – May 25

Group show featuring artists spanning generations of faculty and alumni of the UWM Ceramics program

Does Williamsburg Still Matter? Preservation and Storytelling in the 21st Century

Free Lecture by Jeff Klee, Architectural Historian – Colonial Williamsburg Foundation