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Milwaukee blacksmith Ryan Send presents “Tension” at the Villa Terrace Art Museum
Villa Terrace Art Museum announces biennial exhibition celebrating contemporary craft
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Villa Terrace Art Museum announces biennial exhibition celebrating contemporary craft

Exhibition to feature five Greater Milwaukee artists

Midwest Artists Take Center Stage in New Exhibition at Villa Terrace Art Museum
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Midwest Artists Take Center Stage in New Exhibition at Villa Terrace Art Museum

Three Rising Artists Tackle Identity and Experiences in Sculpture

Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Art Museums Announce Reopening on July 29
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Charles Allis and Villa Terrace Art Museums Announce Reopening on July 29

Visitors will have opportunity to explore beautiful outdoor gardens and indoor collections

Trajectory Series Opens February 27 at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum
The Trajectory Series
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The Trajectory Series

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

Two Exhibitions Explore the Spaces and Stories of Villa Terrace
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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
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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
So Milwaukee Night!
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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.
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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
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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
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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
The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Presents an Outdoor Summer Tea-tasting Sunday, August 12 from 3 to 5:00 P.M.
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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 <em>Look Here!</em> are August 1 and August 8
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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Kavon Cortez-Jones Tomorrow Night!

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

Roger Smith: Drawings & Watercolors
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Roger Smith: Drawings & Watercolors

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

Back to School Opens Tonight!
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Back to School Opens Tonight!

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

Medicinal Herb Walk with Tippecanoe Herbs
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Medicinal Herb Walk with Tippecanoe Herbs

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

Tea on the Terrace
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Tea on the Terrace

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

So Milwaukee Night is TOMORROW! 6 PM – 10 PM
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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.

Hyperlocal #12 at Villa Terrace
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Hyperlocal #12 at Villa Terrace

Sunday, February 26th | 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Full Frontal Doherty and Everything Elst
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Full Frontal Doherty and Everything Elst

Saturday, January 7th @ 8 p.m. and Sunday, January 8th @ 4 p.m.

Garden Conservancy Open Days
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Garden Conservancy Open Days

Private Milwaukee Gardens Open To All Visitors Milwaukee, July 16, 2016

Roy Staab: Nature In Three Parts
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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
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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
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Tea on the Terrace

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

Opera On Tap: Lieder Abend
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Opera On Tap: Lieder Abend

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

Hidden Treasures: Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts in our Midst
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Hidden Treasures: Art Nouveau and Arts & Crafts in our Midst

Opens Thursday, June 25

Villa Terrace Renaissance Garden Opening and Cafe Sopra Mare
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Villa Terrace Renaissance Garden Opening and Cafe Sopra Mare

Renaissance Garden officially opens Sunday, June 7, along with Café Sopra Mare's Summer Music Season

So Milwaukee Night!
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So Milwaukee Night!

Come Celebrate Milwaukee While Celebrating Private Spaces/Public Authority. Friday, May 29 – 6:00 to 10:00 p.m.

Opera On Tap Celebrates Musical Theatre and Operetta
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Opera On Tap Celebrates Musical Theatre and Operetta

Tuesday, April 28, 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

The Villa’s Renaissance Garden Officially Opens Sunday , June 7, Along With Café Sopra Mare’s Summer Music Season
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The Villa’s Renaissance Garden Officially Opens Sunday , June 7, Along With Café Sopra Mare’s Summer Music Season

In conjunction with the opening, the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum opens its 2015 weekly summer music series, Café Sopra Mare.

Private Spaces, Public Authority In Association With the City of Milwaukee Public Housing Authority
Opera On Tap Presents That’s Amore
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Opera On Tap Presents That’s Amore

At The Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum Friday, February 13 at 7:00 p.m.

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

Species & Specimens March 19 – May 25
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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
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Does Williamsburg Still Matter? Preservation and Storytelling in the 21st Century

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