History
Historic Protection Withdrawn For This Is It! Building
Why idea dropped for building with Wisconsin's oldest, recently closed gay bar.
Jun 10th, 2025 by Jeramey Jannene
Avalon Theater Tiles Romanticize Southern California
Arts & Crafts tiles evoke a mystical legend and Spanish-California styles.
Feb 3rd, 2025 by Ben Tyjeski
Unique Doors Open Tour Spotlights Modernist Churches
'Divine Line' driving tour features mid-20th century churches built along Capitol Drive.
Sep 25th, 2024 by Michael Horne
Secret Garden Unveils Classic Batchelder Fountain
Former funeral home on 53rd and North, now a school, has many tile artworks.
Aug 28th, 2024 by Ben Tyjeski
Historic Marker Commemorating Black Nite Uprising Dedicated
First LGBTQ historic marker in Wisconsin erected in Milwaukee to remember site of uprising that occurred years before Stonewall.
Aug 5th, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
City’s Oldest Gay Bar Gives Thousands of Photos to State LGBTQ History Project
50 years of photos from This Is It date to when gay bars were part of forbidden culture.
Jun 18th, 2024 by Jenny Peek, Wisconsin Public Radio
UWM Students Gather Community Stories For International Exhibition on Inequality
‘Climates of Inequality’ exhibit includes voices from Milwaukee’s north-side residents.
May 28th, 2024 by Tim Peterson, Wisconsin Public Radio
New Federal Rules May Require Public Museum to Remove Some Exhibits
Regulations require prior consultation with Native American tribes and descendants before items can be exhibited.
Feb 2nd, 2024 by Graham Kilmer
Native American Village Unearthed in Oshkosh Road Project
UWM archeologists are working to document the site.
Oct 16th, 2023 by Joe Schulz, Wisconsin Public Radio
George Marshall Clark Plaque Dedicated in Third Ward
Historic marker memorializes site of Milwaukee's only documented lynching.
Oct 11th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
1915 Wisconsin Case Could Be Key to Abortion Pill Battle
Texas ruling under review by US Supreme Court cited case involving Milwaukee physician.
Jun 13th, 2023 by Michael Horne
How Will Museum Move Its Collections?
Public Museum says it will take 8 years to move the 4 million items in its collections.
May 24th, 2023 by Graham Kilmer
