Charles Allis Art Museum
Press Release

Through The Years With Charles Allis

Photo Digitization Day Saturday, September 12

By - Aug 10th, 2015 02:09 pm

Milwaukee, WI – The Charles Allis Art Museum located at 1801 N. Prospect Avenue, in partnership with Pixologie Inc., is hosting a photo digitization day, celebrating International Save Your Photos Day, Saturday September 12, from 1 to 5:00 p.m. Attendees may bring their vintage and recent photographs of the Charles Allis Art Museum and the Allis Chalmers Corporation and have them digitized and added to the museum’s historic archive. Staff will also be on hand to capture the stories pictured in the photographs. Guests with photos receive free admission to the museum, which includes our current exhibition, Recent Works by Terrence Coffman. 

Event Activities: 

  • Photo organization experts will scan your photos (flat, 8 x 10 or smaller) and return onsite
  • Museum staff will record your recollections from the photos
  • Education will be provided on the importance of photos in strengthening and connecting communities

About the Charles Allis Art Museum
Designed by prominent Milwaukee architect Alexander Eschweiler and on the National Register

of Historic Places, the lavish 1911 home of Charles and Sarah Allis contains a world-class art collection that spans more than 2,000 years and includes impressive 19th Century French and American paintings, Classic antiquities, Renaissance bronzes, Asian ceramics and stunning decorative arts. Changing exhibitions feature local and regional artists, making the museum a vibrant center for Wisconsin arts not to be missed.

About Pixologie
Pixologie, Inc. is located in the greater Milwaukee area and is unique in the country offering photo organization and management services as well as onsite do-it-yourself options for their clients.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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