East Town + East Side

Step inside one of Milwaukee’s most beautiful historic homes and experience three unique exhibitions that celebrate art, nature and imagination.

Discover Arts@1801, a showcase of bold, original work by Rufus King High School artists; explore Bird Body, a deeply personal and participatory installation by Artist-in-Residence Hattie Grimm; and wander through Waves & Wings, featuring rarely seen masterpieces by Winslow Homer and Bruno Ertz.

Whether you’re a lifelong art lover or new to the museum scene, this immersive experience blends visual storytelling with the charm of the Charles Allis mansion. Free and open to all.

Intertwined disciplines, art and architecture employ creativity, rigorous design, and the creation of meaningful spaces. This exhibition will examine the incorporation of architecture in art. The iterations are nearly endless, and they reflect the myriad roles architecture plays. An ancient ruin in a pastoral landscape, for example, may evoke the classical past. Showcasing a contemporary building can align an artist with modernity and its associations. Architecture also indicates a sense of place and marks location.

Quaint, homely, grand, historical — the artist’s interpretations of architecture indicate his or her vision for what a picture can mean.

The Center for Railroad Photography & Art (CRP&A) along with the Grohmann Museum present the first public exhibition of Kalmbach Media’s historic art collection.

Totaling 55 original paintings and drawings, it is a pillar of rail-themed art filled with landmark works from Howard Fogg, George Gloff, Gil Reid, Ted Rose, John Swatsley and many others.

Tens of thousands of railroad enthusiasts have viewed these paintings thanks to their use in Kalmbach publications, including Trains magazine and best-selling books such as The Hiawatha Story and The Nickel Plate Story.

Join us for Summer Gallery Night with Saint Kate Artist in Residence, Megan Woodard Johnson.

As Artist in Residence, Megan has gathered nearly a year of shared moments with hotel guests, staff, visiting musicians and artists, Milwaukee residents, and more. Each of these exchanges has informed the vibrant, layered, abstract paintings she has created while at Saint Kate. This work is a celebration of both the importance of the simple moments that create a life, as well as the true happiness the act of painting evokes for Johnson.

Step into her studio and be immersed in her playful, mixed-media, practice. Experience bold color, strong composition, and rich detail that evokes joy, sparks curiosity, and encourages close inspection.

Then grab a creatively inspired cocktail from the bar, have a conversation with Saint Kate’s Curator in Residence, Shane McAdams, and visit our galleries to view all new exhibitions.