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February 26, 2025

A Kimono for You

Kimono: Garment, Canvas, and Artistic Muse opens this Saturday, March 1 and without a doubt, it will be breathtaking. To fully embrace the spirit of the exhibition, we are selling vintage (circa 1950-1980) haori kimono jackets at the Visitor Services...
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February 12, 2025

Who’s Got the Write?

Last week, I was invited to speak at my alma mater, the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design (MIAD). At the end of one of the presentations, one of the professors asked, “Rachel, can you talk more about the importance...
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January 29, 2025

The Pleasure of the Unexpected

Museums exist in a unique space between the familiar and the new, offering both the comfort of revisiting beloved artworks and the thrill of discovering future favorites. A recent visit to New York City museums highlighted this balance, as artworks...
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January 22, 2025

Lions, Tigers, and Students?!…Oh My!!

If you happened to visit the Museum’s galleries last week, you might have spotted something unusual: lions, tigers—and 160 enthusiastic Wausau School District students! While it’s not every day that such a large group fills our spaces, this bustling scene...
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