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New Milwaukee museum nears fundraising goal amid rising costs
Milwaukee Public Museum's fundraising campaign for its new building has reached nearly 90% of the campaign's original goal. But the project's costs are increasing due to inflation and tariffs.
Milwaukee Public Museum construction will start in the summer
Top museum officials said they were 70% of the way through their private campaign goals.
New Milwaukee museum shifts groundbreaking as it pursues fundraising goals
Top museum officials said they were on track to meet their next fundraising goal in the spring. However, construction will be delayed if the museum doesn't complete its $108 million goal by then.
Milwaukee Public Museum shares plans for Bucyrus Rooftop Terrace and $2.5 million Bucyrus sponsorship
The rooftop terrace will be designed by Washington-based architect GGN.
Milwaukee Public Museum unveils “Wisconsin Journey” gallery sketches ahead of new museum construction
Milwaukee Public Museum and Thinc Design released sketches of the upcoming "Wisconsin Journey" gallery.
Milwaukee Public Museum shares renderings of future gallery as moving plans continue
Milwaukee Public Museum revealed renders for the first in a series of galleries in the new museum building.
Today’s News
- After being sold, Master Lock site will be auctioned off
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 14
- (UPDATED) Wisconsin construction union endorses gubernatorial candidate
- Walker’s Point may get publicly financed parking structure
- $24M mixed-use development breaks ground
- Supervisor calls for referendum on Milwaukee County Courthouse revamp
- $19M mixed-use project tackles city’s biggest issues
- US existing home sales unexpectedly fall in June
- Milwaukee Water Street nightlife locations for sale
- Milwaukee mayor favors improving I-794 freeway over removal
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of July 13, 2026
- 200-unit apartment project wins 2nd city endorsement
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)