The Milwaukee Public Museum is asking Milwaukee County to contribute $45 million for the construction of a new, $240 million public museum, a request that could strain the county's already tight finances.

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Imagine speaking in real time to divers exploring a shipwreck off Door County, watching an American Indian elder describe how to harvest wild rice, climbing inside a vintage Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, then eating dishes from around the state in a classic Wisconsin supper club.

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The Hamilton Wood Type & Printing Museum elevates the craft of lettering to an art. It's no wonder an artist was chosen to create the sign on the outside of its new building.

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GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The Children’s Museum of Green Bay is expected to open this April and designers nationwide are helping with the exhibits. Exhibit designer Mark Catton works with MurphyCatton Inc., a Kentucky-based contractor that specializes in interactive ...

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When pulling together a construction project, the right estimator can make all the difference.

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By CARRIE ANTLFINGER Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Frank Lloyd Wright house has been put on the market in Milwaukee. Jillayne and Dave Arena bought the house 30 years ago as a duplex and spent hundreds of thousands of ...

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Art Museum is featuring an exhibition featuring art about the Santiago Calatrava-designed addition. The exhibition is called “Building a Masterpiece: Santiago Calatrava and the Milwaukee Art Museum.” It features models, watercolors, videos, photos and drawings ...

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Milwaukee took a step toward a financial settlement Tuesday to release the Harley-Davidson Motor Co. from an obligation to build a 100,000-square-foot structure on the site of the company's south-side museum.

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Milwaukee is set to become a city-sized museum Sept. 24-25 when about 100 businesses and organizations open their buildings to the public.

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The Wisconsin Department of Administration received and opened bids Thursday for construction of a new 37,800-square-foot Wade Visitor Center and Wesley Jung Carriage Museum at the Wade Historic Site on Highway 23 in Greenbush in Sheboygan County.

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