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• Nov 22nd

  12:08am

  Viking Bronzes to American Arts & Crafts: A Tradition Transplanted

  Wednesday, September 24, 2008 through Sunday, November 30, 2008. Opening Reception: 5:30 – 8:30. Open date. Closing date unknown. When two Danish immigrants settled in Edgerton, Wisconsin in 1903, they sought to create pottery that was new, yet resembled ancient works. They called it Norse pottery. Norse pottery reinterpreted antique Scandinavian pottery, combining it with Western and Orienta

  Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

  2220 North Terrace Avenue
  Milwaukee, WI 53202
• Nov 22nd

  12am

  Ornament as Expression: The Jewelry of Arline Fisch

  Racine Art Museum ( map )

  441 Main St.

  Racine, WI. 53403

  Phone: 262-638-8300

  Aug 24 to Dec 07 , 12:00 am

  A recognized leader in American contemporary jewelry, Arline Fisch is a pioneer and innovator in the application of fiber techniques to metal. The exhibition "Ornament as Expression: The Jewelry of Arline Fisch" features approximately forty pieces that draws heavily from the artist

  Racine Art Museum

  441 Main Street
  Racine, WI 53401
• Nov 22nd

  3am

  Viking Bronzes to American Arts & Crafts: A Tradition Transplanted

  Wednesday, September 24, 2008 through Sunday, November 30, 2008. In 1903 two Danish immigrants began a pottery company in Edgerton, Wisconsin. They produced Art Pottery unlike anything else made in America before—or since. Norse pottery reinterpreted the forms and motifs found in Scandinavian artifacts from centuries past and incorporated Western and Asian themes. Norse pottery was made with

  Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

  2220 North Terrace Avenue
  Milwaukee, WI 53202
• Nov 22nd

  3am

  Nunnemacher Arms Collection

  Thursday, September 25, 2008 through Saturday, August 15, 2009. Discover a "curators' choice" of 43 historic firearms from the Museum's 3,500 piece Nunnemacher Arms Collection. Located at the entrance to the European Village, this exhibit offers a glimpse at the backgrounds and significance of distinctive pieces from the 17th to 20th centuries – an interesting blend of cultu

  The drama of the Rovers' dogged quest over the rugged terrain may answer that haunting question - Is there life on Mars? Milwaukee Public Museum

  800 West Wells Street
  Milwaukee, WI
• Nov 22nd

  5am

  stop. look. listen: an exhibition of video works 

  "stop. look. listen: an exhibition of video works" showcases the short history of video art with gallery-wide installations by an international lineup of fourteen artists. Stop. look. listen runs through February 22. More information at Marquette.edu/haggerty

  Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University

  P O Box 1881
  Milwaukee, WI 53201
• Nov 22nd

  9am

  Student Exhibit - Thinking Outside the Treasure Chest

  Friday, May 2, 2008 through Saturday, April 4, 2009. 9am -5pm. This exhibit is the culmination of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee/MPM Museum Studies Class, a cooperative graduate program between UW-Milwaukee and the Museum. Students develop the annual exhibit from inception to completion, gaining invaluable professional experience. Details on exhibit content to come. Milwaukee Public Museum,

  The drama of the Rovers' dogged quest over the rugged terrain may answer that haunting question - Is there life on Mars? Milwaukee Public Museum

  800 West Wells Street
  Milwaukee, WI
• Nov 22nd

  9am

  Night of the Titanic

  Friday, October 10, 2008 through Thursday, June 11, 2009. 9am. The sinking of the Titanic in 1912 was part human error and part natural disaster. Weather, ice, sun, moon and stars all played a part in the tragedy. Stand on the deck of the doomed ocean liner the night she sank and discover how a complex series of natural, but unlikely, events sank the "unsinkable" ship. Milwaukee Public M

  The drama of the Rovers' dogged quest over the rugged terrain may answer that haunting question - Is there life on Mars? Milwaukee Public Museum

  800 West Wells Street
  Milwaukee, WI
• Nov 22nd

  9am

  Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition

  Friday, October 10, 2008 through Monday, May 25, 2009. 9am. Ninety-six years ago, on an otherwise calm April morning in 1912, the world's largest ship, the RMS Titanic, sank during her maiden voyage after a colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. On board were 2,228 passengers. More than 1,500 people died. No one believed it could happen. Today, this epic story is revived through Tita

  The drama of the Rovers' dogged quest over the rugged terrain may answer that haunting question - Is there life on Mars? Milwaukee Public Museum

  800 West Wells Street
  Milwaukee, WI
• Nov 22nd

  9am

  Ghost of the Abyss

  Friday, October 10, 2008 through Thursday, June 11, 2009. 9am. Academy Award® winning director and master storyteller James Cameron journeys back to the site of his greatest inspiration - the legendary wreck of the Titanic. With the most advanced IMAX® photography, you'll explore the entire ship with Cameron and his crew, deck-by-deck, room-byroom, encountering mysteries that have rema

  The drama of the Rovers' dogged quest over the rugged terrain may answer that haunting question - Is there life on Mars? Milwaukee Public Museum

  800 West Wells Street
  Milwaukee, WI
• Nov 22nd

  10am

  New, Novel and Never Shown Before 2008: Recent Gifts to the Collection (Part II) 

  Receiving an unprecedented number of gifts in 2007, the year exceeds by far any other previous years in the museum’s history for the number, quality and value of the works presented to the museum for its collection. "New, Novel and Never Shown Before" presents highlights chosen from the nearly 500 artworks in craft media and works on paper received this year.

  Racine Art Museum

  441 Main Street
  Racine, WI 53401