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| Haggerty Museum of Art (Marquette University) | |
|---|---|
| Name | Haggerty Museum of Art |
| Established | 1984 |
| Location | Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
| Type | Art museum |
Haggerty Museum of Art (Marquette University) is an art museum located on the campus of Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The museum serves as a cultural resource for the university and the Milwaukee County region, presenting exhibitions, collections, and educational programs connected to broader networks such as the Association of Art Museum Directors, the College Art Association, and regional partners. Its programming links to institutions including the Milwaukee Art Museum, Walker Art Center, and university museums across the United States.
Founded in 1984 through the philanthropy of the Haggerty family and allied donors associated with Marquette University, the museum emerged during a period of campus expansion alongside projects invoking figures such as Ray and Joan Kroc Center donors and local patrons connected to Joseph Schlitz Brewing Company. Early leadership included curators and directors who had affiliations with institutions such as the Art Institute of Chicago, Smithsonian Institution, and Wadsworth Atheneum. Over successive decades the museum expanded its collection strategy to include works associated with movements represented by artists like Georgia O'Keeffe, Jacob Lawrence, and Romare Bearden, while hosting traveling exhibitions drawn from lenders including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art, and Tate Modern. During the 1990s and 2000s the museum deepened collaborations with regional cultural organizations including the Milwaukee Repertory Theater and United Performing Arts Fund.
The museum occupies a purpose-adapted gallery facility integrated within contemporary buildings on the Marquette University campus, sited near landmarks such as Cudahy Tower and the Alumni Memorial Union. Architectural upgrades have been informed by conservation standards promulgated by the American Institute for Conservation and installation practices advocated by the National Endowment for the Arts. Gallery spaces accommodate climate control systems comparable to those at the Getty Center and staging infrastructure akin to the Brooklyn Museum. Supporting facilities include a study center for object research, a classroom configured for seminars in partnership with departments like Department of Art History and Museum Studies (Marquette University), a curatorial office, and storage designed to meet guidelines from the International Council of Museums. The museum’s location links it to Milwaukee transit nodes such as Bradford Beach and downtown corridors toward the Milwaukee Riverwalk.
The Haggerty's permanent collection encompasses paintings, prints, drawings, sculpture, photography, and works on paper, with holdings that reference figures and movements represented by artists like Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, Andy Warhol, Claude Monet, Auguste Rodin, Wassily Kandinsky, Marcel Duchamp, Edward Hopper, Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Ai Weiwei, Yayoi Kusama, Ansel Adams, Dorothea Lange, Roy Lichtenstein, Jasper Johns, Mark Rothko, Jackson Pollock, Joan Mitchell, Alberto Giacometti, Faith Ringgold, Kehinde Wiley, Cindy Sherman, Chuck Close, Barbara Kruger, Kara Walker, Kehinde Wiley, Ellsworth Kelly, Paul Cézanne, Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, Henri Cartier-Bresson, Gordon Parks, Lee Friedlander, Louise Bourgeois, Rachel Whiteread, Bridget Riley, Helen Frankenthaler, Anni Albers, Donald Judd, Agnes Martin, Mary Cassatt, John Singer Sargent, Winslow Homer, Thomas Hart Benton, Grant Wood, Nina Simone, Miles Davis, and John Cage by association of thematic exhibitions. The collection emphasizes regional practitioners and underrepresented artists, with acquisitions linked to donors, estates, and long-term loans from collectors active in Wisconsin and the Midwest. Works are cataloged and conserved following protocols from the American Alliance of Museums and incorporated into digital inventories compatible with standards from the Getty Research Institute.
Exhibitions at the museum have ranged from survey exhibitions of modern and contemporary art to thematic projects exploring photography, printmaking, and cross-disciplinary practices, featuring loans from institutions such as the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, Philadelphia Museum of Art, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Curatorial initiatives have staged solo shows referencing artists like Louise Nevelson, Alice Neel, Eugène Atget, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Nan Goldin, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Jenny Holzer, Robert Rauschenberg, Helen Frankenthaler, and Paul Gauguin. The museum has hosted traveling exhibitions aligned with national programs from the National Endowment for the Arts and collaborative projects with university collections such as the Smart Museum of Art and the De Young Museum. Programming includes artist talks, panel discussions with scholars from University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and University of Chicago, curator-led tours, and publication projects comparable to catalogues produced by the Getty Publications.
The museum functions as a pedagogical site for courses across Marquette University departments including Department of Art History and Museum Studies (Marquette University), College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (Marquette University), and partnerships with local schools, community organizations, and conservancies like the Historic Milwaukee, Inc.. Outreach initiatives connect to youth programs modeled on partnerships seen between the Cleveland Museum of Art and public schools, summer arts camps, and collaborative workshops with practitioners drawn from communities represented by organizations such as Latino Arts, Inc. and African American Chamber of Commerce of Wisconsin. Public programming frequently features collaborations with the Milwaukee Public Library, the Milwaukee County Historical Society, and civic events on the Milwaukee Riverwalk to promote access to collections and interpretive materials.
The museum is administered by professional staff including a director, curators, registrars, and educators operating under governance aligned with Marquette University board structures and nonprofit standards articulated by the American Alliance of Museums. Funding sources include university appropriations, private philanthropic support from donors aligned with foundations such as the Lloyd K. Glickman Foundation and corporate partners with roots in Milwaukee industry, competitive grants from entities including the National Endowment for the Humanities and the Institute of Museum and Library Services, as well as income from memberships, special events, and acquisition endowments established by alumni. The museum’s fiscal practices follow accounting norms observed by university museums nationwide and stewardship principles promoted by organizations such as the Council on Foundations.
Category:Art museums and galleries in Wisconsin Category:Marquette University