The Warehouse Art Museum Will Move to a New Location

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Warehouse Art Museum, which bills itself as Milwaukee’s only private museum dedicated exclusively to the exhibition of modern and contemporary art, is planning to move into a new facility in 2025 in order to expand its exhibition space and hours of operation, providing greater public access to its collection.

Details about the new facility and opening plan will be unveiled later.

The museum temporarily closed its doors to the public in December after the conclusion of its fall exhibition, PAUSE/CONNECT. The museum will remain closed through 2024 as staff prepares to open the new facility.

During this temporary closure, Warehouse Art Museum plans to remain active, with plans for several events around Milwaukee in the coming months.

The move has been in the works for more than a year, Warehouse Art Museum Co-founder and Managing Director John Shannon said.

“We’ve now made a firm decision to do so,” Shannon said.

Warehouse Art Museum opened to the public in 2018 in a five-story concrete and brick warehouse at 1635 W. St. Paul Ave., in the Menomonee Valley. The museum’s international collection of more than 7,000 works includes significant concentrations of self-portraits, monotypes and contemporary studio craft. Since its launch, the museum has opened 14 unique exhibitions comprised of work from the permanent collection including Rediscovering Ruth Grotenrath and William Kentridge: See for Yourself.

The museum’s international collection reflects the personal vision its co-founders, Shannon and Jan Serr.

In its new location, WAM is planning to double its gallery space, providing visitors with both permanent and rotating exhibitions. In addition to the new space, WAM also plans to provide new research services for students and scholars to better explore the collection.

Programming at the museum has included four or five gallery exhibitions per year, often featuring guest curators, with concurrent artist talks, guest speakers and guided exhibition tours.

Warehouse Art Museum’s Plumb Press also maintains an active publication and video presence.