Violins of Hope: Call and Response
- December 1, 2025 - February 14, 2026
- Special Collections, Golda Meir Library
- Libraries
Prepared for the Milwaukee residency of the Violins of Hope project, this exhibit showcases the violins owned and played by Jewish musicians and others targeted by the Nazis before and during the…
American Icons: Sacralizing A Nation
- January 26 - February 26, 2026
- Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery, 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Letters & Science
This exhibition explores the ways that religion has been deeply interwoven into the iconography of the United States. Historically, the term ‘icon’ (Greek for ‘image’) is associated with Christian traditions,…
Rebellious Stripes: The American Flag in Activist Art, 1960–2025
- January 26 - February 26, 2026
- Emile H. Mathis Art Gallery, 3203 North Downer Avenue, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Letters & Science
The American flag originated as an act of protest. That status intensified in the second half of the twentieth century, as protest movements have used and manipulated the flag in…
Winter Welcome Films: Napoleon Dynamite
- January 28, 2026
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- UWM Student Union (UN), 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Student Affairs
FREE FOR EVERYONE! In small-town Preston, Idaho, awkward teen Napoleon Dynamite has trouble fitting in. After his grandmother is injured in an accident, his life is made even worse when…
Rooftop Stargazing
- January 30, 2026
- 8:00pm - 9:00pm
- UWM Manfred Olson Planetarium, 1900 E Kenwood Blvd #139, Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- UWM Planetarium
Gaze at the night sky through our telescopes on select dates! Weather permitting, view the Moon, planets, star clusters, and other astronomical objects. Stargazing sessions are free and open to…
Family Movie Night: Lilo & Stitch
- January 31, 2026
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- UWM Student Union (UN), 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Student Affairs
A tale of a young girl’s close encounter with the galaxy’s most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly “dog,” whom she names Stitch.…
Winter Welcome Films: Lilo & Stitch
- January 31, 2026
- 6:00pm - 8:00pm
- UWM Student Union (UN), 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Student Affairs
FREE FOR EVERYONE! A tale of a young girl’s close encounter with the galaxy’s most wanted extraterrestrial. Lilo is a lonely Hawaiian girl who adopts a small ugly “dog,” whom…
Black History Month Kickoff
- February 3, 2026
- 11:00am - 2:00pm
- UWM Student Union (UN), 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Student Affairs
11 am-2 pm | Union Concourse Celebrate Black History Month with an energetic kickoff filled with vibrant vendors, engaging crafts, and delicious treats—including cheesecake from Baked Dreams Creations! Enjoy dynamic…
Experimental Tuesdays: Weather, or Not
- February 3, 2026
- 7:00pm - 9:00pm
- UWM Union Cinema, 2200 E. Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211
- Peck School of the Arts
Date & TimeTuesday, February 3, 2026 (7–9 p.m.) LocationUWM Union Cinema The weather moves around as the clouds imagine their own nephology: wondering what these people see when they see…
Experimental Tuesdays Presents: Weather, or Not
- February 4, 2026
- UWM Student Union (UN), 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, 53211, United States
- Student Affairs
The weather moves around as the clouds imagine their own nephology: wondering what these people see when they see what they see. Fluttering by, attention pulls focus from the movement…