Milwaukee Art Museum Research Center

Discover tens of thousands of materials focused on the study of fine art, architecture and design (and view a beautiful cream-city brick mansion) at the Milwaukee Art Museum Research Center. This Go Explore will offer Osher members the opportunity to visit the Research Center, which houses the George Peckham Miller Art Research Library’s collection of 35,000 books. The Research Center is housed in the Historic Judge Jason Downer Mansion, a beautiful example of Victorian Gothic architecture designed by Edward Townsend Mix and built in 1874. Learn more about work being done by the museum’s team of librarians and archivists to support a deeper understanding of the art collection and preserve and share the history of the Milwaukee Art Museum.