Arts & Entertainment - Feb. 8, 2009
"Jan Lievens" rewrites history of Dutch paintings
On the surface "Jan Lievens: A Dutch Master Rediscovered," the new exhibit that opened Friday and runs through April 26 at Milwaukee Art Museum, might look like just another lovely show of virtuoso painting by a centuries-old master you've never heard of. But, in fact, this exhibit overturns previous notions of Dutch painting.
Tags: Jan Lievens, Milwaukee Art Museum, Rembrandt van Rijn, Laurie Winters, Arthur K. Wheelock Jr., National Gallery of Art, Rembrandt House Museum, Amsterdam

Arts & Entertainment - Jan. 26, 2009
New staff additions at the MAM
The Milwaukee Art Museum makes some changes to start a new year. Today, the museum announced the addition of new Chief Curator Brady Roberts and a new title -- director of exhibits -- for Laurie Winters.
Tags: laurie winters, brady roberts, dan keegan, Milwaukee Art Museum, Jan Lievens, curator, director of exhibitions

Milwaukee Buzz - Sept. 15, 2006
Europe reminds us to buy Calatrava a drink
The next time you think that Milwaukee doesn't owe a debt of gratitude to the Milwaukee Art Museum and Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava, consider these words, which ran in last Sunday's New York Times.
Tags: MAM, Albertina, Louvre, Laurie Winters, New York Times, Calatrava

Arts & Entertainment - Oct. 10, 2005
MAM's "Rembrandt and His Time" explores influential artist
MAM's "Rembrandt and His Time" exhibit opened Saturday in conjunction with the 400th anniversary of Rembrandt's birth in 2006. Milwaukee is the only venue for this exhibition.
Tags: MAM, Rembrandt, Laurie Winters, Albertina, netherlands