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The History of Milwaukee’s First Fine Art Gallery
Before there was a Milwaukee Art Museum, there was a Layton Art Gallery. All but forgotten today, the gallery was a stately stone temple that dominated the northeast corner of Mason and Jefferson streets, one block south of Cathedral Square, from 1888 to 1957. For generations of Milwaukeeans, it was an oasis of culture in a city better known for smokestacks than still lifes.
The gallery and its collection were the gifts of legendary philanthropist Frederick Layton. A native of England who came to Milwaukee at age 16, Layton grew his family’s Downtown butcher shop into one of the region’s largest meat-packing firms, selling hams, pork shoulders, dried beef, bacon and lard throughout the United States and Europe.
Read more: https://www.milwaukeemag.com/the-history-of-milwaukees-first-fine-art-gallery/
Children and young people will have an opportunity to see their creations displayed digitally in an exhibition at one of Scotland’s national galleries.
The 2025 Worcester 100 Open Art Exhibition will be held at the Artery Gallery, Croft Walk, from Saturday 8 to Saturday, March 15.
The free event will showcase a range of artistic styles, including paintings, prints, photography, and sculptures.
Opening times will vary throughout the week.
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Three in five small UK museums and galleries fear closure amid declining revenue, new research suggests
Three in five small museums and galleries in the UK fear closure amid declining revenue and footfall, research published this week suggests. The survey of 40 small, independent attractions—those with fewer than 100,000 annual visitors—also found that four in five (78%) reported the current period as the most challenging the sector has faced, while over half (58%) said overall income has not returned to its pre-Covid levels.
The research, conducted by the cloud platform GoDaddy in partnership with the charity Kids in Museums, surveyed small museums as well as galleries, historic buildings and heritage sites. Alison Bowyers, the executive director of Kids in Museums, tells The Art Newspaper that UK museums are suffering more than their counterparts in mainland Europe.
