Google Arts & Culture partners with 16 local institutions to bring a digital celebration of Milwaukee music, arts, food and more to the world
MILWAUKEE (July 30, 2020) – Google today announced its partnership with 16 world-class Milwaukee institutions to bring the city’s culture, people and stories, past and present, online on its Google Arts & Culture platform and App at g.co/Milwaukee. For the first time, anyone in the world can engage with organizations across the city and experience its celebratory culture (Milwaukee hosts more than 60 festivals in the summer alone). With summer festivals and vacations on pause, people can discover public art with Sculpture Milwaukee, student performances from the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, fine art tours from the Haggerty Museum of Art at Marquette University, production shots from the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, murals from Imagine MKE—in one digital location.
“We are excited to bring Milwaukee’s culture and thriving art scene on Google Arts & Culture for anyone, anywhere to enjoy online” said Google Arts & Culture US Lead Simon Delacroix, “From its murals and manufacturing to its breweries and fine art museums, Milwaukee’s vibrant cultural scene deserves to be shared with a global audience. Thanks to our 16 local partners, we’re proud to transport everyone to a virtual celebration of this great American city.”
“For too long, Milwaukee’s world-class arts and culture has been among our best kept secrets. I’m thrilled that the Google Arts & Culture platform brings Milwaukee’s talented creative sector to the entire world,” said Mayor Tom Barrett.
Milwaukee is the first city in the Great Lakes region and second in the country to be featured as part of Google’s global initiative to capture and share the unique culture of cities. Along with Kansas City, Milwaukee joins European cultural hotspots Milan and Naples, Italy, Lyon, France, and Hamburg, Germany.
“Milwaukee’s hardworking, unique people make the city a vibrant place,” said Representative Gwen Moore. “I am proud that Google Arts & Culture is recognizing the work of our artists and cultural institutions and making it accessible across Wisconsin and across the world.”
Google Arts & Culture partnered with 16 local organizations to bring over 2,000 artworks and artifacts from Milwaukee institutions online, curated into over 80 stories to allow anyone to dive into Milwaukee’s culture and history. The project also includes 50 artworks captured in ultra-high resolution with Google’s Art Camera, two 360-degree Street View tours of the Milwaukee Public Museum and Grohmann Museum at the Milwaukee School of Engineering.
“We’re delighted to partner with Google Arts and Culture to connect the art in our collection with new and broader audiences, in Milwaukee and beyond,” said Margaret Andera, Interim Chief Curator, Milwaukee Art Museum. “Google’s platform enables us to share rich, in-depth stories about the Museum’s art, architecture and history.”
The 16 participating institutions have brought together their stories and expertise to dive into the city’s cultural DNA in a way that both Milwaukeeans and “outsiders” can appreciate. On the platform, visitors can:
- Tour Milwaukee murals and meet local artists like Ken Brown, a stained-glass muralist currently working on a piece to honor essential workers
- Search for Milwaukee’s first hip-hop song through a digital exhibit from Radio Milwaukee
- Discover the architectural history of the Milwaukee Art Museum in a new online exhibit
- Meet Milwaukee’s Poet Laureate Dasha Kelly Hamilton in an interview presented by local arts council Imagine MKE
- Watch Keith Haring at work during his visit to Marquette University with the Haggerty Museum
- Take a 360 degree virtual field trip at the Milwaukee Public Museum
- Find Milwaukee’s most Instagrammable locations with Visit Milwaukee
- See performances from the musicians of the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra
- Travel back in time to the Milwaukee of the 20s and 30s with Milwaukee County Parks
- Learn the ABCs of Milwaukee with Matt Hrodey, former Senior Editor of Milwaukee Magazine
- And much more…
Google Arts & Culture Milwaukee partners include: Milwaukee Art Museum, Radio Milwaukee, Visit Milwaukee, the Grohmann Museum at MSOE, the Harley-Davidson Museum, Imagine MKE, Sculpture Milwaukee, the Haggerty Museum at Marquette University, Milwaukee County Parks, Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Milwaukee Public Museum, Charles Allis Art Museum, Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra, First Stage, the Chudnow Museum of Yesteryear, and the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design.
Now, anyone, anywhere can experience Milwaukee by downloading Google Arts & Culture’sAndroid or iOS app or by visiting Google Arts & Culture.
About Google Arts & Culture
Google Arts & Culture puts the treasures, stories and knowledge of over 2,000 cultural institutions from 80 countries at your fingertips. If Google’s mission is to make the world’s information more accessible, then Arts & Culture’s mission is to make the world’s culture accessible to anyone, anywhere. It’s your doorway to explore art, history, and wonders of the world. Discover stories about cultural heritage ranging from Van Gogh’s bedroom paintings, Puerto Rico’s heritage, Sports in Australia or the women’s right movement toancient Maya temples, Japanese Food and Indian Railways.
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