Mission
TO INSPIRE AND EDUCATE PEOPLE IN THE GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA, ACROSS THE STATE OF WISCONSIN AND BEYOND BY COLLECTING, PRESERVING AND PRESENTING ART; TO EXPAND AND DIVERSIFY THE LOCAL ARTISTIC AND CULTURAL IDENTITY OF THE GREATER MILWAUKEE AREA, AND EDUCATE BOTH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ABOUT ART AND ART HISTORY; TO ENCOURAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BY SUPPORTING EMERGING ARTS AND ARTISTS, AND TO OFFER FAMILY-FRIENDLY EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS DESIGNED TO ENHANCE THE ARTISTIC SPIRIT OF THE LOCAL COMMUNITY; TO PRESERVE, PROTECT AND MAINTAIN THE CALATRAVA ADDITION, THE FIRST BUILDING IN THE UNITED STATES TO BE DESIGNED BY SANTIAGO CALATRAVA, AND TO WORK IN COOPERATION WITH PUBLIC ENTITIES IN THE USE OF THE SAARINEN AND KAHLER BUILDINGS, CITY PROPERTY AND LAKEFRONT LANDS.