Milwaukee Art Museum Announces Reopening Plan

MILWAUKEE, WI — The Milwaukee Art Museum will begin a phased reopening of its galleries to the public in the summer, with new protocols developed to ensure the safety of staff and visitors. When the museum opens, the first month will feature free admission, officials said.

The Museum's plan includes new cleaning procedures, hand sanitizing stations at entrance points and throughout the galleries, and the requirement that all staff and visitors wear cloth face coverings.

Essential museum staff have returned to work, while other staff members will continue working from home. The Museum originally closed due to the COVID-19 outbreak on March 15.

A dedicated pathway through the Collection Galleries on the Museum’s main level will encourage and emphasize proper social distancing, and a new digital timed-ticketing system will be part of an overall touchless experience inside the Museum.

Museum officials said they're now using a MERV15 air filtration in the campus HVAC system,
which is considered hospital grade.