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TheMilwaukee Art Museumis one of the top art institutions in the United States.

Now, the museum will make its collection even more accessible to its youngest visitors.

The free admission went into effect on December 3, 2024the date the gift was announced.

Milwaukee Art Museum Gets $3.54 Million Gift From Anonymous Donor To Make Admission Free for Kids

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The donation will allow the museum to create an endowment that will fund the admission waiver in perpetuity.

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This was made possible by a $3.54 million donation by an anonymous Milwaukeean.

Waterloo Bridge by ClaudeMonet.

Milwaukee Art Museum Gets $3.54 Million Gift From Anonymous Donor To Make Admission Free for Kids

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…and Gustave Caillebotte’sBoating on the Yerres.

Boating on the Yerres by Gustave Caillebotte.

The Layton Art Gallery at the Milwaukee Art Museum

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“Waterloo Bridge” by Claude Monet

“Waterloo Bridge” by ClaudeMonet. (Photo: viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)

“Boating on the Yerres” by Gustave Caillebotte

“Boating on the Yerres” by Gustave Caillebotte. (Photo: viaWikimedia Commons, Public domain)