The Haggerty Museum of Art's exhibitions and programs are free, open to the public, and take place on Marquette's campus unless otherwise noted.

Upcoming events

 

Spring 2026 Exhibition Opening Reception
Thursday, January 22, 2026, 6 p.m.

Celebrate the opening of four new exhibitions! Meet the curators and artists, enjoy seasonal refreshments, and be the first to view freshly interpreted works commemorating 250 years of America, Robert Rauschenberg’s 100th birthday, and an artist’s 10th anniversary project with local community members. The free-to-the-public opening reception features:

• This Side of the Stars: Rauschenberg’s Stoned Moon in the Company of Kite, Paglen, and Yi
• Let the Real World In
• Defying Empire: Revolutionary Prints from Britain and America

Declaration of ____

THANK YOU! to event co-chairs Friends At-large Board member Kris Jenson and Friends Board Member Dana Murn!

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Making Zines, Making Change: A Conversation about Collaborating, Publishing, Selling, and Archiving DIY Art
Wednesday, January 28, 2026, 5 to 7 p.m.

You're invited to a community conversation about the hands-on power of zines and other DIY art.

Inspired by Spring '26 Haggerty exhibitions Declaration of _____ and Let the Real World In as well as Artifact, the 8th annual Writing Innovation Symposium, scholar-teacher Jason Luther will be in conversation with local, Chicago- and Milwaukee-area artists, authors, publishers, and archivists, including Marc Fischer, Kirsten Leenaars, Liz Mason, and Milo Miller.

All are welcome.

Making Zines, Making Change is made possible by the Haggerty Museum of Art and Marquette English/FAME as well as the Center for Teaching and Learning and the Lemonis Center for Student Success along with long-time WIS partners Raynor Library and Macmillan Learning.

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Aesthetics, Art, & AI: Kite
Thursday, March 12, 2026, 5:30 to 7 p.m.
UW-Milwaukee Arts Center Lecture Hall at UWM
2400 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI 53211

Exploring how AI-generated aesthetics reshape creative production, authorship, and interpretation.

The Haggerty Museum of Art is pleased to share information about this program organized by the Center for 21st Century Studies and the Center for the Humanities at UW-Madison featuring Kite (a.k.a. Suzanne Kite) whose work will be on view at the Haggerty from January 23 to May 16 in the exhibition This Side of the Stars.

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Community Zine Festival: Declarations in Print
Saturday, March 21, 2026, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m.

Join us for a hands-on celebration of DIY publishing, revolutionary print culture, and community storytelling! Inspired by the exhibitions Declaration of ____, Defying Empire, Let the Real World In, and This Side of the Stars, this creative festival brings together a dynamic artists’ conversation, community talkback, drop-in zine-making studio, and a live printmaking demonstration. Explore how prints—from 18th-century political cartoons to contemporary zines and cosmic imagery—have shaped ideas of identity, democracy, resistance, and belonging. Come make your own declaration, craft a zine, and add your voice to a growing community gallery. Activities are adaptable for all ages and skill levels; all materials provided.

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The Bloody Massacre: A Lunchtime Talk with Dr. Serena Zabin
Tuesday, April 14, 2026, noon to 1 p.m.

Join historian Dr. Serena Zabin for a conversation about Paul Revere's 1770 engraving The Bloody Massacre, currently on view in the Haggerty Museum of Art's exhibition Defying Empire. Boxed lunch provided.

Serena Zabin is the Stephen R. Lewis Jr. Professor of History and the Liberal Arts at Carleton College. Her research focuses on families, gender, and politics in the era of the American Revolution. She is the author of Dangerous Economies: Status and Commerce in Imperial New York (Penn Press, 2009) and the prizewinning The Boston Massacre: A Family History (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020)