This Art Exhibit Sends You To Spain On American Soil
February 19, 2021
It seems somehow fitting, both as this publication’s resident art critic and as a half-Spaniard, that the first exhibition I’ve been able to visit and write about since COVID-19 lockdowns explores the phenomenon of Americans traveling to Spain: something I’ve been prevented from doing for nearly a year now.
Whether you’re primarily interested in simply looking at beautiful works of art, or if you care to wade into the somewhat unexplored waters of Spain’s influence on American art of the 19th and early 20th centuries, “Americans in Spain: Painting and Travel, 1820-1920,” which opened at the Chrysler Museum of Art in Norfolk this past weekend, and will later head to the Milwaukee Art Museum this summer, is a terrific show. The exhibition proved to be an all-too-brief reunion with something that has been denied to me for lo these many months of lockdowns and travel bans, and which I very much need t
Milwaukee Public Museum will again welcome visitors with proper health and safety protocols in place.
“We’re thrilled to have visitors back inside Discovery World and to offer our community the opportunity to once again explore Milwaukee’s amazing cultural institutions,” said
Bryan Wunar, Discovery World President & CEO. “It’s time to open our doors so that we can continue fulfilling our missions of connecting families with fun and educational learning experiences.”
This is the first step of phased museum reopenings to the public, and City of Milwaukee health officials have approved safety plans for each institution. Reinforced protocols to support healthy and safe environments for visitors and staff include robust cleaning procedures, hand sanitizing stations and online ticketing to ensure social distancing and limiting of capacity levels. Staff and visitors will be required to wear face coverings at all times.
DHS: 733 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin; 18 new deaths
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Milwaukee County COVID-19 update
Leaders with Milwaukee County and its municipalities on Thursday, Feb. 18 discussed the latest developments related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
MADISON, Wis. - The number of positive cases of COVID-19 in Wisconsin rose by 733 Thursday, Feb. 18, officials with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services reported, for a total of 557,722.
There have been 6,232 deaths in the state, with 18 new deaths reported Thursday.
Of the positive cases, 25,556 have required hospitalization (4.6%), while 541,515 have recovered (97.1%), making for 9,816 active cases (1.8%).
More than 2.5 million have tested negative. More than 3.1 million have been tested.