The Milwaukee Public Museum’s 39th and final gala, Legacy: Honoring the Past, Shaping the Future, will take place on Saturday, May 16, 2026.
After decades of wonder, discovery, and inspiration shared within these halls, we will gather for one last gala in our current home. It will be an incredible celebration spread throughout the entire Museum, highlighting MPM’s spaces, stories, and those who have shaped them.
This evening offers a truly special — and final — opportunity to experience the Museum in this way before we begin our exciting new chapter and move to the Nature & Culture Museum of Wisconsin. Guests will have the rare opportunity to dine among MPM’s most iconic exhibits and enjoy a chef-curated dinner inspired by their surroundings, created by some of Milwaukee’s premier caterers.
To learn more about available tickets and sponsorship opportunities, please contact Carley Sommers at sommersc@mpm.edu.
Thank you to our sponsors
Visionary Sponsor
Associated Bank
Baird
Burke Properties
Maribeth & Rich Meeusen
We Energies
Innovator Sponsor
Lynn* & Doug Brengel
Vicki & Tony Cecalupo
Mary & Ross Read
Steward Sponsor
Badger Meter
Baker Tilly
Amy and Ken Brengel
Milwaukee Brewers
Deloitte
Margarete* and David Harvey
Holz Motors, Inc.
Christy* & Aaron Jagdfeld
Johnson Controls
Kahler Slater
Northern Trust
Rockwell Automation
Stacey & Justin* Steinberg
US Bank
Legacy Patron
John Blimke, Ph.D.
Abigail and Jonathan Bloom
Janet and Jim Mckenna
Dr. Anna Varley & Thad Nation*
Charlie Trainer
Liz Levins and Herb Zien
*Indicates Milwaukee Public Museum Board of Directors Member
Sponsor listing compiled as of 3/19/2026