Charles Allis Art Museum

The Charles Allis Art Museum is a museum in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Charles Allis House. The Charles Allis Art Museum was originally the home of Milwaukee native Charles Allis and his wife, Sarah. The Museum began its life as an Art Library and was a part of the Milwaukee County Public Library System from 1957–1978. In 1979, the Allis Mansion was turned over to Milwaukee County and was designated an Art Museum from that time forward. Treasures can be found throughout the Charles Allis Art Museum. It contains a collection of paintings, prints, sculptures, ceramics and more. It is largely intact with original furnishings and a rich and diverse art collection spanning nearly 2,000 years beginning with ancient glass objects blown in 1 B.C. and ending with the painters of Charles Allis' day.