BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20250515T210000Z DTEND:20250515T213000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Ribbon Cutting- Rahr-West Art Museum DESCRIPTION:The Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc\, Wisconsin\, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2025\, marking three-quarters of a century as a public cultural institution. In 1950\, the first official meeting of the Rahr Civic Center Board took place at the City of Manitowoc's Office of the Clerk. From that initial meeting\, the museum has grown to become a beloved treasure of our community. The outstanding community support\, most exemplified by the enormous contributions of Ruth and John West\, led the museum to be nationally recognized as one of America's best small-town art museums.\n\nThe museum will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary throughout 2025. On Thursday\, May 15 we will celebrate our anniversary along with the 100th Birthday of our Georgia O'Keeffe painting 'Birch and Pine Tree II' with several events:\n\n Georgia O'Keeffe Tea in the Mansion (Ticketed Event) 1:30-3:00PM\n Art of Conversation on O'Keeffe with P.D. Young. (Open to the Public) 3:00-4:00PM\n\nP.D. Young is an art historian\, educator\, and photographer with a knack for drawing unexpected connections across disciplines. He holds an M.A. in Modern Art History from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and spent over a decade as an in-demand gallery lecturer at the Art Institute of Chicago. \n\n\n Chamber 75th Anniversary Ribbon Cutting 4:00PM (Open to the Public)\n Light refreshments following the ribbon cutting. \n\nThe museum\, located at 610 North Eighth Street\, is free to the public and open Tuesday through Sunday. For more information\, contact 920-686-3090 or visit www.rahrwestartmuseum.org. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:The Rahr-West Art Museum in Manitowoc\, Wisconsin\, is celebrating its 75th anniversary in 2025\, marking three-quarters of a century as a public cultural institution. In 1950\, the first official meeting of the Rahr Civic Center Board took place at the City of Manitowoc&rsquo\;s Office of the Clerk. From that initial meeting\, the museum has grown to become a beloved treasure of our community. The outstanding community support\, most exemplified by the enormous contributions of Ruth and John West\, led the museum to be nationally recognized as one of America&rsquo\;s best small-town art museums.
\nThe museum will be celebrating its 75th Anniversary throughout 2025. On Thursday\, May 15 we will celebrate our anniversary along with the 100th Birthday of our Georgia O&rsquo\;Keeffe painting &lsquo\;Birch and Pine Tree II&rsquo\; with several events:\n\nP.D. Young is an art historian\, educator\, and photographer with a knack for drawing unexpected connections across disciplines. He holds an M.A. in Modern Art History from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and spent over a decade as an in-demand gallery lecturer at the Art Institute of Chicago. \n\n\nThe museum\, located at 610 North Eighth Street\, is free to the public and open Tuesday through Sunday. For more information\, contact 920-686-3090 or visit www.rahrwestartmuseum.org. LOCATION:610 N. 8th Street Manitowoc\, WI 54220 UID:e.361.20138 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260511T074647Z URL:https://business.chambermanitowoccounty.org/events/details/ribbon-cutting-rahr-west-art-museum-20138 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR