Upcoming Events
February
C. Curry Bohm: Brown County and Beyond, Curated by Daniel Kraft and Jim Ross
Dates: January 07 - March 29, 2020 Check website for timesC. Curry Bohm was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He studied at the National Academy and also at the Art Institute of Chicago. He also studied with Edward F. Timmons. His watercolors and oils reflect...Read More
Cabinet of Curiosities
Dates: January 01 - December 26, 2020 Check website for timesExamine some of the strangest items in our collection as you accompany a PoCo Muse staff member on a guided tour of their Cabinet of Curiosities. The tour will provide additional background...Read More
Do Your Part! A County Responds to the First World War
Dates: January 01 - December 26, 2020 Check website for timesImmerse yourself in the history of WWI as you step into a setting inspired by a Porter County dining room. In the first part of PoCo Muse's upcoming exhibit, "Do Your Part: A County Responds to the...Read More
From a Bailly Point of View
Dates: January 01 - December 26, 2020 Check website for timesWhat do our belongings say about our identity? From a Bailly Point of Viewtake a close look at Frances Howe, the last Bailly family member to live on the Bailly homestead in Porter County. This...Read More
Mary Bourke: Icarus Bids His Wingless Mother Goodbye, 2011
Dates: January 07 - March 29, 2020 Check website for timesThis exhibition was made possible through funds provided by the Brauer Museum of Art's Robert and Caroline Endowment, the Brauer Museum of Art's Brauer Endowment, Valparaiso University's Cultural...Read More
Mission Escape
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2020 Check website for timesYou will be tasked with tackling logical problems and puzzles. You will put out little physical effort and your wit and observation will be the key to your success. Everything you need to be...Read More
Open Storage Exhibition
Dates: January 01 - December 26, 2020 Check website for timesThese areas are presently used to store artifacts, however, remain open to visitors interested in seeing the museum's ongoing work with its collections.
Prehistoric Porter County
Dates: January 01 - December 26, 2020 Check website for timesIn 1909, Porter County farmer Myron Benedict was plowing his field when he came across what appeared to be a massive tooth. It was harvest season, and the busy farmer threw the tooth in a corncrib...Read More
Spectral Speculations: Japanese Prints from the Ruth A. Ruege Collection, curated by Sandy Kita
Dates: January 07 - March 29, 2020 Check website for timesCollector Ruege has enhanced the Brauer Museum's collection throughout the years with fine donations and loans from her remarkable and varied personal collection of Japanese prints and ephemera.
The 3 Dune Challenge
Dates: January 01 - December 31, 2020 Self guided, can be done any day that the Visitor Center and park are open (CT)Hike the three tallest sand dunes on the southern shore of Lake Michigan: Mt. Holden, Mt. Jackson and Mt. Tom. This is a self guided, signed challenge that can be done any time of the year. There is...Read More
