What’s temporary becomes permanent. Nearly 21 months since closing its doors to prepare for a move to a new location, the Warehouse Art Museum announced on Monday that it will no longer reopen a physical space.

Instead, WAM says it will focus on collaborating with “ other established institutions in Wisconsin and elsewhere,” according to the museum’s announcement. Its Serr & Shannon Collection will stay available for “institutional loans and academic research,” and the collection’s works and past exhibitions will remain viewable online on WAM’s website. The museum says the decision came after “ thoughtful consideration over many months.”

The Warehouse Art Museum opened in 2018 by Jan Serr and John Shannon on the first floor of a Menomonee Valley building at 1635 W. St. Paul

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