April 17 - August 14, 2009 Wisconsin at Work: Thorsten Lindberg Paintings and Drawings from the MCHS Collection. Thorsten Lindberg (American, 1878-1950) was a Wisconsin artist who flourished during the 1930s and 40s completing work as part of the WPA (Works Progress Administration). Many artists contributed to the WPA, and many local artists saw their careers developed and transformed during this time. Lindberg, in particular, took to documenting the work of human industry, particularly that of rural Wisconsin and Milwaukee in several large-scale paintings from the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Also featured are a number of drawings documenting the creation of Milwaukee’s Park System.

January 16 - April 5, 2009 Cradle of Industry: Works from the Rhineland Industrial Museum. From the commencement of coal mining in the 1830s, the fabulous Ruhr Valley Coal Basin provided the foundation for the creation of the largest industrial region of Europe - The Ruhr Region, or Ruhrgebiet. Forty works, spanning a period from 1874 to 1989, from the Rhineland Industrial Museum in Oberhausen, Germany, were exhibited in Cradle of Industry.

October 17, 2008 - January 4, 2009 American Steel: Works from the Collection of Tom and Lorie Annarella. An exhibition featuring paintings of US Steel by Howard L. Worner along with photographs, prints, and related ephemera documenting the tradition of American steelmaking. Compare and contrast the European painting traditions on display with that of Worner in viewing American Steel.