Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum

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2220 N Terrace Ave
Milwaukee, WI 53202
Overlooking Lake Michigan, the Villa Terrace Decorative Arts Museum is an Italian Renaissance-style villa designed by architect David Adler in 1923 as the residence of Lloyd Smith of the A.O. Smith Corporation, his wife Agnes and their family. The villa’s courtyards, terraces and Renaissance garden flowing down to the lake make it unique in Milwaukee. The permanent collection features fine and decorative arts from the 15th through the 18th centuries. The museum is also home to the Cyril Colnik Collection and Archives. Colnik was Milwaukee’s master decorative iron artisan from the late 19th to the mid-20th century.

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Interesting building
6/28/2023

We enjoyed walking through this museum. Gorgeous interior and interesting design. There were also ni...

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A BIT OF A LET-DOWN
7/6/2022

Perched atop a bluff with a view of Lake Michigan, you'd think our visit would have been ideal. Thi...

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Lovely home with a beautiful garden
9/9/2021

What a lovely Italian villa with gardens down the bluff Worth the visit and the walk through the gar...

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