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RAM Wustum

Name: RAM Wustum
Address: 2519 Northwestern Avenue, Racine, WI, 53404, US
Telephone: +12626369177
Price range: Not Applicable

Make it yours at RAM Wustum, a historic destination for hands-on learning, community gatherings, and artwork. In 1938, Jennie E.

Wustum honored her husband’s memory by donating their house, property and a small trust fund to the city of Racine, Wisconsin. She wanted to create an art museum and park that would benefit future generations. In 1941, her donation formally became the Charles A. Wustum Museum of Fine Arts through the cooperative efforts of the City of Racine and the Racine Art Association (now the Racine Art Museu

m Association). The Wustum Museum campus includes 13 acres of park, a one-acre formal garden, designed by famed Wisconsin landscape architect Alfred Boerner, and a 1966 classroom/studio addition. The former Wustum home, an 1856 Italianate-style farmhouse, is the center of the campus that originally housed the museum’s permanent collection. By the 1990s, the collection had grown so large that the museum’s galleries could only exhibit about 10% of it in one year. That inspired the museum’s plans for a future location, which is now the Racine Art Museum in downtown Racine. Her act of generosity inspired the growth of what is now one of the largest and most impressive contemporary craft collections of its type in any museum in North America. Jennie Wustum’s vision now impacts a community of more than 11 million people in the Chicago-Milwaukee area who can experience the museum’s collections at Racine Art Museum. RAM’s Wustum Museum continues to play a vital role in arts education by offering community outreach programs and studio art classes taught by regionally and nationally known artists.

08/25/2026

Check out a few pieces in our collection with hidden details. You won't be disappointed.

08/24/2026

Free experiences. Immersive art installations. Live performances.

Welcome to In/Between. This September 18 – 27, everyone is invited to a new festival of visual and performing arts. The mostly free public biennial brings together exhibitions, pop-up music and poetry, circus arts, wellness programs, films, tours, workshops, and social events at locations throughout Racine County.

Discover the full festival lineup now: https://www.ramart.org/event/in-between-festival/

Support for the inaugural In/Between is provided by Travel Wisconsin, Visit Racine County, and We Energies Foundation. Additional program funding is provided by the Racine Community Foundation.

Image Credits:
HOTTEA, Promiscuous (installation view), Photography: Brandon Shigeta

08/23/2026

Your visit to RAM Wustum, a historic destination for hands-on learning, community gatherings, and artwork. Admission is always free.

Explore RAM Wustum online: https://www.ramart.org/ram-wustum/

Please note: RAM Wustum's parking lot will be temporarily closed next week for resealing. More information and alternate parking options can be found on our website.

Image Credits:
1
Exterior view of RAM Wustum, Photography: Jon Bolton
2
Kids Day at RAM Wustum, Photography: Azure Mahara Photography
3
Class takers at RAM Wustum, Photography: RAM Education Staff

08/20/2026

Make it yours during our biggest season of art classes ever.

Beginning today, the full schedule of Fall 2026 studio art classes and workshops is now available. Explore a new medium, connect with fellow markers, and celebrate frightening and festive holidays at RAM Wustum.

What will you make?

Discover the full lineup and sign up now on our website: https://www.ramart.org/upcoming-classes/

Image Credits:
Students taking art classes at RAM Wustum, Photography: RAM Education Staff

08/16/2026

We're celebrating a little early this year, but only because we want you to have extra time to put the finishing touches on your submissions for Wisconsin Photography 2026 before the deadline next Monday.

Artists residing in Wisconsin are invited to submit a portfolio of up to 10 images or 2 short films for juror review. Submissions may be of any subject matter and do not need to be taken in Wisconsin.

The Call for Artists closes at 4:00 pm next Monday, August 24. Check out our website to learn more about how you can enter: https://www.ramart.org/call-for-artists-wisconsin-photography-2026/

Image Credits:
1
Gretchen Demuth Hansen, Rooster, ca. 2016, Printed 2024, Medium: Digital inkjet print, Racine Art Museum, Jessica Zalewski Purchase Award from Wisconsin Photography 2024
2
Kristine Hinrichs, The Gaslight, ca. 2023, Medium: Pigment print on habotai silk and organza, Racine Art Museum, Cynthia Anne Georgeson Memorial Purchase Award from Wisconsin, Photography 2024
3
Stephanie Bartz, Carmen—Carpenter, 2024, Digital inkjet print, Racine Art Museum, Jessica Zalewski Purchase Award from Wisconsin Photography 2024

08/13/2026

We're still thinking about our recent Twilight Garden Series: Victorian Mash-Up—are you?

Thank you to everyone who attended last Tuesday and turned RAM's Wustum Museum into a steampunk paradise. These few snapshots don't fully do the event justice, but they should give you an idea of just how much fun we had!

If you haven't checked out a Twilight Garden Series event yet, don't worry. You have three more chances to do so (including an opportunity next Tuesday, August 18.) Head to our website to discover the rest of the event lineup: https://www.ramart.org/events/twilight-garden-series/

Image Credits:
Twilight Garden Series: Victorian Mash-Up, Photography: Rachel Comande

08/12/2026

Based in Madison, Wisconsin, textile artist Leah Evans (1979 – ) creates work focused on the ways in which people impact their environment and, in turn, how the environment affects people. While her pieces are not always based on specific places, she uses aerial photography, maps, and satellite imagery to inform her image-making, creating imagined landscapes in order to discuss environmental consequences and land use. She explains, “[…] elements of my work demonstrate the influence of nature on our constructs, such as a river changing its course, thereby causing a shift in property divisions, and shifting coastlines due to climate change.” She is represented in RAM’s collection by one such work depicting a river.

Environmental concerns have always been of importance to Evans and her creative process—during her time studying textile design at the University of Kansas, she notes that her most influential course was environmental history. She balances hand and machine work in her practice by using layered techniques including appliqué, natural and synthetic dyeing, needle felting, and embroidery. Evans’ eco-consciousness spans beyond subject matter—she incorporates recycled fabric into her pieces such as vintage kimonos, upholstery remnants, and other secondhand materials.

Image Credits:
Leah Evans, Braided River, 2012, Dyed cotton fabric and thread, 22 x 20 inches, Racine Art Museum, Gift of Anne Wright, Photography: Rachel Comande, Currently on display at RAM’s Wustum Museum in Stitched Stories: Narrative Quilts and Textiles through November 21, 2026

08/11/2026

We hope Jimothy had a good visit!

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2519 Northwestern Avenue
Racine, WI
53404

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

+12626369177

Website

https://www.ramart.org/

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