exhibitions

Inherited Threads: In Transit

An installation in The Lift by Christina Lopez-Prado

September 3, 2026 – November 14, 2026

Opening Reception: September 3 | 5-9 PM   RSVP HERE

On View: September 3 - November 14

Inherited Threads: In Transit invites guests to reflect on what is inherited, what is transformed, what we choose to carry forward, and which rooms we choose to step into next. Artist Christina Lopez-Prado creates a reflective space for guests to consider the life and legacy of Charles and Sarah Allis through large-scale installations of cyanotype portraiture and textiles. The exhibition will take place in The Lift Gallery, an immersive, kinetic exhibition space located in the Museum's elevator.

 

Call for Community Participation

The Charles Allis home was gifted to the people of Milwaukee as an inheritance.

This exhibition begins with a question:

What have we inherited, and what do we choose to carry forward together?

Not everything we inherit can be held in our hands.

Sometimes it's a language.

A family tradition.

A value.

An act of care.

Sometimes it's a photograph.

A recipe.

A garment.

A handwritten letter.

These are the threads that continue to shape who we become.

This August, artist Christina Lopez-Prado will begin transforming The Lift at the Charles Allis Art Museum into a community vessel carrying the stories and memories that connect us all across time and space.

You are invited to contribute a photograph, a story, a family tradition, a handwritten note, a recipe, a textile, or another thread that continues to shape your life today.

 

Learn more and make your contribution using this form.