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WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR 399 - What it takes to move a masterpiece to the Milwaukee Art Museum

What's got you scratching your head about the Milwaukee area? WUWM investigates your questions.

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Published 01 Oct 2026

Duration 04:28

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399-

What it takes to move a masterpiece to the Milwaukee Art Museum

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01 Oct 2026

398-

Does Walworth County have more severe weather?

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25 Sep 2026

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Milwaukee maintains bowling spirit despite losing 'America's Bowling Capital' title

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18 Sep 2026

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What's the steampunk scene like in Wisconsin?

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11 Sep 2026

395-

Are St. Francis Seminary Woods at risk as the campus is renovated?

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04 Sep 2026

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The 'renegade' Racine architect behind southeast Wisconsin's round houses

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28 Aug 2026

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10th anniversary: Ice cream cocktails

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02 Jul 2026

392-

10th anniversary: Why Milwaukee is called ‘Cream City’

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25 Jun 2026

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10th anniversary: Dining with dolphins

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18 Jun 2026

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10th anniversary: The legend of the Pfister ghost

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11 Jun 2026

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10th anniversary: What happens when a zoo animal dies?

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04 Jun 2026

388-

10th anniversary: Milwaukee's early Black settlers

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28 May 2026

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10th anniversary: Milwaukee's favorite doughnut

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21 May 2026

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10th anniversary: Dragon on the water tower

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14 May 2026

385-

10th anniversary: Why do we call it a Bubbler?

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07 May 2026

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Cathedral Square's 'Immigrant Mother' statue symbolizes universal motherhood

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13 Mar 2026

383-

What's the story behind the cluster of cemeteries next to I-94?

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06 Mar 2026

382-

Why did so many German immigrants move to Milwaukee in the 1800s?

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27 Feb 2026

381-

A Milwaukee theater has a twin in France. How'd that happen?

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20 Feb 2026

380-

Just in time for Valentine's Day: The 'blind date cookie' and its Milwaukee connection

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13 Feb 2026

379-

How a medieval French chapel made its way to a Milwaukee college campus

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06 Feb 2026

378-

What's the story behind the four-leaf clover shape throughout Milwaukee's Plankinton Building?

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30 Jan 2026

377-

It's a bird? It's a plane? It's the Milwaukee Flyers!

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23 Jan 2026

376-

Why is Milwaukee missing so many street signs?

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21 Nov 2025

375-

Chew on this: the life of Milwaukee's urban river beavers

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14 Nov 2025

374-

Unearthing the history of Milwaukee’s celery farms

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07 Nov 2025

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The story behind the lone high-rise in Milwaukee's Bay View neighborhood

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31 Oct 2025

372-

Remembering when Marian Anderson, world-famous contralto, shared her voice with Milwaukee

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24 Oct 2025

371-

Did you know the Milwaukee Safety Academy used to be a Catholic girls school?

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17 Oct 2025

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'Bubbler Talk': Discovering Milwaukee’s Water Current Walking Tour

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10 Oct 2025

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What happened to the historical marker at Lake Park's Native American burial mound?

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03 Oct 2025

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How a 1959 military plane crash is connected to Milwaukee’s annual Air and Water Show

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25 Jul 2025

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Who’s behind ‘The Unsung Hero,’ the 6-story mural in Milwaukee’s Third Ward?

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18 Jul 2025

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Havenwoods State Forest in Milwaukee is the result of 'healing' after a military past

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11 Jul 2025

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The history of Milwaukee's Silver City & National Park neighborhoods

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03 Jul 2025

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Where are the victims of the Bay View Massacre buried?

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27 Jun 2025

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Where did the card game Sheepshead come from? Inside the cherished Wisconsin pastime

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20 Jun 2025

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How Enderis Park neighborhood's namesake, Dorothy Enderis, shaped Milwaukee Recreation

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13 Jun 2025

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The Native history behind the unmarked pedestrian bridge in Milwaukee's McKinley Park

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06 Jun 2025

360-

What happens when an animal at the Milwaukee County Zoo dies?

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11 Apr 2025

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Holiday hibernation: What happened to the Grand Avenue Mall's robotic bear orchestra?

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30 Nov 2024

358-

The journey of the ancestral pole that once stood outside of the Milwaukee Public Museum

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11 Feb 2022

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The story of the bridge that appears to lead to nowhere along the Milwaukee River

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16 Jul 2021

356-

Northridge Mall: Still Standing In Line For Renewal

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24 Aug 2018

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What was Milwaukee's most devastating fire?

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25 Apr 2025

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Signs around Milwaukee promise to buy your home for cash. What happens if you sell?

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18 Apr 2025

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Why are there so many shipwrecks in Lake Michigan?

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17 Apr 2025

352-

What does the rooster represent at the Milwaukee Public Market?

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04 Apr 2025

351-

The search for the mystery artist behind the wooden birds on the Oak Leaf Trail

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21 Mar 2025

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The geological secrets of Estabrook Park

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14 Mar 2025

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