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. She wanted to create an art museum and park that would benefit future generations. Her act of generosity inspired the growth of what is now one of the most impressive contemporary craft collections of its type in any museum in the United States. Over seven decades later, Wustum Museum is at the heart of RAM, inspiring and educating generations of children and adults by offering outreach programs and museum-quality studio art classes to our community.

Barbara Brown Lee - Honored Contributor
Chief Educator for the Milwaukee Art Museum

"I was young and inexperienced and the atmosphere at Wustum was friendly and it was open enough to accept a young person who was starving to be part of the art world."

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Mary Kaprelian, Racine
2011 First Place Winner

"Thank you, Wustum Museum, for making me a little star early in my life, an encouragement that has rooted itself in who I am, what I do, and how much I enjoy aesthetics in all that I see!

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Delores Liesner
2011 2nd Place Winner

"We each left armed with knowledge, new perspectives, and inspiration to create with what we'd learned."

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