Visiting UW, what should i see?

bedford
Tue, 24 Apr 2012 09:36:31 +0000

The Arboretum is way too far away for someone on a short visit and the zoo just isn’t worth it. But I second the suggestion of the Chazen Museum of Art. The new wing has been open less than a year and there’s a new exhibit celebrating the 50th anniversary of studio art glass ([UW Celebrates 50th Anniversary of First-in-Nation Sculptural Glass Program | Chazen Museum of Art](http://www.chazen.wisc.edu/about/news/in-the-news/uw-celebrates-50th-anniversary-of-first-in-nation-sculptural-glass-program/)), an art form that was born at the U.W. There’s also a fascinating Houdini exhibit at the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (part of the Overture Center for the Arts near the top of State Street – [MMoCA](http://mmoca.org/)).

Finally, if you’re going to eat pizza while you’re in town, make it Ian’s. Not only is it the best, it’s also local. FYI, people all around the world paid for orders of Ian’s pizza for the thousands of the protesters at the Capitol last year.