Art Preserve of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center — Attraction in Town of Sheboygan

Amazing experience as a wheelchair user and with disabled family.

Every path and area was well layed out to accommodate wheelchairs. One of the exhibits had an option to walk up to it as well so had a ramp for chairs so no one missed out. It's also a generally very quiet building which offered a much needed sensory break.

You can't bring food or water inside for the safety of the art and I did not know this. A worker offered to keep my water bottle at the front desk so we didn't have to go back to the car to drop it off which was VERY helpful. 💜

Also a thank you to that worker for not judging my Dad's joke. My Dad has a TBI and sometimes misses societal boundaries but the worker didn't judge.

The multi stall bathrooms are not chair accessible but I imagine that the single person family restrooms are.

The elevator is MASSIVE and has a few chairs in it to watch a presentation on a TV screen in it.

There are places with darker lighting in them that preserve the art but also offered me a place to rest my eyes as they strain easily in bright light.

The entrance is also very accessible and I felt so seen and thought about. Even the choice of solid polished floors for an easier time pushing my chair without getting stuck on other types of flooring was amazing.

It was an all around great experience and my family and I will be going to the other art building sometime soon to experience more. We will also likely revisit this...

A unique collection of artist environments, with really remarkable work, at the forefront of accessibility. Plenty of wide open space. Darkened exhibits well marked with alerts as well as digital access. In fact, digital access and seating opportunities throughout the space in addition to portable seats on every floor. The elevator is big enough for 5 wheeled friends-- bigger than my first apartment! Exhibits ranged from expected kitsch elevated to art by its original placement, to impressive and striking work fit for any gallery. We especially appreciated, not just the preservation of the "folk" art and the stories of their original environments, but the generous supply of information throughout: informational labels and plaques, of course. Interactive iPads in every exhibit, fully functional and relevant, with a depth of information, and staff checking power levels throughout the day. And even copies of the organization's publications located for perusal near relevant exhibits. Amazing! What really made our visit superlative were the folks working, from the person who greeted us, the person working the desk who served us a snack and sold us our postcards, to the security staff gently encouraging young patrons to interact with the exhibits more appropriately, every single person in this building was helpful, informative, polite, friendly, and dedicated to making the experience of every single guest a positive one. And...

hot offa. de presses!... SHEBOYGAN, WI—As a branch of the John Michael Kohler Arts Center in downtown Sheboygan, the Art Preserve is a new $40 million museum dedicated to artist-built environments. Slated to open in August, the new museum will house more than 25,000 works from the center’s collection including works by artists such as Levi Fisher Ames, Emery Blagdon, Loy Bowlin, Nek Chand, Annie Hooper, Jesse Howard, Mary Nohl, Charles Smith, Fred Smith, Lenore Tawney, Stella Waitzkin, Ray Yoshida, and Albert Zahn. “The Schuchardt Farm Property is a perfect setting for the Art Preserve,” said Sandra Sachse, the center’s board president. “It offers easy access from major thoroughfares and connectivity with the arts center’s downtown Sheboygan location and existing cultural assets. The semirural quality is similar to the original locations of most of the art environments in our collection.” ... ya can't beat dat...