Honoring Alonzo: From Ideas to Plans, From Plans to Reality

Temporary exhibition recognizing the life and legacy of Alonzo Robinson, Jr. (1923–2000), Wisconsin's first registered Black architect. Over a four-decade career Robinson designed churches, businesses, offices, public buildings and spaces throughout Milwaukee and surrounding communities, including Central City Plaza, completed in 1973 as Wisconsin's first Black-developed, Black-owned and Black-operated mixed-use commercial development, and architect of record for Milwaukee's 1970 Mahalia Jackson's Chicken System restaurant. Included with regular museum admission.