Q: What do the Rental Fees include?
When renting the CAVT Museums for your special event you receive the use of the facility for your private event, photography and the option to entertain outdoors. The rental fees also include room rental, the option for a docent-led tour of the home or garden and initial set up and use of tables and chairs. The CAVT Museums also provides on-site event supervisors to ensure your event runs smoothly from set up to breakdown.
Q: Is parking provided?
Both Museums are located in urban neighborhoods that provide street parking. Please ask the Events Manager for parking options. Valet parking may be arranged for either location.
Q: Am I required to use a caterer from your Approved Caterers & Bartenders?
Yes. The Museums are delicate facilities and each caterer on our list understands the particular rules and limitations that are required of them. Each vendor also has liability insurance on file with us. We have a very extensive list of some of the best caterers in the city and we have no doubt that any one of them will make your event a memorable one.
Q: Will you hold a date for me?
Unfortunately due to the high volume of requests for dates that we get each day we cannot put dates on hold for your wedding or event. A date is confirmed with a signed contract and a deposit. See our Facilities Use Policies, Procedures and Agreement for more information.
Q: What are your beverage service policies?
Our exclusive bar service is provided by Ellen Zilli's Catering. All alcohol must be contracted through Ellen Zilli's. Contact information is provided on the Approved Caterer List.
Recognized for its classic elegance, the Charles Allis Art Museum is the ideal spot for an intimate wedding reception, a corporate retreat or an anniversary cocktail party. Enjoy the setting of Milwaukee's historic East Side as your guests appreciate the appeal of this stunning 1911 Tudor-style mansion that houses an art collection spanning 2000 years. Allow the backdrop of Charles and Sarah Allis' gift to our community transform your event into a very special occasion.
Please contact Judith Hooks for more information or to make an appointment to view the space.
Judith Hooks
Events Manager
Charles Allis/Villa Terrace Art Museums
414-271-3656 ext. 10
jhooks@cavtmuseums.org