This comes as WRN reported last week that the museum project is $92 million short of its $240 million funding goal for a new museum. The construction of the museum is scheduled to begin in December, according to their website. Milwaukee County has pledged $45 million in funding, and the State of Wisconsin has pledged $40 million for the project.
In February, Wisconsin legislators, including four Republicans, released $40 million in taxpayer dollars to the embattled Milwaukee Public Museum with NO debate in a 45-second meeting segment, even though serious questions remain about museum officials’ lack of transparency, shifting numbers, misleading statements and unexplained race and equity updates. The state authorized the money on the condition that the museum had already obtained the contribution from the County.
Folliard’s response came after Supervisor Clancy asked Folliard about the process of auditing MPM’s fundraising: