Milwaukee, WI — Community advocates are sounding the alarm about the fate of priceless Works Progress Administration (WPA) art and Depression-era exhibits housed at the Milwaukee Public Museum (MPM). The Milwaukee Handicraft Project, launched in 1935 under the WPA, was the only fully integrated WPA project in the nation. Today’s leaders must show the same commitment by safeguarding WPA art in the Public Museum,” said Huston. Milwaukee Public Museum. Milwaukee Public Museum.