The Trout Museum of Art is Appleton's main visual arts institution, located right in the downtown on College Avenue. The museum focuses on Midwestern artists and regional themes, with a permanent collection that leans toward landscape and figurative work alongside regular traveling exhibitions.
It is a manageable size — you can see everything in an hour or two — and the quality of the shows is consistently higher than you might expect from a regional museum. Admission is low and there are free days. Worth checking if you have any interest in contemporary American art with a Midwestern flavor.