Milwaukee Art Museum

Official page of the Milwaukee Art Museum. Located in Milwaukee, WI and built by Eero Saarinen in 1957.

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...Island School which was made for postwar school design and for primary-grade children.

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The architect of the museum, Eero Saarinen, was born from a famous architect Eliel Saarinen so architecture was in his blood. Eero's professional career in the U.S. began when he was researching housing and city planning in Flint, Michigan. He and his father designed the Crow...

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...painting that holds the record for attendance. I also found out that one of the more popular exhibits is the one about Georgia O'Keefe.

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In a journal about the Milwaukee Art Museum, it talked about when the new edition to the building was added in 2011, it was able to surpass other prestigious buildings such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. Also, a curator was able to win a popular European...

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I learned from the Milwaukee Art Museum website that there are 30,000 works of art in the museum and over 400,000 people visit the museum every year. I would also agree that the museum is a good educational resource for students.

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...parallel with the main section of the museum.

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Through the Flickr photos, I was able to see the symmetry that the museum possesses when the wings are out. You can also see the space with how big the main room of the museum is. The wings on the outside also show visible forms of texture with the different beams running...

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From the YouTube video, I was able to see the wires holding up the long pole located at the front of the building closest to the street. I was also able to get a better view of the natural light that the many windows allow to come through.

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The Milwaukee Art Museum is located on the outside of the city right next to Veterans Park. The museum also sits right on Lake Michigan and you’re able to have a breathtaking view of the water.

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Inside the Milwaukee Art Museum:

The use of all the windows allows for natural sunlight to come in to the room and the open space makes the room feel very large

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Kent, Cheryl, et al. Santiago Calatrava: Milwaukee Art
Museum, Quadracci Pavilion. Rizzoli, 2005.

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...museum since it is one of the most well-designed buildings in America. Kent goes on to say that in a time when Milwaukee needed something special for the city, it got the art museum to bring attention back to Milwaukee...

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In another book by Cheryl Kent called, "Santiago Calatrava: Milwaukee Art Museum, Quadracci Pavilion," the author describes how spectacular the wings of the museum are and compares the building to a great bird. She also says that many people come from all over to see the...

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...The museum has been sought after to acquire materials from the George Mann Niedecken Archives, such as drawings and blueprints related to Frank Lloyd Wright.

Wright, Frank Lloyd, et al. Frank Lloyd Wright Buildings for
the Prairie. Milwaukee Art Museum, 2017.

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In the book "Buildings for the Prairie" by Frank Lloyd Wright, the Milwaukee Art Museum is recognized for having some of Wright's, who was a famous architect, most important material. The museum also has well known twentieth century decorative arts as well as design initiatives..

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Amazing scenery surrounding the Milwaukee Art Museum

Materials: White steel and concrete

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The “wings” of the art museum

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Plans for the museum

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...view of the Museum's lakefront scenery!

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The purpose of the Milwaukee Art Museum is to show beautiful displays of art that range as far back as the 15th century to today's works. Other programs include wedding receptions and rentals for any occasion. The users include anyone who is a fan of art or who wants a great...