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With roughly 30,000 different works of art, the Milwaukee Art Museum is home to one of the</div>
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largest collections of art in the world today. The Art Museum is located in the heart of downtown,</div>
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and overlooks Lake Michigan. Locals of Milwaukee often refer to their art</div>
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museum as the "Calatrava", named after Santiago Calatrava. </div>
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Santiago Calatrava is a famous spanish arhictect, engineer, and sculptor who is famous for </div>
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mimicking life and nature in his designs. The Milwaukee Art Museum was one of his first </div>
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projects completed in the United States. For more information and work done by Santiago </div>
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Calatrava, see "useful links" below. </div>
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On December 10th, 1997, the Milwaukee Art Museum underwent major reconstruction, designed </div>
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by Calatrava himself. "The Spanish architect was inspired by the “dramatic, original building by</div>
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Eero Saarinen...the topography of the city” and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie-style architecture.</div>
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The 142,050-square-foot structure was completed in 2001 and houses a grand reception hall,</div>
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an auditorium, a large exhibition space, a store, two cafés, and parking. Both cutting-edge technology</div>
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and old-world craftsmanship went into creating the graceful building, which was made largely by</div>
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pouring concrete into one-of-a-kind wooden forms" (MAM 1). </div>
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The museum holds a variety of art, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, video art, prints,</div>
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drawings, decorative art, historical art, and art from the 18th and 19th century. </div>
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Today, locals and visitors can marvel at the design and beauty of the Milwaukee Art Museum. The </div>
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building itself is a work of art, a symbol of the future and innovation. Some say that the entrance of the </div>
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museum feels like you "are entering a whales mouth". The wings seen in the images above also open and close, </div>
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an exciting feature to witness. </div>
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Useful Links:</div>
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Milwaukee Art Museum Home Page: https://mam.org/</div>
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Milwaukee Art Museum Exhibitions: https://mam.org/exhibitions/</div>
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<font face="monospace">Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: </font>https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/milwaukee-art-museum/</div>
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Visit and Travel to Milwaukee: https://www.visitmilwaukee.org/</div>
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Santiago Calatrava Website: https://www.calatrava.com/</div>
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Santiago Calatrava Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Calatrava</div>
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References: </div>
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https://mam.org/info/history.php</div>
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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Milwaukee-Art-Museum</div>
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With roughly 30,000 different works of art, the Milwaukee Art Museum is home to one of the</div>
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largest collections of art in the world today. The Art Museum is located in the heart of downtown,</div>
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and overlooks Lake Michigan. Locals of Milwaukee often refer to their art</div>
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museum as the "Calatrava", named after Santiago Calatrava. </div>
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</div>
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Santiago Calatrava is a famous spanish arhictect, engineer, and sculptor who is famous for </div>
<div>
mimicking life and nature in his designs. The Milwaukee Art Museum was one of his first </div>
<div>
projects completed in the United States. For more information and work done by Santiago </div>
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Calatrava, see "useful links" below. </div>
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</div>
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On December 10th, 1997, the Milwaukee Art Museum underwent major reconstruction, designed </div>
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by Calatrava himself. "The Spanish architect was inspired by the “dramatic, original building by</div>
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Eero Saarinen...the topography of the city” and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Prairie-style architecture.</div>
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The 142,050-square-foot structure was completed in 2001 and houses a grand reception hall,</div>
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an auditorium, a large exhibition space, a store, two cafés, and parking. Both cutting-edge technology</div>
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and old-world craftsmanship went into creating the graceful building, which was made largely by</div>
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pouring concrete into one-of-a-kind wooden forms" (MAM 1). </div>
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</div>
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The museum holds a variety of art, including paintings, sculptures, photographs, video art, prints,</div>
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drawings, decorative art, historical art, and art from the 18th and 19th century. </div>
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</div>
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Today, locals and visitors can marvel at the design and beauty of the Milwaukee Art Museum. The </div>
<div>
building itself is a work of art, a symbol of the future and innovation. Some say that the entrance of the </div>
<div>
museum feels like you "are entering a whales mouth". The wings seen in the images above also open and close, </div>
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an exciting feature to witness. </div>
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Useful Links:</div>
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Milwaukee Art Museum Home Page: https://mam.org/</div>
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Milwaukee Art Museum Exhibitions: https://mam.org/exhibitions/</div>
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<font face="monospace">Encyclopedia of Milwaukee: </font>https://emke.uwm.edu/entry/milwaukee-art-museum/</div>
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Visit and Travel to Milwaukee: https://www.visitmilwaukee.org/</div>
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Santiago Calatrava Website: https://www.calatrava.com/</div>
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Santiago Calatrava Bio: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santiago_Calatrava</div>
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References: </div>
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https://mam.org/info/history.php</div>
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https://www.britannica.com/topic/Milwaukee-Art-Museum</div>
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