Building a Masterpiece: Santiago Calatrava and the Milwaukee Art Museum
OPENS SEPT 8, 2011
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the building Virtual Tourist placed first among the “World’s Top Ten Sexiest Buildings.” Explore the Museum’s Santiago Calatrava–designed Quadracci Pavilion through watercolors, drawings, models, and photographs that trace the building’s evolving design and custom-made construction.

Submit your best photographs of the Quadracci Pavilion by December 1, 2011—and they might just be included in the exhibition! Review all the contest details and submit your
image today.

FINAL DAYS!
Summer of CHINA
ENDS SUN, SEPT 11, 2011
You are days away from having to make the long trip to China to see the paintings, murals, furniture, jades, cloisonné, and more featured in The Emperor’s Private Paradise: Treasures from the Forbidden City. Providing unique insight into China’s history, culture, and artistic traditions, the Summer of CHINA series of exhibitions at the Museum is drawing to a close. Don’t miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to see treasures from deep within the Forbidden City. Here’s what others are saying…

UNBELIEVABLE exhibit. One of the best I’ve seen here or anywhere. Thank you for bringing this to Milwaukee!

A beautiful and awesome exhibit, well shown and great audio.

Absolutely gorgeous—a breathtaking and thought-provoking experience! Thank you!

Wonderful, beautiful, informative. I appreciate the effort it took for both countries to make this event possible.