Milwaukee Art Museum
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Milwaukee Art Museum

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

About

The Milwaukee Art Museum is the largest art museum in Wisconsin, with a collection of more than 30,000 works spanning 5,000 years of art history. The museum is celebrated for its extraordinary Burke Brise Soleil — architect Santiago Calatrava's moveable sunscreen that opens and closes its white steel wings twice daily, making it one of the most photographed museum buildings in the world. The collection includes exceptional German Expressionism, folk and outsider art, and American decorative arts.

Highlights & Things Not to Miss

Burke Brise Soleil

Calatrava's moveable sunscreen — a must-see architectural spectacle

German Expressionism

One of the finest collections of German Expressionism in the US

Folk and Outsider Art

A beloved and significant collection of American self-taught art