MSOE appoints new Grohmann Museum director
| Published: 11/11/2011 |
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James Kieselburg has been appointed to the position of director of the Grohmann Museum following the retirement of John Kopmeier, founding director. With advanced degrees in anthropology and museology from Beloit College and UW-Milwaukee, Kieselburg worked previously at the Milwaukee Public Museum and the museums of Beloit College, UW-Milwaukee and Marquette University.
Kieselburg started at MSOE in 2006 as collections and exhibition manager of the Eckhart G. Grohmann Man at Work Collection. He was instrumental in the Grohmann Museum opening in 2007, and was promoted to assistant director in 2009. He has been responsible for curating exhibitions such as Working Wisconsin: Selections from the Museum of Wisconsin Art and Lakes Boats: The Photography of Jim Brozek and Christopher Winters, as well as supervising the development of teaching technology such as the Grohmann Collection kiosk and the smART Audio Tour.
The Grohmann Museum is home to the Man at Work collection, which comprises more than 800 paintings and sculptures dating from 1580 to the present. They reflect a variety of artistic styles and subjects that document the evolution of organized work: from farming and mining to trades such as glassblowing and seaweed gathering. The Grohmann Museum welcomes visitors to three floors of galleries where a core collection is displayed as well as themed exhibitions. The museum is owned by MSOE, an independent university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 18 bachelor’s degrees and 10 master’s degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, health-related engineering, computer, business and nursing fields.