Milwaukee Mills opens April 15 at the Grohmann Museum
| Published: 03/20/2011 |
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MSOE presents Milwaukee Mills: A Visual History at the Grohmann Museum, 1000 N. Broadway, from April 15 through Aug. 21. Catch a glimpse of the local industrial heritage of lost and forgotten ironworks in Milwaukee and the surrounding area. The exhibition features paintings, photographs, prints and ephemera related to the local iron industry of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
As part of Milwaukee's Gallery Night and Day event on Friday, April 15 at 7 p.m., John Kopmeier, Grohmann Museum director, presents an opening talk, "From Mayville to Milwaukee: A history of the iron and steel industry in Southeastern Wisconsin, with art depicting this industry." He'll discuss the early beginnings of Southeastern Wisconsin's iron and steel industry. Museum guests will learn more about the Milwaukee Iron Company, the General Steel Company, Northwestern Iron Company and more, and also hear the roles Milwaukee legends Solomon Juneau, Byron Kilbourn, Alexander Mitchell and Charles F. Ilsley, among others, played in the industry's development.
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 2,600 students. MSOE offers 18 bachelor's degrees and 10 master's degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, computer, business, nursing and health-related engineering fields.