Grohmann Museum to be open for Gallery Night and Day
| Published: 07/25/2011 |
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Be sure to visit the Grohmann Museum at MSOE this weekend during Gallery Night and Day. The museum is open Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., with free admission from 5 to 9 p.m.; and Saturday from Noon to 6 p.m., with free admission from Noon to 2 p.m.
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.
A special exhibition, Milwaukee Mills: A Visual History, is on display 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.
The Grohmann 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.