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MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

MILWAUKEE ART MUSEUM

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MILWAUKEE Rising dramatically from the banks of Lake Michigan, the Milwaukee Art Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion has become a defining image for the city. Completed in May 2001 as part of a museum expansion and renovation, the structure features the Burke Brise Soleil, an enormous wing-like sunscreen that is extended to a wingspan of 217 feet when the museum opens, and then retracts to cover the 90-foot high, glass-walled reception hall at the c

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