Grohmann Museum
Man at Work Art Collection
What a wonderful museum! All the pieces revolve around the theme "Man at
work." I easily get overwhelmed at museums that have no real direction
or flow of their exhibits, but the Grohmann museum does a beautiful job
of organizing their collection. They have plaques around each section
giving facts and details about the the type of work that is being done
in the paintings- very smart- helps put the paintings into context. They
also have barcode scanners by certain paintings that lead you to an
audio file about that painting.
The highlight of the museum for
me was the roof top sculpture garden- it is beautiful up there! The men
sculptures are enormous-they look so much smaller from the street!
Established in 2007.
The museum is named in honor of Dr. Eckhart Grohmann, an
MSOE Regent, Milwaukee businessman and avid art collector who donated
his collection to MSOE in 2001 and subsequently the funds to purchase,
renovate and operate the museum. The museum opened in 2007.
