Santiago Calatrava was inspired by nature when he designed the Quadracci Pavilion addition to the Milwaukee Art Museum. After seeing…
Calatrava Photo Contest
As part of the Building a Masterpiece exhibition, the Museum is holding a photo contest of images of the Quadracci…
Getting to Know Santiago Calatrava
What do you already know about the Milwaukee Art Museum? Project an image of the Museum on a screen in…
Building a Masterpiece: Exhibition Walkthrough
This exhibition is made up of architectural models and watercolors that show Santiago Calatrava’s design process. Calatrava sees architecture as…
Building a Masterpiece: Background Information
The Milwaukee Art Museum’s Santiago Calatrava–designed Quadracci Pavilion captured international attention as soon as the designs were made public in…
Persuasive Letter
Project a painting in your classroom. Have students write a letter to a grandparent or older adult in their life…
Art Dictionary
Make a classroom dictionary! As you go through your lessons, have your class decide on vocabulary words that relate to…
Alpha-List
Have students write each letter of the alphabet in list form on a piece of paper. While they look closely…