The Milwaukee Art Museum collects and preserves art, presenting it to the community as a vital source of inspiration and education. 30,000 works of art. 400,000+ visitors a year. 125 years of collecting art. From its roots in Milwaukee’s first art gallery in 1888, the Museum has grown today to be an icon for Milwaukee and a resource for the entire state.The 341,000-square-foot Museum includes the War Memorial Center (1957) designed by Finnish-American architect Eero Saarinen, the Kahler Building (1975) by David Kahler, and the Quadracci Pavilion (2001) created by Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava.Central to the Museum’s mission is its role as a premier educational resource, with educational programs that are among the largest in the nation, involving classes, tours, and a full calendar of events for all ages.

In the past ten years, Jaime Hayon (b. 1974) has emerged as an artist-designer at the forefront of an energetic new wave in contemporary design. Colorful and whimsical figures emerge from the depths of Hayon&rsquo;s imagination and, in some cases, his dreams, becoming sculptures, ceramics, textiles, and playground equipment. Jaime Hayon: Technicolor allows visitors to enter the Spanish artist-designer&rsquo;s vibrant world and find inspiration in his embrace of imagination. This exhibition includes the premiere of Afrikando, a collection of artistic glassworks commissioned for the Museum.

Jaime Hayon: Technicolor

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