Burke Brise Soleil - Milwaukee Art Museum
The wings open with the Museum, flap at noon, and close at 10 p.m. Lights illuminate the wings every night from sundown until 10 p.m. Movement of the wings is weather permitting.
How the Milwaukee Art Museum's Calatrava-designed wings are …
2023年9月13日 · The art museum’s Burke Brise Soleil, better known as its “wings,” have become synonymous with Milwaukee and attract visitors from around the world.
The 'wings' of the Milwaukee Art Museum, explained
2024年5月23日 · The Burke Brise Soleil, commonly known as the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum, is a moveable sunscreen with a 217-foot wingspan, rivaling that of a Boeing 747 airplane. Some say the wings...
Quadracci Pavilion - Milwaukee Art Museum
The Museum’s signature wings, the Burke Brise Soleil, form a moveable sunscreen with a 217-foot wingspan. The brise soleil is made up of 72 steel fins, ranging in length from 26 to 105 feet. The entire structure weighs 90 tons. It takes 3.5 minutes for the wings to open or close.
Test Yourself: Wings 101 – Milwaukee Art Museum Blog
See how well you know the details about the Museum’s Quadracci Pavilion, specifically the Burke Brise Soleil—popularly referred to as the wings!
Family Fun After Dark: MAM’s Glowing Wings and Extended Hours
Starting this Valentine’s Day, February 14th, MAM announced a new schedule for its iconic wings – the Burke Brise Soleil – that will see them open with the museum at 10 a.m. (except Mondays when the museum is closed), flap at noon, and, weather permitting, remain open until 10 p.m.
The Milwaukee Art Museum's signature wings now have a new …
2023年12月22日 · Milwaukee’s skyline will be a little brighter during the holidays this year. The Milwaukee Art Museum on Thursday unveiled a new lighting system under its signature wings — known as the Burke Brise Soleil — which bathes them in a spectrum of color.
MAM extends the hours its wings and lights will be active
2024年2月12日 · Now it has announced a new wings schedule beginning on Valentine's Day. The Milwaukee Art Museum, 700 N. Art Museum Dr., added new lighting capabilities that bring it in line with other...
Milwaukee Art Museum 'wing' lights unveiled; when to see them
2023年12月21日 · MILWAUKEE - The Milwaukee Art Museum revealed new lights on its "wings" Thursday, Dec. 21. The illuminated features of the Quadracci Pavilion Burke Brise Soleil will be showcased each...
The Milwaukee Art Museum Burke Brise Soleil: Where Architecture Meets ...
2017年6月19日 · While the Burke Brise Soleil, designed by Spanish architect and artist Santiago Calatrava, conjures images of sails full of wind, the outstretched wings of birds in flight, and the bow of a ship cutting through a wave, it has a much more functional role in that it is also a sun screen designed to manage the level of sunlight entering the ...