Grohmann Museum – Twilight, November Drizzle

Posted on November 30, 2015 by Katherine Wikoff

Streetlight shining through raindrops on glass canopy over entrance to Grohmann Museum

Photo of a streetlight shining through raindrops on the glass canopy over the entrance to the Grohmann Museum, taken as I left work late this afternoon.

About Katherine Wikoff

I am a college professor at Milwaukee School of Engineering, where I teach literature, film studies, political science, and communication. I also volunteer with a Milwaukee homeless sanctuary, Repairers of the Breach, as chair of the Communications and Fund Development Committee.
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2 Responses to Grohmann Museum – Twilight, November Drizzle

  1. Sally Cissna says:
    December 1, 2015 at 8:56 am

    That glass awning was always one of my favorite parts of the Grohmann. It was such a nod to the Industrial style that is very popular today. The rest of the building was Old Germanic, but here was this industrial (steel showing) glass rain awning. And it’s useful too!

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    • Katherine Wikoff says:
      December 1, 2015 at 10:40 am

      You’re right, not just about the usefulness (😄) but also your thoughts on the architecture. Plus the lines of the canopy are kind of Art Moderne, this also giving a nod to MSOE’s Campus Center building (the old Val. Blatz brewery bottle house) across the street.

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