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Show highlights building of Calatrava addition

MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Art Museum is featuring an exhibition featuring art about the Santiago Calatrava-designed addition.

The exhibition is called “Building a Masterpiece: Santiago Calatrava and the Milwaukee Art Museum.” It features models, watercolors, videos, photos and drawings that show the evolution and construction of the Quadracci Pavilion.

The addition was the Spaniard’s first completed commission in the United States. The exhibition is part of the museum’s 10-year anniversary celebration of the addition, which was completed in 2001.

The exhibition runs through Jan. 1.

The museum is also asking for photos of the addition from the general public to be displayed in the exhibition.