Chazen Museum of Art

The Chazen Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in . Founded as the Elvehjem Art Center in 1970, the museum moved into a brutalist building designed by Illinois architect Harry Weese to house the university's collection of 1,600 artworks.
  • Museum
  • …lies at an elevation of 869 feet (265 metres)
  • Opening hours:
    Monday–Friday: 10:00 AM–7:00 PM
    Saturday and Sunday: 11:00 AM–5:00 PM
    public holidays: closed
  • Description: art museum in Madison, Wisconsin
  • Address: 750 University Avenue, Madison, WI
  • Also known as
    “Elvehjem Art Museum”
    “Elvehjem Museum of Art”

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Latitude
43.0739° or 43° 4′ 26″ north
Longitude
-89.39877° or 89° 23′ 56″ west
Open location code
86MG3JF2+HF
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building = university
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tourism = museum
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Slovenian—“Chazen Museum of Art” goes by many names.
Museu d’Art ChazenCatalan
Chazen Museum of ArtDutch
Chazen Muzeo de ArtoEsperanto
Chazen Museum of ArtItalian
チェゼン美術館Japanese
チャゼン美術館Japanese
Chazen Museum of ArtSlovenian

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