Chazen Museum of Art
The Chazen Museum of Art complex in 2012 | |
Former name | Elvehjem Museum of Art |
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| Established | 1970 |
| Location | 750 University Ave Madison, Wisconsin United States |
| Type | Art museum |
| Collection size | 24,000 works |
| Visitors | 100,000 (2023) |
| Director | Amy Gilman |
| Website | chazen |
UW-Madison Humanities Building and Elvehjem Art Center | |
| Location | 750 University Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin |
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| Coordinates | 43°4′26″N 89°23′59″W / 43.07389°N 89.39972°W |
| Built | 1968 |
| Architect | Harry Weese |
| Architectural style | Brutalism |
| Website | www |
| Part of | Bascom Hill Historic District (ID74000065) |
| Designated CP | September 12, 1974 |
The Chazen Museum of Art is an art museum located on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison in Madison, Wisconsin.
Founded as the Elvehjem Art Center (later Elvehjem Museum of Art) 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. The museum was named after then-president of UW-Madison, biochemist Conrad Elvehjem.
In 2005, the institution was renamed Chazen Museum of Art following an important gift by businessman Jerome A. Chazen and his wife Simona, both university alums. The gift provided part of the construction funds for an additional museum building. The structure was designed by the Boston-based architectural firm Machado and Silvetti Associates and inaugurated in 2011.
With 176,000 sq. ft. of gross floor area and a collection of over 24,000 objects as of 2024, the Chazen Museum of Art is the second-largest art museum in Wisconsin, after the Milwaukee Art Museum.