Building Surprises: The Architecture of the Weisman Art Museum

Clouds and the WeismanUsing your imagination
What do you see when you look at the Weisman Art Museum? Send us your ideas—we may even add your ideas to this website! Here are some ways to think about the building:

Have you ever watched the clouds and imagined they were elephants, trains or ice cream cones? The Weisman reminds people of different things too. Print out this picture of the Weisman. Look at the shapes. What do you see? (You may want to check out some ideas the construction workers had when they were building the Weisman.) Highlight, outline or color the shapes that make you think of different animals, objects or other ideas. Write a brief description about the things you see when you look at the Weisman.

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