One of my major pet peeves is that way too many people in this city refer to the Milwaukee Art Museum as "the Calatrava." It has to stop.

It's been five years since the Quadracci Pavilion, the first Santiago Calatrava-designed building in the United States, opened our beautiful Lakefront. It, of course, features a 90-ft. high glass-walled reception hall enclosed by the Burke Brise Soleil.

I love it as much as any Milwaukeean, but it's not called "the Calatrava." Just as the Sydney Opera House isn't "the Utzon."

No disrespect to Mr. C., but come now fine Milwaukeeans, it's our art museum, call it by its proper name -- the Milwaukee Art Museum! Let's resolve to do just this in 2007 and beyond.

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