Minneapolis Institute of Art
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Home to 100,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history. Mia is always free.
Black Friday at Mia ✨ Skip the retail rush and spend the morning with art.
See our special exhibition “Royal Bronzes” for free, free coffee & treats, door win prizes & giveaways all morning, kids story time with our museum educators, and more. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/3JmL8M5
See our special exhibition “Royal Bronzes” for free, free coffee & treats, door win prizes & giveaways all morning, kids story time with our museum educators, and more. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/3JmL8M5
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Black Friday at Mia ✨ Skip the retail rush and spend the morning with art.
See our special exhibition “Royal Bronzes” for free, free coffee & treats, door win prizes & giveaways all morning, kids story time with our museum educators, and more. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/3JmL8M5
See our special exhibition “Royal Bronzes” for free, free coffee & treats, door win prizes & giveaways all morning, kids story time with our museum educators, and more. Plan your visit: https://bit.ly/3JmL8M5
It's fall y'all 🍂
October 8, 2025 at 7:47 PM
It's fall y'all 🍂
Join us October 30th for a live taping of Mia’s award winning podcast, The Object! Host Tim Gihring and special guest Chan Poling will bring you fun quizzes and prizes, and of course storytelling. 🎟️ Tickets are going fast, get them for free: https://bit.ly/477UMLl
October 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Join us October 30th for a live taping of Mia’s award winning podcast, The Object! Host Tim Gihring and special guest Chan Poling will bring you fun quizzes and prizes, and of course storytelling. 🎟️ Tickets are going fast, get them for free: https://bit.ly/477UMLl
Egon Schiele’s 1913 painting of a sawmill has always been something of a mystery. The painter felt an unusual kinship with nature. Mia’s new exhibition “Timber! Art and Woodwork at the Fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire” dives into the topic. Learn more from the curator: https://bit.ly/46xlYmz
October 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Egon Schiele’s 1913 painting of a sawmill has always been something of a mystery. The painter felt an unusual kinship with nature. Mia’s new exhibition “Timber! Art and Woodwork at the Fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire” dives into the topic. Learn more from the curator: https://bit.ly/46xlYmz
Last chance to see crop art at Mia!
“Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase” is on view for free in the second floor rotunda through Sunday, September 28th. https://bit.ly/4nf0dxD
“Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase” is on view for free in the second floor rotunda through Sunday, September 28th. https://bit.ly/4nf0dxD
September 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Last chance to see crop art at Mia!
“Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase” is on view for free in the second floor rotunda through Sunday, September 28th. https://bit.ly/4nf0dxD
“Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase” is on view for free in the second floor rotunda through Sunday, September 28th. https://bit.ly/4nf0dxD
Missing the State Fair? See ten curator favorite crop art works at Mia starting tomorrow! “Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase” is on view September 6–28. Free. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4lZeeyc
September 5, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Missing the State Fair? See ten curator favorite crop art works at Mia starting tomorrow! “Cream of the Crop: A Minnesota Folk Art Showcase” is on view September 6–28. Free. Learn more: https://bit.ly/4lZeeyc
Art in Bloom is just one week away! Join us for the annual free festival of flowers April 24–27 at Mia. See hundreds of arrangements inspired by artworks, attend a lecture, make art, and more. Plan your visit: bit.ly/4lH0QQu
April 17, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Art in Bloom is just one week away! Join us for the annual free festival of flowers April 24–27 at Mia. See hundreds of arrangements inspired by artworks, attend a lecture, make art, and more. Plan your visit: bit.ly/4lH0QQu
This one really hits today. Brrr! 🥶
White Breath, 2011 by Katō Yuwa, Japan, 1984. Ink and color on canvas. Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly partial gift of Valerie Dillon to the Center, 2013.29.1222, © Katō Yuwa. On view in gallery 375.
White Breath, 2011 by Katō Yuwa, Japan, 1984. Ink and color on canvas. Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly partial gift of Valerie Dillon to the Center, 2013.29.1222, © Katō Yuwa. On view in gallery 375.
February 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This one really hits today. Brrr! 🥶
White Breath, 2011 by Katō Yuwa, Japan, 1984. Ink and color on canvas. Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly partial gift of Valerie Dillon to the Center, 2013.29.1222, © Katō Yuwa. On view in gallery 375.
White Breath, 2011 by Katō Yuwa, Japan, 1984. Ink and color on canvas. Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Art & Culture; formerly partial gift of Valerie Dillon to the Center, 2013.29.1222, © Katō Yuwa. On view in gallery 375.
So much to love at Mia this month! Explore ice sculptures, leave your heart with your favorite artwork, attend a Black History Month program, make art, see a film, and more. Check out our events calendar and plan your visit: bit.ly/3Q4uFvI
February 3, 2025 at 9:17 PM
So much to love at Mia this month! Explore ice sculptures, leave your heart with your favorite artwork, attend a Black History Month program, make art, see a film, and more. Check out our events calendar and plan your visit: bit.ly/3Q4uFvI
Minneapolis Institute of Ice opens in ONE WEEK! Explore favorite works from Mia’s collection carved in ice, then see the originals in the galleries. Free, no tickets required.
Join us for the opening party Feb 6th, 5–9 pm with tours, DJ, drinks at the ice bar, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aGl0op
Join us for the opening party Feb 6th, 5–9 pm with tours, DJ, drinks at the ice bar, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aGl0op
January 30, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Minneapolis Institute of Ice opens in ONE WEEK! Explore favorite works from Mia’s collection carved in ice, then see the originals in the galleries. Free, no tickets required.
Join us for the opening party Feb 6th, 5–9 pm with tours, DJ, drinks at the ice bar, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aGl0op
Join us for the opening party Feb 6th, 5–9 pm with tours, DJ, drinks at the ice bar, and more.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aGl0op
When it’s completely dark outside before you even leave work.
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Netherlands, 1606–69. Student at a Table by Candlelight, 1642, Etching and engraving. The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916, P.1,289.
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Netherlands, 1606–69. Student at a Table by Candlelight, 1642, Etching and engraving. The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916, P.1,289.
December 18, 2024 at 5:54 PM
When it’s completely dark outside before you even leave work.
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Netherlands, 1606–69. Student at a Table by Candlelight, 1642, Etching and engraving. The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916, P.1,289.
Rembrandt van Rijn, The Netherlands, 1606–69. Student at a Table by Candlelight, 1642, Etching and engraving. The William M. Ladd Collection Gift of Herschel V. Jones, 1916, P.1,289.
Landscape by the Lez River, 1870 by Jean-Frédéric Bazille, France, 1841–1870. Oil on canvas. The Special Arts Reserve Fund, 69.23
November 14, 2024 at 5:16 PM
Landscape by the Lez River, 1870 by Jean-Frédéric Bazille, France, 1841–1870. Oil on canvas. The Special Arts Reserve Fund, 69.23