Third Thursday
free admission every day
Museum Highlights
slideshow
News & Information

From the Director

WELCOME TO MAY at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. We are having a great exchange of ideas during the American Association of Museums’ conference in Minneapolis. We’ll keep you up-to-date on our creative developments as they unfold.

more »

2010-2011 Annual Report
The digital edition of Minneapolis Institute of Arts 2010-2011 Annual Report to Our Members and the Community is available online.

more »

Calendar & Events
2012 Regis Master Richard Shaw
Saturday, May 26, 2012
2 – 3 p.m.
Pillsbury Auditorium

Rembrandt's Faces: Passions of the Mind, Heart, and Soul
Thursday, June 7, 2012
1:30 – 3 p.m.
Pillsbury Auditorium

Northern Spark at the MIA
Saturday, June 9 through Sunday, June 10, 2012
(times vary)
Museum-wide

Shape by Shape
Sunday, June 10, 2012
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.
museum-wide

The Black Pirate
Thursday, June 14, 2012
6 – 7:30 p.m.
Pillsbury Auditorium

The Social Life of Weaving Among Contemporary Navajo
Saturday, June 16, 2012
2 – 3 p.m.
Pillsbury Auditorium

Third Thursday: Art Swap Fender Bender
Thursday, June 21, 2012
6 – 9 p.m.
Outside, weather permitting

MIA Gala 2012
Friday, June 22, 2012
6 p.m. – 1 a.m.
Museum-wide



Visit the Museum

MIA Today

MIA Today

Plan your visit to the MIA with a peek at our in-gallery directory site.


Featured Exhibition

Rembrandt in America

Coming Soon!

Sunday, June 24, 2012—Sunday, September 16, 2012
Target Gallery (admission charged)
Ticketed Exhibition (FREE for members!)
reserve tickets online »

more »

Featured Exhibitions

Two Sides of the Modern: Maverix ReMix

Saturday, February 19, 2011—Sunday, March 10, 2013
Gallery 361
Free Exhibition

more »

The Sports Show: Minnesota

Thursday, February 16, 2012—Sunday, September 2, 2012
Harrison Photography Gallery 365
Free Exhibition

more »

World Beats: Global Contemporary Art

Saturday, August 27, 2011—Sunday, July 15, 2012
Gallery 276
Free Exhibition

more »

Highpoint Editions—Decade One

Ending Soon!

Saturday, September 24, 2011—Sunday, June 10, 2012
Gallery 263 and U.S. Bank Atrium, Target Wing
Free Exhibition

more »

Painted to Printed: The Book in Transition

Ending Soon!

Saturday, January 28, 2012—Sunday, June 3, 2012
Winton Jones Gallery (344)
Free Exhibition

more »

Typecast

Thursday, December 22, 2011—Sunday, July 1, 2012
Star Tribune Foundation Atrium, Target Wing
Free Exhibition

more »

Celestial Fragrance: Chinese Flower-and-Bird Painting

Sunday, February 26, 2012—Saturday, June 30, 2012
Sit Investment Associate Galleries (200 and 203)
Free Exhibition

more »

Tools of the Trade: The William Howard Writing Desk from Kirkwood Plantation

Saturday, May 19, 2012—Sunday, July 29, 2012
Cargill Gallery 103
Free Exhibition

more »

New Pictures 6: Martin Parr

Friday, April 20, 2012—Sunday, August 5, 2012
Linda and Lawrence Perlman Gallery (262)
Free Exhibition

more »

more exhibitions »

The Collection

Explore the Collection

The Bodhisattva Kuan-yin, Sung dynasty, Gift of Ruth and Bruce Dayton

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts houses more than 80,000 objects from diverse cultural traditions spanning 5,000 years of world  history.

Saint Paul the Hermit

Acquired by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts in 1973, the statue of Saint Paul the Hermit remained a mystery for the longest time.

more »

Art ReMix

Refresh your view with the debut of Art ReMix, a new initiative that inserts key contemporary artworks amid the permanent collection.

more »

ArtsConnectedEd

ArtsConnectEd

Explore over 100,000 resources, including works of art, texts, audio, video, and interactive resources.

more »


Membership

Membership

When you join the MIA, you enrich the entire community with your support.

more »


MIA Affinity Groups are a great way for museum members to connect more closely with special areas of art interest.

Pursue your artistic passions today!


Social Media

Facebook/artsmia Flickr/minneapolisinstituteofarts MySpace/mplsinstituteofarts
Twitter/artsmia YouTube/artsmia

Choose the way you want to receive all the latest museum news.

more »

Blogs

We've started creating some blogs for a few of our exhibitions. Visit them, read the articles, and leave your comments!

The Bubbler
New Pictures
Young People's Ofrenda

Wi-Fi at the MIA

Bring your laptop or mobile device next time you visit. The MIA now offers free Wi-Fi in every gallery.

Use our Wi-Fi to take a free audio tour at m.artsmia.org.

Wi-Fi at MIA is made possible by Target.

Target Logo

online resources »