http://www.artsmia.org/rss.php News and Highlights from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:16:44 -0600 1440 en-us iAfrica: Connecting with Sub-Saharan Art Explores New Approaches to African Art at Minneapolis Institute of Arts iPhone App for the Exhibition Lets Users Play Music, Supports Audience Engagement, Education, & Feedback October 3,... http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=220 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=220 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=3467 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=3467 (Oct. 18, 2009 - Apr. 11, 2010; Free) Of course, the MIA is filled with outstanding artworks. But which ones do museum curators hold out as the best of their kind, and why? Inspired by "The Louvre and the Masterpiece," MIA curators have cherry-picked works from the museum's... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=3203 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=3203 (Oct. 18, 2009 - Jan. 10, 2010; Admission Charged) Marvel at superb art objects from France's great museum. Drawing from each collection area, this fascinating exhibition explores why some artworks are considered masterpieces, while others are runners-up. Feast your eyes and get art smart by looking at... Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=3376 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=3376 (Oct. 3, 2009 - Apr. 4, 2010; Free) How do curators rethink a collection and how it is viewed and understood? An experiment of ways to display and explain African art, this exhibition of about 28 objects, primarily sculptures, brings that process to the fore. Drawn mainly from the MIA's... Sat, 03 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0500 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=2822 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=2&exh_id=2822 (Sep. 18, 2009 - Feb. 28, 2010; Free) Josef Sudek (1896-1976) is Czechoslovakia's best known and influential creative photographer. He worked from the 1910s through the 1960s, producing ethereal landscapes, modernist still lifes, and sweeping panoramas of the city of Prague. Subsequent Czech... Fri, 18 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500 In Pursuit of a Masterpiece October 18, 2009, through April 11, 2010 Minneapolis, July 27, 2009 - To coincide with the fall exhibition "The Louvre and the Masterpiece," the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) will present a companion show that... http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=213 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=213 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 "THE LOUVRE AND THE MASTERPIECE" EXHIBITION OPENS IN MINNEAPOLIS OCTOBER 2009 Exhibition at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts Explores Concepts of "Masterpiece" Spanning 4,000 Years MINNEAPOLIS, August 27, 2009--This October the Minneapolis... http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=211 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=211 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 The Night Sky in the Age of Vermeer: The Astronomer in Context August 8, 2009 through January 10, 2010 Minneapolis, July 27, 2009--To coincide with the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' (MIA) exhibition "The Louvre and the Masterpiece" this fall,... http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=214 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=214 Mon, 31 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500 MIA Launches Two Major Photography Series New Pictures Exhibitions Explore Emerging Artists, Beginning with Noriko Furunishi Photographer Paul Graham Inaugurates Lecture Series Minneapolis, August 7, 2009--The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA)... http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=207 http://www.artsmia.org/index.php?section_id=343&pr_id=207 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500