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From the Director

It has been a pleasure to take part from the very beginning in the special exhibition Arts of Japan: The John C. Weber Collection at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

Winner of City Pages' 2008 Best of the Twin Citites

We won Best Museum in the 2008 City Pages poll! We are the Readers' Choice and the City Pages' choice! A heartfelt Thanks to everyone who made this possible! Check out the article here.

Calendar & Events

SPECIAL EVENT

Third Thursday: Springtime in Paris
Thursday, May 15, 2008
12:00 AM
museum-wide

SPECIAL EVENT

Cities 97 Acoustic Sunrise Live concert: New Roots Duo
Sunday, May 18, 2008
11:00 AM
ArtsBreak coffee shop

Featured Exhibition

Arts of Japan: The John C. Weber Collection

Utagawa Toyokuni (1769-1825), Courtesan in Her Boudoir, Tokugawa period, c. 1818-1825, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, Collection of John C. Weber

Ending Soon!

Sunday, February 24, 2008—Sunday, May 25, 2008
Target Gallery (admission charged)

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Featured Exhibitions

Peter Henry Emerson and American Naturalistic Photography

Saturday, May 3, 2008—Sunday, September 7, 2008
Harrison Photography Gallery 362
Free Exhibition

Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi

Coming Soon!

Saturday, May 31, 2008—Sunday, August 10, 2008
U.S. Bank Gallery
Free Exhibition

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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.

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Membership

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

Online Resource

The Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a new online archive—the MAEPedia.

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