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November 19, 2009: The museum’s 2008-2009 Annual Report is now available online.

May 18, 2009: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) today announced the appointment of Eike D. Schmidt as the new James Ford Bell Curator of Decorative Arts and Sculpture and head of the Department of Decorative Arts, Textiles & Sculpture.

March 27, 2009: A painting acquired by the Minneapolis Institute of Arts last year has a tale to tell of its journey through time and across continents.

November 21, 2008: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) today announced the appointment of Thomas E. Rassieur as its new John E. Andrus III Curator of Prints and Drawings.

November 13, 2008: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) today announced that it has received a Wallace Foundation Grant of $750,000 as part of The Wallace Excellence Awards.

Johannes Vermeer (Dutch, 1632–1675), The Astronomer, 1668, oil on canvas, Musée du Louvre, Department of Paintings, RF 1983-28, Photo: Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY September 9, 2008: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) today announced that it will host The Louvre and the Masterpiece from October 18, 2009 through January 10, 2010. Sign up today for e-mail updates—and be among the first to know about priority ticket sales!

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June 24, 2008: The MIA today announced the appointment of Elizabeth Neilson Armstrong as its new Assistant Director for Exhibitions and Programs and Curator of Contemporary Art.

June 2, 2008: The MIA today announced the appointment of Leann Standish as its new Assistant Director for Institutional Advancement.

May 27, 2008: The MIA today announced the appointment of Jan-Lodewijk Grootaers as its new curator of African, Oceanic, and Native American Art (AONA).

September 25, 2007: The Board of Trustees of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) announced the appointment of Kaywin Feldman as the Director and President of the museum.

July 11, 2007: Long-time curator, Ted Hartwell, who founded the Minneapolis Institute of Arts’ Department of Photographs, died July 10, at age 73.

August 13, 2007: A scholarship fund has been established in Mr. Hartwell's memory.

May 7, 2007: The MIA has purchased a rare sculpture from the Kingdom of Benin, a pre-colonial civilization once located in what is now southern Nigeria.

January 26, 2007: The Trustees of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) today announced the 65th anniversary of Life Trustee Bruce B. Dayton.

January 17, 2007: At a pivotal moment in the history of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA), the museum has surpassed its $100 million capital campaign goal by raising a total of $103.2 million.

December 15, 2006: A new display of important twentieth-century painting and sculpture is on view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

August 14, 2006: MIA launches The Circle, a new membership group for young art patrons (ages 21-44). The kick-off party, Copacabana MIA: A Brazilian Bash under the Stars, was held on Saturday, August 26.

June 9, 2006: Mary Griggs Burke and the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation have stated their intention to give a significant portion of their renowned collection of Japanese art to the MIA.

June 1, 2006: MIA has purchased a beautiful and important full-length portrait by Alexander Roslin (1718–1793), one of the preeminent painters at the court of King Louis XV of France.