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The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an arts museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Home to more than 90,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the largest art museums in the United States.
A brief merger with the St. Paul School of Fine Arts (now the Minnesota Museum of American Art) occurred in 1909. [3] [4] In 1927, the museum relocated to Merriam Mansion on Capitol Hill, which had previously been Colonel John Merriam's residence. This location offered increased exhibit storage space. Due to the museum's continued growth, it ...
Mill City Museum is located in the ruins of the Washburn "A" Mill next to Mill Ruins Park on the banks of the Mississippi River in Minneapolis.The museum, an entity of the Minnesota Historical Society that opened in 2003, focuses on the founding and growth of Minneapolis, especially flour milling and the other industries that used hydropower from Saint Anthony Falls.
City of Baseball Museum Saint Paul: Ramsey: Twin Cities Metro Local history Located along the third-base side of CHS Field the museum showcases the evolution of the game through five eras in St. Paul. It also features a "Black Pioneers" exhibit highlighting the contributions of African-American ballplayers who were from St. Paul or played in ...
In 1939 it was renamed the St. Paul Gallery and School of Art. [1] The institution began collecting art in 1940 after receiving a collection of Chinese jade art pieces in a bequest. In 1962 it was known as the St. Paul Art Center. [1] It was renamed the Minnesota Museum of Art in 1969 and changed locations to the Jemne Building, an art deco ...
The Minneapolis architectural firm of Hammel Green and Abrahamson (HGA) designed the History Center's floor plan and exterior. HGA looked to Fort Snelling, the St. Paul's Cathedral and the Minnesota State Capitol for inspiration. One member of the History Center Planning Committee said, "We have envisioned a place that draws the public in ...
The Minnesota Children's Museum is a children's museum in Saint Paul, Minnesota.Founded in 1981 in Minneapolis, the museum moved to St. Paul in 1995.. The museum includes natural exhibits of Minnesota, developmental learning areas for small children, a creativity and problem- solving area, and national traveling exhibits .
The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.The Walker is one of the most-visited modern and contemporary art museums in the U.S.: together with the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory, it has an annual attendance of around 700,000 visitors.