• Tuesday February 9, 2010

Minneapolis Institute of Arts venue

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The museum has around 80,000 objects in its collections. Original building opened in 1915.

Where

2400 3rd Av. S.
Minneapolis, MN
612-870-3131.
10a-5p Tue.-Wed and Fri.-Sat.; 10a-9p Thu.; 11 a.m.-5p Sun.
http://www.artsmia.org

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  • Minneapolis Institute of Arts from sxoidmal

  • from sopheava

  • "Ganymede and the Eagle" by Bertel Thorvaldsen from wr3n

  • "Veiled Lady" by Raffaelo Monti from wr3n

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  • Average rating: ***** 2 users

It's HUGE!
posted by wr3n on Apr. 28, '08 at 12:37 PM

Hands down one of the best museums around, dare I say, the entire midwest if not the country. I've been there 5 times and still haven't seen all of it. While it is free, I recommend getting a dual membership. That'll give you a discount at the gift shop and 2 free tickets to every special ticketed exhibit.

A big plus is they allow photography, nearly unheard of for a museum. The only stipulation is loaned items and special exhibits. Everything in the permant collection can be photographed. The piece numbers indicate if they're permanent or on loan.   Rating: *****

Best Art Museum in Town
posted by kurt0104 on Jan. 4, '08 at 3:46 PM

Great Exhibitions. Excellent collection. And it's free. Can't beat it.   Rating: *****


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