Minneapolis Institute of Arts http://www.artsmia.org/ 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404 612-870-3200 Hours: Tues.–Sat. 10am–5pm; Thurs. 10am–9pm; Sun. 11am–5pm

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, one of the leading comprehensive fine-art museums in the country, houses nearly 100,000 works of art, representing more than 5,000 years of world art and culture. Come explore all of the treasures it has to offer, including rare paintings, architecture, sculpture, photography and more.

Exclusive Museum Adventure Pass Offers Up to 4 free family Quick Stop Audio Tours subject to availability. Go on a family treasure hunt to find answers to questions about the museum and turn in your answers for a prize. $5 off membership on day of visit.

Passes are limited to general exhibit admission only. Passes may not be applied towards educational and group tours. Special exhibitions and other attractions may not be covered, and other restrictions may apply.

Please visit http://www.artsmia.org/ for specific exhibition information.

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All Ages

Arts: Magazine of the Minneapolis Institute Of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 1977-

Treasures from the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

edited by Sandra L. Hoyt, The Institute, 1998

The Permanent Collection of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts, 2006

Why a Painting is Like a Pizza: A Guide to Understanding and Enjoying Modern Art

Nancy G. Heller, Princeton University Press, 2002

Letters to a Young Artist: Building a Life in Art

Julia Cameron, Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2005

The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa

Michael Kimmelman, Penguin Press, 2005

Women Artists: An Illustrated History

Nancy Heller, Abbeville, 2003

Exploring World Art

Andrea Belloli, J. Paul Getty Museum, 1999

The Rescue Artist: A Story of Art, Thieves, and the Hunt for a Missing Masterpiece

Edward Dolnick, HarperCollins, 2005

The Lost Painting

Jonathan Harr, Random House, 2005

Michelangelo and the Pope's Ceiling

Ross King, Walker & Co., 2002

The Arcanum, the Extraordinary True Story

Janet Gleeson, Warner, 1999

Sister Wendy's 1000 Masterpieces

Wendy Beckett, DK Pub., 1999

Girl With a Pearl Earring

Tracy Chevalier, Dutton, 2000

Vermeer, a View of Delft

Anthony Bailey, Holt, 2001

Girl in Hyacinth Blue

Susan Vreeland, Penguin, 2000

The Raphael Affair

Iain Pears, Berkley Prime Crime, 1998

The Homes of Frank Lloyd Wright

Randall Shuptrine, Scott Galloway and Joe Van Riper, A&E Home Video, 2005 (DVD, VHS has earlier date)

Georgia O'Keefe: Circling Around Abstraction

Georgia O'Keefe, etc., Hudson Hills Press, 2007 yes

Whirligigs and Weathervanes: A Celebration of Wind Gadgets with Dozens of Creative Projects to Make

David Schoonmaker and Bruce Woods, Sterling, 1991

Art in the Modern Era: A Guide to Styles, Schools and Movements 1860 to the Present

Amy Dempsey, Harry N. Abrams, 2002

Kids

Squeaking of Art: The Mice Go to the Museum

Monica Wellington, Dutton Children's Books, 2000 yes

Museum ABC

Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2002

The Kids' Multicultural Art Book

Alexandra M. Terzian, Williamson Pubs., 1993

You Can't Take a Balloon into the National Gallery

Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman, Dial Books, 2000

Tell Me a Picture

Quentin Blake, Millbrook Press, 2003

Linnea in Monet's Garden

Christina Bjork, Farrar Straus and Giroux, 1987

Chasing Vermeer

Blue Balliett, Scholastic, 2004

Matthew's Dream

Leo Lionni, Knopf, 1991

ArtsConnectEd

website: www.artsconnected.org

Lives of the Artists: Masterpieces, Messes (And What the Neighbors Thought)

Kathleen Krull, Harcourt Brace, 1995

Textiles

Meryl Doney, Franklin Watts, 1997

Museum Trip

Barbara Lehman, Houghton Mifflin, 2006

Babar's Museum of Art

Laurent de Brunhoff, Harry N. Abrams, 2003

The Pueblo: Southwestern Potters

Mary Englar, Blue Earth Books, 2003

Japanese Art and Culture

Kamini Khanduri, Raintree, 2004

Tell Us About Your Adventure

If you visited Minneapolis Institute of Arts, we'd love to hear about your experience.

Tell Us About Your Adventure!

Feb 2

My 3 1/2 year old daughter thoroughly enjoyed herself. She enjoys looking at art books, and to see some of the works in person and to be in a real museum were great connectors for her. She mentions different things she saw in the museum throughout her day as something brings a memory to mind. She couldn't wait to go home and do some more of her own art after seeing the works that students had made (the previous summer we replicated paintings we saw in art books). When she was about 18 months Target had put out a brochure in the Star Trib Sunday paper feature pop outs of works from the MIA- it was fun for her to pull it out again, now that she saw some of the works for herself. She also enjoyed listening to the audio guide of works that stood out to her- particularly the painting of a storm. Thanks for making this available to her!

Nov 21

There is nothing better than to open my mind up to different and exciting things in the art world. It is the best way to see the world without leaving Minneapolis.

Nov 23

This is the second time my husband, myself, and our foreign exchange student visited this location and we took my brother and my sister in law with us today. My brother, who "doesn't like art" was fascinated with the place. Thanks for the program; keep it up!

Sep 30

I went with a girlfriend on a class project. It was very interesting and enjoyable to see all that the MIA had to offer. I do plan to bring my family in the very near future. The Arts were beautiful and intriquing. Keep up the good work.

May 4

I love going to the MIA on Sundays to listen to the live music. After walking around all the amazing art I enjoyed a wonderful brunch in D'Amico & Sons. The I shopped in the Gift Shop.

Mar 27

Wow what an amazing collection! I think one could spend days there and still not truly see everything. I especially enjoyed the Japanese and Chinese exhibits including the tea ceremony. I also found the audio tour with the quick stop feature interesting