Weisman Art Museum

http://www.weisman.umn.edu/
333 East River Road, Minneapolis, MN 55455
612-625-9494

Hours: Tues, Wed, Fri 10am-5pm; Thurs 10am-8pm; Sat & Sun 11am-5pm

You can't miss the distinctive stainless steel and brick building designed by architect Frank Gehry. Step inside to take in the museum's incredible collection featuring early 20th-century American artists such as Georgia O'Keeffe and Marsden Hartley, as well as a diverse selection of contemporary art. With our exciting array of programs and special exhibitions, there is always something interesting to see and do at the Weisman.

Exclusive Museum Adventure Pass Offers

- 10% off a single purchase in the museum store - Free parking in the Weisman parking ramp, under the museum (you must bring your Museum Adventure Pass to the front desk for validation)

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.weisman.umn.edu/ for specific exhibition information.

Learn more about it at your metro public library

All Ages

The Building: Weisman Art Museum, Frank Gehry Designs
University of Minnesota, and the Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, 2003
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum online
website: www.okeeffemuseum.org
Mimbres Pottery at the National Museum of Natural History
website: www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/cm/mimbres.htm
Weisman Art Museum: The Collection, The Museum
Distributed by University of Minnesota Press, 2004
Charles Biederman on-line
website: www.charlesbiederman.net
Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography
Sam Hunter, John Jacobus, and Daniel Wheeler, Prentice Hall, 2004
Guggenheim Museum - Frank Gehry Exhibition
website: http://pastexhibitions.guggenheim.org/gehry/exhibition.html
Roy Lichtenstein Foundation
website: http://www.lichtensteinfoundation.org
The Accidental Masterpiece: On the Art of Life and Vice Versa
Michael Kimmelman, Penguin Press, 2005
Art in the Modern Era: A Guide to Styles, Schools and Movements 1860 to the Present
Amy Dempsey, Harry N. Abrams, 2002
Everything that Rises: A Book of Convergences
Lawrence Weschler, McSweeney's Books, 2006
How to Read a Modern Painting: Understanding and Enjoying the Modern Masters
Jon Thompson, Abrams, 2006
Makers of Modern Architecture
Martin Filler, New York Review Books, 2007
Pop
edited by Mark Francis, Phaidon, 2005
Portraits: Talking with Artists at the Met, the Modern, the Louvre, and Elsewhere
Michael Kimmelman, Random House, 1998
Writers on Artists
In association with Modern Painters, Dorling Kindersley, 2001

Kids

Faces, Places, and Inner Spaces: A Guide to Looking at Art
Jean Sousa, Abrams Books for Young Readers/Published in Association with The Art Institute of Chicago, 2006
More Than Meets the Eye: Seeing Art with All Five Senses
Bob Raczka, Millbrook Press, 2003
Seen Art?
Jon Scieszka and Lane Smith, Viking, 2005
There Goes the Neighborhood: Ten Buildings People Loved to Hate
Susan Goldman Rubin, Holiday House, 2001
Frank O. Gehry: Outside In
Jan Greenberg, DK Ink, 2000
Express Yourself: Activities and Adventures in Expressionism
Joyce Raimondo, Watson-Guptill Publications, 2005
How Artists Use… (series)
Paul Flux, Heinemann Library, 2001
Make it Pop!: Activities and Adventures in Pop Art
Joyce Raimondo, Watson-Guptil Publications, 2006
My Name is Georgia: A Portrait
Jeannette Winter, Silver Whistle/Harcourt Brace, 1998
The Shape Game
Anthony Browne, Farra, Straus and Giroux, 2003
What Is a Sculpture?
Anne Civardi, Sea-To-Sea Publications, 2006

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Membership

Join the Walker as a member and enjoy free gallery admission every day, express admission during peak hours, and first word on Walker programs. Members also save 10% on all dining at the Walker, including the acclaimed 20.21 Restaurant & Bar by Wolfgang Puck, Gallery 8 Café and the Bazinet Lobby Coffee and Wine Cart, and a 10% discount in the Walker Shop on any purchase. Members save on every ticket purchased for Walker performances, films, or musical events. $5 off Individual, Dual/Household, and Friend level memberships with a Museum Adventure Pass. New members can choose a new member premium from the monthly offerings. For more information click here http://membership.walkerart.org/join.wac Renewing members receive a 20% off voucher for Gallery 8 Café by Wolfgang Puck. Join or renew today! To reach the Membership Department, call 612.375.7655 or e-mail membership@walkerart.org.


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