Minneapolis Institute of Art
About Minneapolis Institute of Art
The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) is an art museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. Home to more than 100,000 works of art representing 5,000 years of world history, Mia is one of the largest art museums in the United States. Its permanent collection spans about 5,000 years and represents the world's diverse cultures across six continents. The museum has five curatorial areas: Arts of Global Africa, Global Contemporary Art, Asian Art, European Art, and Arts of the Americas.
More than a half-million people visit the museum each year, and a hundred thousand more are reached through the museum's Art Adventure program for elementary schoolchildren. The museum has a free general admission policy, as well as public programs, classes for children and adults, and interactive media programs.
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- Founded
- 1883
- Architect
- McKim, Mead & White, Kenzō Tange
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Make a day of it. 4 more museums are within a mile of Minneapolis Institute of Art; the closest, Minneapolis College of Art and Design Gallery, is practically next door.
