Things to Do in Minnesota - Minneapolis Institute of Art

Things to Do in Minnesota - Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Minneapolis Institute of Art is one of the largest art museums in the United States. The museum was established in 1883 and includes more than 90,000 pieces of art that extend across 5,000 years of history. The Minneapolis Institute of Art is open year round and offers visitors free admission which makes for a perfect trip out to the museum. Each year the museum welcomes more than half a million people through its doors which helps make it one of the most visited art museums in the United States.

Things to Do in Minnesota - Minneapolis Institute of Art

The museum is broken into seven different exhibit areas which are as follows: Arts of Africa & the Americas, Contemporary Art, Decorative Arts, Textiles & Sculpture, Asian Art, Paintings, Photography and Prints & Drawings. Out of the seven areas the museum is specifically renowned as one of the country’s best Asian Art collections. The Asian collection houses Chinese architecture, bronzes and ceramics.

Things to Do in Minnesota - Minneapolis Institute of Art
Things to Do in Minnesota - Minneapolis Institute of Art
Things to Do in Minnesota - Minneapolis Institute of Art

The Minneapolis Institute of Art is also home to a museum library that is home to well over 60,000 volumes of art and art history, the library is also open to the public and has free entry. With the museum located right near the downtown core of Minneapolis it is perfectly located within close proximity to many amazing restaurants and hotel properties within Minneapolis.

When considering things to do in Minnesota, visit the  Minneapolis Institute of Art ! Always a popular destination for sports fans traveling to Minnesota for a Minnesota Wild game at Xcel Energy Center, Minnesota Vikings game at U.S. Bank Stadium or a Minnesota Timberwolves game at Target Center! 

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