Minneapolis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ===Visual arts=== {{Main|Arts in Minneapolis}} [[File:Minneapolis Institute of Arts.jpg|thumb|alt=center of imposing facade of a block-long, white classical building|The [[Minneapolis Institute of Art]] admission is free except for special exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://new.artsmia.org/visit|title=Plan Your Visit|publisher=[[Minneapolis Institute of Art]]|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414193419/https://new.artsmia.org/visit|url-status=live}}</ref>]] During the [[Gilded Age]], the [[Walker Art Center]] began as a private art collection in the home of lumberman [[T. B. Walker]] who extended free admission to the public.{{sfn|Whitmore|2004|loc=Whitmore cites a 1903 article in the ''[[New York Herald]]'', "...the gallery is open to the public six days in the week, and all who ring his bell and ask to see the old masters receive not only permission from the white-aproned maid who answers the ring, but also a catalogue as well."}} Around 1940, the center's focus shifted to modern and contemporary art.<ref name=WalkerAbout>{{cite web|url=https://walkerart.org/about/mission-history/|title=About: Walker Art Center History|publisher=[[Walker Art Center]]|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=November 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130141416/http://info.walkerart.org/about/history.wac|url-status=live}}</ref> In partnership with the [[Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board]], the Walker operates the adjacent [[Minneapolis Sculpture Garden]] which has about forty sculptures on view year-round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks-destinations/parks-lakes/gardens__bird_sanctuaries/minneapolis_sculpture_garden/|title=Minneapolis Sculpture Garden|access-date=March 21, 2023|publisher=[[Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board]]|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306153418/https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks-destinations/parks-lakes/gardens__bird_sanctuaries/minneapolis_sculpture_garden/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Minneapolis Institute of Art]] (Mia) is located in south-central Minneapolis on the {{convert|10|acre|ha|adj=on|sigfig=1}} former homestead of the [[Dorilus Morrison|Morrison]] family.{{sfn|Hess|1985|p=28}} The collection of more than 90,000 artworks spans six continents and about 5,000 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.artsmia.org/|title=Collection|access-date=April 14, 2023|publisher=[[Minneapolis Institute of Art]]|archive-date=September 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920015453/https://collections.artsmia.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Perhaps reflecting the ambitions of the founders, competition winner [[McKim, Mead & White]] designed a complex seven times the size of what opened in 1915.<ref name=SAH>{{cite web|title=Minneapolis Institute of Art|date=July 17, 2018|url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MN-01-053-0058|access-date=April 14, 2023|publisher=[[Society of Architectural Historians]]|quote=This ambitious plan was not realized...|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414180022/https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MN-01-053-0058|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Frank Gehry]] designed [[Weisman Art Museum]], which opened in 1993, for the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wam.umn.edu/about/|title=The Museum|publisher=[[University of Minnesota]]|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414204644/http://wam.umn.edu/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> A 2011 addition by Gehry doubled the size of the galleries.<ref>{{cite news |last = Kerr |first = Euan |title = Weisman celebrates reopening with its designer in attendance |url = http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/02/gehry-at-weisman-museum-opening/ |date = October 2, 2011 |work =[[MPR News]]|access-date = January 14, 2012 |archive-date = January 22, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120122135926/http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/02/gehry-at-weisman-museum-opening |url-status = live }}</ref> [[The Museum of Russian Art]] opened in a restored church in 2005, and hosts a collection of 20th-century Russian art and special events.<ref>{{cite web |title = History: TMORA |url = http://tmora.org/about-us/history/ |publisher =[[The Museum of Russian Art]]|date = September 30, 2015 |access-date = April 19, 2012 |archive-date = December 19, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151219005841/http://tmora.org/about-us/history/ |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Northeast, Minneapolis#Arts|Northeast Minneapolis Arts District]] hosts 400 independent artists, a center at the [[Northrup-King]] Building, and recurring annual events.<ref>{{cite news |title = Northeast Minneapolis Named Best Art District |url = http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-art-district/ |work =[[USA Today]] |access-date = April 5, 2015 |archive-date = April 21, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210421063349/https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-art-district/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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