The Weisman Art Museum in Minneapolis, MN, is an architectural landmark located on the University of Minnesota campus, designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry. Known for its impressive collection of contemporary art, American modernism, and traditional Korean furniture, the museum is free to the public and offers a diverse and thought-provoking cultural experience.
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Weisman Art Museum
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PROS: Worthy and relevant example of great contemporary architecture. Fine urban relations to be explored and discovered.
CONS: limited visit hours. Extremely difficult to observe from the surrounding, largely due to the U. of Minnesota’s public access restrictions to its buildings across the bridge on the opposite side of the Mississippi River.
CONS: limited visit hours. Extremely difficult to observe from the surrounding, largely due to the U. of Minnesota’s public access restrictions to its buildings across the bridge on the opposite side of the Mississippi River.
Really neat museum located on the U of M campus near Coffman Union on the west bank. No admission requured.
Free contemporary art museum. Very relaxed atmosphere and great variety of artwork.
Beautiful art works, inspiring! They were closing for that day in 30 min, so we had to rush through…definitely could have spent more time there. Gift shop had some adorable things too.
This museum is a gem. Architecture is best seen from the river front entrance as far as I can tell. Appreciated the diversity of exhibits heavy (incarceration/partition) to laughter. I am visiting and it was a worthy reprieve between conference sessions. And a fun walk across the bridge back to downtown. It’s free too. My visit was Saturday at lunch time. There’s a space to just sit in a space with lots of light so a good rest spot too.
The grandkids love it and had opinions on all the artwork.
I’m honestly not much of an art museum fan. But I do enjoy unusual architecture and this building piqued my interest. Plus, it is free admission. There were a few exhibits/pieces that I found interesting. The location is also nice for some photos being by the river and a pedestrian bridge. I didn’t stay too long so street parking was good enough for me.
There is a fun Cities concept exhibit that talks about you can think of different City concepts than the norm, and it has an interesting sky way map in the downtown Minneapolis.
A variety of classic and modern-ish art displays. A great reason Togo to campus and then explore a very beautiful campus as well!