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History and Art Museums


Walker Art Center

Walker Art Center

 

One of the world's premier contemporary art museums and outdoor sculpture gardens. Features casual and fine dining, theater, cinema, dance and more. Group tours welcome.

1750 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55403

Website: http://www.walkerart.org

 

American Swedish Institute 

 

Explore the "castle," a museum of Swedish-American art, culture and history. Built in 1904 for newspaper publisher Swan Turnblad. Group tours by arrangement. Museum shop and bookstore.

2600 Park Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55407-1090

Website: http://www.americanswedishinst.org


Bell Museum of Natural History

 

Explore Minnesota habitats in the treasured diorama halls, hold a live snake or try on a bighorn antler. Learn about the natural world through programs for kids and adults.

10 Church Street SE Minneapolis, MN 55455

Website: http://www.bellmuseum.org

 

Weisman Art Museum

Elegant gallery space used for receptions, dinners and special events. Meeting space for lectures or conferences. All in a beautiful building designed by architect Frank Gehry.

333 East River Road Minneapolis, MN 55455

Website: http://www.weisman.umn.edu

 

Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Ranked among the top comprehensive U.S. art museums, showcasing art from all over the world and from every period of human history. Free general admission every day.

2400 - 3rd Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55404

Website: http://www.artsmia.org

 

Minnesota Children's Museum

Minnesota Children's Museum is where kids ages six months to 10 years can touch, climb, splash and explore their way through seven galleries packed with extraordinary hands-on adventures.

10 West 7th Street St. Paul, MN 55102

Website: http://www.mcm.org

 

Minnesota Historical Society

Discover the whens, whys and hows of our "above average" state through the Minnesota Historical Society's award-winning 27 museums, sites and trails

345 Kellogg Boulevard West St. Paul, MN 55102

Website: http://www.mnhs.org

 

The Museum of Russian Art

Dedicated exclusively to 20th-century Russian art, the museum presents exhibitions of paintings from private American collections and works on loan from international museums.

5500 Stevens Avenue South I-35W and Diamond Lake Road Minneapolis, MN 55419

Website: http://www.TMORA.org 

 

The Science Museum of Minnesota

Explore. Experiment. Investigate the world around you. Hands-on exhibits and a domed screen Omnitheater invite learners of all ages to get fascinated at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

120 West Kellogg Boulevard St. Paul, MN 55102

Website: http://www.smm.org