Arts & Culture
World-class museums. Breathtaking architecture. More theater seats per capita than any city besides New York. Minneapolis has become a premier destination for arts lovers.
Take in a show at the Guthrie, one of the city's 3 Tony Award-winning theaters. Discover new worlds at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Thrill to the arias of Rossini at the Minnesota Opera. Or visit the Walker Art Center, hailed by Newsweek as "possibly the best contemporary art museum in the country."
Minneapolis is your ticket to groundbreaking art, architecture and performing arts.
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Arts Explosion
Five leading arts organizations have unveiled new buildings designed by internationally renowned architects.
Museums & Galleries
Almost 60 museums to inspire and educate, with collections that span 5,000 years of art, history and culture.
Music & Dance
Enjoy performances by two orchestras, a resident opera company and more than 20 dance companies.
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Culture and Cocktails
Relax at the Walker Art Center's swanky 20.21 bar before taking in the Worlds Away exhibit.
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Kick off summer and revel in young love and the power of imagination at the Guthrie Theater's production of A Midsummer Night's Dream. Watch the young lovers frolic in the magical forest in a sensual spin on Shakespeare's beloved comedy, April 12–June 22.
The Secret Fall of Constance Wilde
Irish playwright Thomas Kilroy exposes the private life between Oscar and his wife Constance. Discover the wife few knew existed, May 31–July 11, 2008, at the Guthrie Theater.
Worlds Away: New Suburban Landscapes
The first major museum exhibition to examine both the art and architecture of the contemporary American suburb opens February 16 at the Walker Art Center.
