About | Weisman Art Museum

What is Weisman Art Museum?

Since its origin in 1934, Weisman Art Museum has been a campus museum for the University of Minnesota. The Weisman is located at 333 East River Road, Minneapolis, on the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. Gallery admission is always free and open to the public.

Our mission as a university art museum is to create and advance inclusive arts experiences to broaden understanding of ourselves, our communities, and our world. We envision a deconstructed and reimagined space for creative expression and fearless inquiry, reflective of the people and land around us.

WAM is:

• A vital node of cultural life on campus, connecting students and community.
• A dynamic actor in the co-creation of a more just world.
• A space for respite, joy, challenge, empathy, and self-care.
• A haven for shared learning, creativity, and free exchange of ideas.
• A valued partner for the communities that we live and work in.
   

The Weisman has a collection of more than 30,000 works of art. The museum presents exhibitions of work from the museum's collection, as well as traveling shows, that situate art and artists within relevant cultural, social, and historical contexts. In addition to several major exhibitions each year, WAM commissions and publishes essays and exhibition catalogues; the museum is also home to convenings, tours, and special events focused around shared learning and research, art-making, performance, and more.