Upcoming Events

The M is more than a museum, more than brick and mortar. Minnesota Museum of American Art is an inclusive community arts center for all who call the Twin Cities home. In addition to offering exhibitions and programs in the new museum facility, the museum partners with artists, schools, libraries, and cultural organizations around the state to bring the M into Minnesota communities. Check here for the M’s upcoming events and programs.

Night at the M

August 21, 2019

Sat., Nov. 2
Dinner. Music. Art auction, and much more. Get your tickets today for a party to benefit the M!

Off-Site Artist Talk: Fadlabi

August 20, 2019

Mon., Sept. 9, 7 p.m. @ Forecast Public Art
Hear from Fadlabi, a featured muralist in the Chroma Zone mural and art festival, whose mural will be one of the public components of the fall exhibition, History Is Not Here, co-presented with Mizna.
Free and open to the public.

Opening Party

August 20, 2019

Thurs., Sept. 12, 6 - 9 p.m.
Join us for a party to celebrate the opening of the M's fall exhibition, co-presented with the St. Paul-based Arab arts organization Mizna. Free * RSVP requested.

Curator Conversation

May 26, 2019

Fri., Sept. 13, 6 p.m.
Find out more about the exhibition History Is Not Here, in a conversation with curators Heba Y. Amin and Maymanah Farhat, moderated by the M's Curator of Exhibitions Laura Joseph.
Free * RSVP requested

Artist Talk: Athir Shayota

May 25, 2019

Sat., Sept. 14, 1 p.m.
Featured artist Athir Shayota will talk about working in and contributing to the American art scene.
Free * RSVP requested.

Curator Tour

May 24, 2019

Sun., Sept. 15, 1 p.m.
Take a curator-led tour through the M's fall exhibition, and get special insights into the artists, themes, and artworks in the show.
Free * RSVP requested

Community Convening: Collective Curating

May 20, 2019

Sat., Sept. 28, 1 - 4 p.m.
Spend an afternoon in conversations highlighting visionary local and nat'l curators exploring innovative, inclusive, and collaborative approaches to curating.
Free * RSVP requested

Opening Reception: Sherin Guirguis: Here I Have Returned

May 18, 2019

Thurs., Oct. 3, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a reception celebrating the opening of a new, site-responsive installation the M's Rauenhorst Court.
Free * RSVP requested

Opening Reception: Partners in Action - A Community Exhibition

May 17, 2019

Thurs., Oct. 3, 5 - 7:30 p.m.
Join us to celebrate the culmination of a months-long partnership with four St. Paul organizations with this showcase of community-made artwork.
Free and open to the public

Artist Talk: Sherin Guirguis

May 16, 2019

Sat., Oct. 5, 11:30 a.m.
Hear from the artist about her work, including the site-responsive installation she made for the M.
Free * RSVP requested

Guided Tour: Poet Sagirah Shahid

May 14, 2019

Sat., Oct. 5, 1 p.m.
Take a tour through the fall exhibition led by poet Sagirah Shahid.
Free * RSVP requested

Curator Tours

May 12, 2019

Thurs., Oct. 17 @ 6 p.m. * Sun., Nov. 17 @ 2 p.m. * Sun., Dec. 15 @ 2 p.m.
Take a tour through the M's fall exhibition with Curator of Exhibitions Laura Joseph.
Free * RSVP requested

Family Day: We Are Now

May 10, 2019

Sun., Oct. 20, 1 - 4 p.m., FREE and open to the public
Bring the whole family out the M for an afternoon filled with creative fun for all ages.

Artist Takeover: Haunting Stories by May Lee-Yang

May 9, 2019

Fri., Oct. 25, 6 p.m.
Writer, performer, and theater artist May Lee-Yang, the M's fall artist-in-residence, and guests will share haunting stories in honor of Halloween.
Free * RSVP requested

Guided Tour: Film & Literature Professor Linda Mokdad

May 1, 2019

Sun., Nov. 3, 1 p.m.
Take a tour through the fall exhibition led by st. Olaf film and literature professor Linda Mokdad.
Free * RSVP requested

Petro-Historical Complex: A Lecture Performance by Monira Al Qadiri

April 30, 2019

Thurs., Nov. 7, 6 p.m.
Join us for a lecture/performance by Monira Al Qadiri, one of the artists featured in the fall exhibition, History Is Not Here.
Free * RSVP requested

Community Convening: Minnesota Dance and the Ecstasies of Influence

April 28, 2019

Sun., Nov. 10, 2 - 4 p.m.
Attend a conversation with dance makers centered on art practices at the intersection of visual art and dance.
Free * RSVP requested

Guided Tour: Women, Gender, and Sexuality Scholar Sima Shakhsari

April 15, 2019

Thurs., Dec. 12, 6:30 p.m.
Take a guided tour through the fall exhibition led by U of MN Women, Gender, and Sexuality scholar Sima Shakhsari.
Free * RSVP requested

The M Commissions a New Skyway Installation

February 28, 2018

On view through 2018/19
Twin Cities book artist and printmaker Laura Brown created an installation for the skyway over Robert Street, with distinctive screenprints and colorful signage-inspired designs made just for the M.

Saint Paul Murals Project

September 7, 2017

Ongoing
In September 2017, the M's artist-in-residence Vanghoua Anthony Vue and a team of local artists from the Hmong community installed three murals, commissioned by the museum, around St. Paul honoring Hmong culture and creative expression. Two of those - in the museum's Center for Creativity and on the Jackson Street Parking ramp - are on view.