The M Blog

Welcome to the M Blog, an online space for discussing and examining issues related to the many facets of American experience and identity today. The voices you’ll read here are both ours and yours. Look for insights from Minnesota Museum of American Art staff, but also from guest contributors: thinkers, creators, and change-agents in the field and in our community. We’re striving for a mix of deep, highly focused essays and profiles as well as broader-reaching, lighter fare. In the M Blog, you’ll encounter perspectives on the M’s collection and exhibitions, artists, invitations to action, a window onto what we’re thinking about, and more.

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

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

In Memory: Warren MacKenzie (1924 – 2018)

Curator of Exhibitions Christopher Atkins remembers Warren MacKenzie, paying tribute to his lasting legacy at the M and in the American craft movement.

Get to Know: SuperGroup

Our Communications Intern, Jauston Charles Campbell, interviews the artists behind SuperGroup, a dance collaborative that will be performing in the galleries as part of the M's opening day celebration on Sunday, December 2.

A Conversation with Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra

Rebekah Crisanta de Ybarra will lead the M's first Artist Takeover in the new Center for Creativity. Her practice crosses disciplines and styles, with a focus on Latinx and Indigenous art forms.

A Grand (Re)Opening

December 2, 11 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Join us for the grand opening of the M, and experience a full day of fun activities, in-gallery performances, food & drink, and remarkable art in the museum's beautiful new home!

The M’s 2018 State Fair Purchase Award: Leslie Barlow

Every year the museum buys a work from the State Fair Fine Arts Exhibition for the permanent collection. For 2018, our team selected a painting by Minneapolis artist Leslie Barlow.