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<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Step into the splendor of Cambodia’s Khmer Empire. Featuring more than 200 objects, this exhibition offers an unprecedented look at Khmer bronze craftsmanship brought to light through recent archaeological discoveries.</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/minneapolis-institute-of-ice"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-116721" src="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/31091320/IMG_3561-1.jpg" alt="Outdoor area with ice sculptures, snow, and trees in winter." width="390" height="260" srcset="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/31091320/IMG_3561-1.jpg 390w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/31091320/IMG_3561-1-347x231.jpg 347w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px" /></a></p>
<h2><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/minneapolis-institute-of-ice">Coming Soon: Ice Sculptures at Mia</a></h2>
<p>Explore ice sculptures inspired by works from Mia&#8217;s collection, on view in the courtyard beginning January 8, 2026, until they melt.</p>


<p><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/join-and-invest/membership/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="cell-image alignnone" src="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/21144456/180211_mia356_0724.jpg" alt="Museum visitors in the galleries at Minneapolis Institute of Art, November 2021." width="391" height="261" /></a></p>
<h2><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/join-and-invest/membership/">Become a Mia Member</a></h2>
<p>Contributions from members provide essential support to Mia and a year of valuable benefits to you! Join Mia or renew your membership today.</p>


<p><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/programs/youth-and-family"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-116735 size-full" src="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/31155854/251012_PDW_0012-WordPress_390x260.jpg" alt="Children's hands working on a large, colorful mosaic project laid out on a table. The mosaic features a design resembling flower petals made from small pieces of yellow, orange, and brown materials." width="390" height="260" srcset="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/31155854/251012_PDW_0012-WordPress_390x260.jpg 390w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/31155854/251012_PDW_0012-WordPress_390x260-347x231.jpg 347w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px" /></a></p>
<h2><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/programs/youth-and-family">Youth and Family</a></h2>
<p>Make memories every month at Family Day, get creative in studio programs, and play and learn with your toddler in the Family Center and Mini Mia.</p>


<div style="display: none";><strong>General admission is free.</strong> Special exhibitions, classes, and some talks and special events do require <a href="http://tickets.artsmia.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">tickets</a>: reservations are recommended.</div>
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<li>Monday: Closed</li>
<li>Tuesday: 10<span style="font-variant: small-caps">am</span>–5<span style="font-variant: small-caps">pm</span></li>
<li>Wednesday: 10<span style="font-variant: small-caps">am</span>–5<span style="font-variant: small-caps">pm</span></li>
<li>Thursday:  10<span style="font-variant: small-caps">am</span>–9<span style="font-variant: small-caps">pm</span></li>
<li>Friday:  10<span style="font-variant: small-caps">am</span>–5<span style="font-variant: small-caps">pm</span></li>
<li>Saturday:  10<span style="font-variant: small-caps">am</span>–5<span style="font-variant: small-caps">pm</span></li>
<li>Sunday: 10<span style="font-variant: small-caps">am</span>–5<span style="font-variant: small-caps">pm</span></li>
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<p><i>The museum is closed July 4, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Christmas Day.</i></p>
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Plan Your Visit

Royal Bronzes Member Days

Discovery Days

<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Mia members at all levels can see “<a href="https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/royal-bronzes-cambodian-art-of-the-divine">Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine</a>” FREE on Member Days.</p>
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<li>• Tuesday, November 4, 2025</li>
<li>• Thursday, November 13, 2025</li>
<li>• Friday, November 28, 2025</li>
<li>• Sunday, December 14, 2025</li>
<li>• Thursday, January 1, 2026</li>
<li>• Saturday, January 10, 2026</li>
<li>• Saturday, January 17, 2026</li>
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<p>Reservations are encouraged. Log in and <a href="https://tickets.artsmia.org/events/0198af28-0f9f-de55-ebe8-962395d8c8bb" target="_blank" rel="noopener">get your tickets online</a> or call the Members’ Hotline at 612-870-6323.</p>
<p>Not a member yet? <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/join-and-invest/membership">Learn about membership</a> and join today.</p>


bronze sculpture of a reclining Vishnu showing his face with two arms bent at the elbow

<p>Discovery Days offer students an interactive way to explore art beyond a traditional tour. At learning stations throughout the museum, students participate in grade-level activities that spark curiosity and encourage discovery. They can choose which stations to visit, engaging with art through touch, sight, sound, and movement. These activities help students make meaningful connections with art and cultures from around the world.</p>
<p>Teaching artists and studio assistants lead artmaking sessions in Mia’s studios, where students practice art skills and explore creative ideas inspired by global cultures.</p>
<p>Mia offers two Discovery Day themes:</p>
<p><strong>Arts of Africa, the Americas, China, and Japan<br />
</strong>Students explore artworks and cultures from across the world through discovery stations and in galleries on the museum’s second floor.</p>
<p><strong>Arts of Exploration, Fashion, Minnesota History, and Modern Life</strong> <em>(Starting in February)<br />
</em>Students investigate themes such as the Age of Exploration (1600s), European and American fashion in the 1700s, life and art in early Minnesota, and modern art and photography through discovery stations and in galleries on the museum’s third floor.</p>
<p>Both experiences include an artmaking station in Mia’s studios and are recommended for grades 3–6.</p>
<h2>Scheduling Information</h2>
<p>School groups must register in advance for sessions at 10 or 11 a.m.</p>
<p>Mia members and the public may drop in anytime between 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. on Discovery Days.</p>
<p><strong>Beginning in February, Discovery Days will alternate between the second- and third-floor experiences. </strong>When registering, please look carefully at the Google form to make sure that the date you select matches the floor and theme you’d like your students to experience.</p>
<p><a style="color: black;" href="https://forms.gle/ry5bsx17zE5AYwyR9" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><button class="background-black">Reserve your spot</button></a></p>


Students wearing purple T-shirts standing around tables with art objects. Two women are behind the tables talking to the students.

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Royal Bronzes: Cambodian Art of the Divine

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