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<h1 style="font-size: 2.75rem;">Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection</h1>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">“Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection” includes more than two hundred gilt-bronze sculptures, paintings, silk hangings, and carpets that were created in Tibet between the 1300s and early 1900s. </span></p>
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<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

Vitality Arts: The Art of Weaving: An Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving

Black Friday at Mia

<p>This Black Friday, skip the retail rush and join Mia for a morning at the museum. Stop by early to explore select galleries, enjoy free coffee and treats, win prizes, make holiday cards, bring the kids for storytime, and shop special deals at the Store.</p>
<p><strong>Details</strong></p>
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<li>Select galleries will be open early, including “O’ Powa O’ Meng: The Art and Legacy of Jody Folwell,” the Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room, and “At the Moulin Rouge.”</li>
<li>Enter to win Mia prizes and giveaways all morning.</li>
<li>Stop by Agra Culture Café for complimentary coffee and holiday cookies.</li>
<li>Paris Dining Club will be serving up free Chantilly cream topped hot chocolate in honor of the Moulin Rouge exhibition.</li>
<li>Shop the Store at Mia for special offers on holiday gifts you won’t find anywhere else in the Twin Cities.</li>
<li>Pick up special exhibition gift tickets or a gift membership—great stocking stuffers for any art lover.</li>
<li>Kids storytime at 8:30, 9:15, and 9:45 am.</li>
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<p>Special Black Friday activations are 8–10 am. The museum will be open as normal starting at 10.</p>


<p>Tapestry weaving has been practiced across cultures for more than two thousand years and is a fascinating contemporary art form. Weavings can be created using inexpensive tools and simple techniques, making it a highly engaging and accessible medium.</p>
<p>This five-session workshop, led by visual artist, designer, and tapestry weaver Lynda Monick-Isenberg, will teach you how to weave patterns and pictorial designs in brilliant colors and textures. You will prepare the frame loom, practice fundamental weaving techniques, and finish the textile—all within a collaborative learning environment. We will visit Mia’s galleries to view works in the museum’s textile collection and learn about tapestry’s place in historical and contemporary art.</p>
<p>Tuesdays (five weeks), 1 to 4 p.m.<br />
November 12–December 10, 2024<br />
Studio 112 at Mia<br />
No experience necessary<br />
All materials provided<br />
Anyone 55+ is welcome to register</p>
<p>We offer a limited number of scholarships and a sliding scale of ticket prices to accommodate all learners.<br />
Pay what you can: $225 / $175 / $125<br />
Please email <a href="mailto:vitalityarts@artsmia.org">vitalityarts@artsmia.org</a> for scholarship information.</p>
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Tibetan Buddhist Shrine Room: The Alice S. Kandell Collection

Native American Heritage at Mia

Become a Mia Member

Youth and Family

Plan Your Visit

Upcoming Events

Vitality Arts: The Art of Weaving: An Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving

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The magic of the Moulin Rouge: A Q&A with Galina Olmsted

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Native American Heritage at Mia

Become a Mia Member

Youth and Family

Plan Your Visit

Upcoming Events

Vitality Arts: The Art of Weaving: An Introduction to Frame Loom Weaving

Black Friday at Mia

Blogs

Exploring the concept of hózhǫ́ during Native American Heritage Month

The magic of the Moulin Rouge: A Q&A with Galina Olmsted

Honoring Hispanic Heritage Month with classic photography

The Tibetan Sand Mandala: A Short History