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<h1 class="border-top-3">Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Mia</h1>
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<p><span style="font-size: x-large;">Join us as the museum transforms briefly into the Minneapolis Institute of Hearts. Grab a paper heart at the visitor experience desk in the lobby and leave it by your favorite artwork. Love is in the air at Mia through February 15.</span></p>
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<p><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/art-artists/making-connections/black-history-at-mia"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="size-full wp-image-117220" src="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/02094348/mia_7033418-WordPress-390x260-1.jpg" alt="A young Black woman wearing a multicolored patterned top and a brown cap with a Louis Vuitton monogram pointing at herself with both hands and smiling, with framed photographs in the background." width="390" height="260" srcset="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/02094348/mia_7033418-WordPress-390x260-1.jpg 390w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/02094348/mia_7033418-WordPress-390x260-1-347x231.jpg 347w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px" /></a></p>
<h2><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/art-artists/making-connections/black-history-at-mia">Black History at Mia</a></h2>
<p>Celebrate the richness of Black history and culture and the exceptional achievements of African American artists with exhibitions, videos, stories, and more.</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

Vitality Arts: Meditative Watercolor

&#8220;Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Time&#8221; Public Tours

Oil Painting: Still Life

Art in Bloom 2026

<p>Join the Friends of the Institute and celebrate spring at Mia during Art in Bloom! Presented by the Friends, this year’s four-day festival takes place April 23–26, 2026.</p>
<p>Free and open to everyone, Art in Bloom showcases imaginative floral interpretations of selected works of art from Mia’s permanent collection, created by more than 100 individual and commercial florists. Experience the floral beauty and fragrance throughout the museum, take a free guided tour, and enjoy family-friendly activities.</p>
<p><a style="color: black;" href="https://new.artsmia.org/art-in-bloom/art-in-bloom-2026"><button class="background-black">Explore Art in Bloom 2026</button></a></p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-117315" src="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10122155/AIB_Lockup-855x188.png" alt="Logos of Art in Bloom 2026 sponsors" width="355" height="78" srcset="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10122155/AIB_Lockup-855x188.png 855w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10122155/AIB_Lockup-2000x440.png 2000w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10122155/AIB_Lockup-385x85.png 385w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10122155/AIB_Lockup-768x169.png 768w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10122155/AIB_Lockup-1536x338.png 1536w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/10122155/AIB_Lockup-2048x450.png 2048w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 355px) 100vw, 355px" /></p>


View of a gallery with a painting on the wall and a floral arrangement interpretation next to it.

"Art in Bloom 2025" on view at Mia

<p>Learn the basics of traditional oil painting in this still-life course. You&#8217;ll have the opportunity to complete one or two still-life paintings with the guidance of teaching artist Sophia Weisensel. You&#8217;ll learn about palette organization, best material use, mixing and blending paint, and more. All skill levels are welcome—including beginners!</p>
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<li>Wednesdays (five weeks), 1:30 p.m.–4 p.m.</li>
<li>March 4–April 1, 2026</li>
<li>Studio 112</li>
<li>No experience necessary</li>
<li>All materials provided</li>
<li>Anyone 55+ welcome to register</li>
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<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 <a href="mailto:vitalityarts@artsmia.org">email us</a> for scholarship information.</p>
<p><a href="https://tickets.artsmia.org/events/019c2a90-df7f-66c0-5613-4fbe3766d27f" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><button class="black-background">Register</button></a></p>
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<p>Major Supporter:</p>
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Painting of a serene winter landscape with trees covered in thick snow on a hillside. The trees have large branches with snow weighing them down.

<p>From simple meditations to creative play, this class offers short explorations that can help you diffuse anger, find calm, outlast sadness, foster creativity, and cultivate joy—building both a positive mindset and painting skills. You&#8217;ll participate in short, guided meditative skill-builders, followed by suggestions for using watercolor meditations to unleash your creativity. This class is a gentle invitation into the world of watercolor for those new to the medium, and also an excellent way for experienced watercolorists to hit the reset button and return to a “beginner’s mind.”</p>
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<li>Saturdays (five weeks), 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.</li>
<li>February 28–March 28, 2026</li>
<li>Studio 114</li>
<li>No experience necessary</li>
<li>All materials provided</li>
<li>Anyone 55+ welcome to register</li>
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<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 <a href="mailto:vitalityarts@artsmia.org">email us</a> for scholarship information.</p>
<p><a href="https://tickets.artsmia.org/events/019c04d0-ebc0-58f8-2b99-3cb887e6b6b4" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><button class="black-background">Register</button></a></p>
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<p>Major Supporter:</p>
<p><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-104498" src="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/28101125/e.a_michelson_logotype_horizontal_Donor-Boards.png" width="411" height="74" /></p>


Abstract watercolor painting featuring a series of overlapping oval shapes in various sizes. The central oval is light blue surrounded by thicker gray lines, reminiscent of a clock face with lines extending outward.

<p>Join us for a free public tour of “<a href="https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/year-of-the-horse">Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Time</a>” and gain deeper insight into the pieces in the exhibition.</p>
<p>Meet in front of the exhibition’s entrance at Gallery 332. Tours are free and last one hour.</p>


Two ceramic figures on horses with green and yellow details.

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Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Mia

Black History at Mia

Become a Mia Member

Youth and Family

Plan Your Visit

Upcoming Events

Vitality Arts: Meditative Watercolor

“Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Time” Public Tours

Oil Painting: Still Life

Art in Bloom 2026

The Hub

Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Mia

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Black History at Mia

Become a Mia Member

Youth and Family

Plan Your Visit

Upcoming Events

Vitality Arts: Meditative Watercolor

“Year of the Horse: Hoofbeats through Time” Public Tours

Oil Painting: Still Life

Art in Bloom 2026

The Hub