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<h2>Coming Soon</h2>
<h1>Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes</h1>
<h3>A Special Exhibition Designed by Oscar-Winning Artistic Director Tim Yip</h3>
<div style="margin-top: 20px"><span style="font-size: x-large">Featuring some 150 Chinese bronze objects from Mia’s collection, this show offers an immersive experience designed to evoke the mystery of heavenly and ancestral worship.</span></div>
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<h2 style="margin-bottom: -.31rem">Fragments of Epic Memory</h2>
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“Fragments of Epic Memory” invites visitors to experience the multiple ways of encountering the Caribbean and its diaspora, from the period following emancipation through today. </p>


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<h2 style="margin-bottom: -.31rem">Become a Mia Member</h2>
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Contributions from members provide essential support to Mia and a year of valuable benefits to you! Join Mia or renew your membership today.</p>


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<h2 style="margin-bottom: -.31rem">Black History at Mia</h2>
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Celebrate the exceptional historical and creative cultural contributions made by African American artists with exhibitions, virtual events, videos, stories, and more.</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

Ice in Bloom

Institute of Hearts

Family Day: Black Resistance

Family Day

Art in Bloom 2023

<p>Mia’s Target Park has been transformed into a winter garden with hundreds of ice flowers and sculptures created by Minneapolis ice artist Andrew Bentley. Ice in Bloom will be open museum hours and on view until it melts. </p>
<p>Share your photos with #IceInBloom and @artsmia. </p>
<p>Ice in Bloom was created by Andrew Bentley with the help of Mayumi Amada, Caro Carty, Madeline Cochran, Owen Donohue, Dr. Jack Graber, and Brady McLearen.</p>
<p>Mark your calendar for <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/art-in-bloom/art-in-bloom-2023">Art In Bloom</a> this spring, presented by the Friends of the Institute, April 27 – April 30, 2023.</p>


<p>In 1976, the <a href="https://asalh.org/">Association for the Study of African American Life and History</a> (ASALH)–co-founded by American historian Carter G. Woodson in 1915–championed the widespread acknowledgment of February as Black History Month. Since 1928, the ASALH has named a theme; in 2023, that theme is Black Resistance. </p>
<p>Per the <a href="https://asalh.org/black-history-themes/">ASALH</a>, resistance by Black people has led to great achievements: “triumphs, successes, and progress.” This has been demonstrated in various ways: from the passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964, to the dismantling of Jim Crow segregation, to an increased media representation of Black experiences. “Black resistance strategies have served as a model for every other social movement in the country, thus, the legacy and importance of these actions cannot be understated.” </p>
<p>Join Mia on Sunday, February 12th, for a day honoring Black Resistance. Check back soon for activity information, artist biographies, and other resources!</p>
<p>Family Day Major Sponsor:</p>
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A black and white image of the American playwright, Ntozake Shange, is centered on the bottom on the canvas. Behind her are beaming rays of the Pan-African flag colors (black, yellow, red and orange).

<p>Share the love this Valentine’s season by leaving your heart with the art at Mia.</p>
<p>From Thursday, February 9 through Sunday, February 12, museum visitors will be handed a paper heart valentine to place in front of their favorite artwork in the galleries. Let the world know which piece you love by sharing on social media with @artsmia #MiaHearts, or keep your choice to yourself as a secret admirer.</p>
<p>This event is FREE. Hearts will be available at the visitor experience desk in the lobby.</p>


<p>Free and open to the public, Art in Bloom exhibits imaginative floral interpretations of selected works of art from Mia’s permanent collection, created by more than 100 individual and commercial florists. Over the course of the four-day festival, everyone is invited to experience the floral beauty and fragrance throughout the museum, take a free guided tour, and enjoy family activities for our younger guests.</p>
<p>More details on the following events coming soon:</p>
<p><strong>Thursday, April 27</strong><br />
Lecture with Jennifer Jewell on “The Art of Cultivating Place”</p>
<p><strong>Friday, April 28</strong><br />
Party in Bloom fundraising event</p>
<p><strong>Saturday, April 29</strong><br />
Panel discussion on eco and pollinator friendly landscapes and gardening, featuring University of Minnesota professor Julie Weisenhorn, and Holly Miller and Rachel Spiess from Bachman&#8217;s</p>
<p><strong>Sunday, April 30</strong><br />
Buds &amp; Blooms Family Event</p>
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"Art in Bloom 2022" on view at Mia.

<p>Join us for our free monthly event for families, kids, and the young at heart. On the second Sunday of every month, the museum is filled with hands-on art activities, storytelling, artist demonstrations, gallery hunts, self-guided tours and more — all inspired by Mia’s incredible collection.</p>
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<h3 class="border-top-3" style="margin-bottom:20px">Upcoming Family Day Themes</h3>
<p><span class="Mia-bold">February 12th: Black Resistance</span><br />
Join Mia on Sunday, February 12th, for a day honoring Black Resistance. For more information visit the event page <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/family-day-black-resistance">here.</a></p>


Family Day: Musical Mother's Day

Upcoming Events 

How love grows cold: The curious adage behind a visiting painting

Self-guided tour celebrates African-American art history at Mia

Camille Billops’ playful sculptures debut at Mia during Black History Month

“I wanted people to know”: The moving history behind Winfred Rembert’s “The Beginning”

What does Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” have to do with Botticelli?

Two families are facing each other, one giving their newborn child to the other family.

Image of Beyonce on a horse juxtaposed with Botticelli's Pallas and the Centaur

Coming Soon

Eternal Offerings: Chinese Ritual Bronzes

A Special Exhibition Designed by Oscar-Winning Artistic Director Tim Yip

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Fragments of Epic Memory

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Black History at Mia