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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><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/exhibition/giants"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="alignnone wp-image-110648 size-full" src="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/09101814/giants-the_deans-portrait-1_HIRES_Homepage_WEB-1.jpg" alt="Portrait of Alicia Keys and Swizz Beatz (Kasseem Dean)" width="391" height="261" srcset="https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/09101814/giants-the_deans-portrait-1_HIRES_Homepage_WEB-1.jpg 391w, https://images.artsmia.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/09101814/giants-the_deans-portrait-1_HIRES_Homepage_WEB-1-346x231.jpg 346w" sizes="(max-width: 391px) 100vw, 391px" /></a></p>
<h2>&#8220;Giants&#8221; Exhibition Coming to Mia</h2>
<p>“Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys” highlights nearly 100 works by Black diasporic artists. The exhibition opens March 8, 2025.</p>


<p><a href="https://new.artsmia.org/join-and-invest/membership/"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" class="cell-image" 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>Become a Mia Member</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>


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<h2>Youth and Family</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: Exploring Pastels: Intro to Pastel Drawing

Institute of Hearts 2025

<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Mia! Transformed briefly into the Minneapolis Institute of Hearts, the museum offers guests paper hearts to leave by their favorite artworks. Love is truly in the air as hearts scatter the gallery floors. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Stop by February 11 through 16 for this free annual event. No tickets are required. Hearts are available at the visitor experience desk in the lobby. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tag @artsmia or #MiaHearts online to share your valentines, or stay a secret admirer!</span></p>
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<p>Join us February 13 for a special Institute of Hearts Meet at Mia event, 5–9 pm. <a href="https://new.artsmia.org/event/meet-at-mia">Learn more</a>.</p>


Photo of someone holding a red, heart-shaped piece of paper in front of a work of art. Other red hearts are on the floor in front of the artwork. These hearts are used during the Institute of Hearts event during the Valentine’s season.

<p>Join visual and teaching artist Sophia Weisensel in this hands-on, five-session workshop designed to introduce you to the vibrant world of pastel drawing. Whether you&#8217;re a beginner or looking to expand your artistic skills, this workshop will guide you through the fundamental techniques of pastel art, including creating expressive lines and dynamic compositions, blending, and layering.</p>
<p>You&#8217;ll also have the opportunity to explore the galleries and connect with Mia’s collection for inspiration. See how artists have used pastels throughout history, and gain a deeper appreciation for why pastel works are often referred to as paintings.</p>
<p>Come explore the rich, colorful possibilities of pastels and discover your own creative potential!</p>
<p>Wednesday (five weeks), 1:30–4 p.m.<br />
January 8–February 5, 2025<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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Pastel drawing of a seascape, with a moody, blue and gray sky and tan sandy beach with hazy outlines of people on the beach

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Vitality Arts: Exploring Pastels: Intro to Pastel Drawing

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“Giants” Exhibition Coming to Mia

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Youth and Family

Plan Your Visit

Upcoming Events

Vitality Arts: Exploring Pastels: Intro to Pastel Drawing

Institute of Hearts 2025

Blogs

2024 Impact Report: How Mia is inspiring wonder and changing lives

Mia’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

Exploring the concept of hózhǫ́ during Native American Heritage Month

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