Weisman Art Museum Events Calendar

events calendar

The Weisman Art Museum presents a diverse array of events and programs, including lectures, discussions, performances, films, and special events. For ticketed events, call the Weisman events line at (612) 626-4747. For event notices by e-mail, sign up here.

This activity is made possible in part by a grant provided by the Minnesota State Arts Board through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature from the Minnesota arts and cultural heritage fund with money from the vote of the people on Minnesota on November 4, 2008, a grant from the Wells Fargo Foundation Minnesota, and a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Show events starting for the next days

Sat 02/13/10 1:00PM to 3:00PM	Weekends with the Weisguides
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	Investigate the diversity of art! The Weisguides, WAM’s team of trained art gallery teachers, lead families and art lovers of any age in tours, lively discussions, and hands-on art-making activities. Bring yourself, a friend, or the whole family—and experience the Weisman in a brand new way.
Sun 02/14/10 1:00PM to 3:00PM	Weekends with the Weisguides
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	Investigate the diversity of art! The Weisguides, WAM’s team of trained art gallery teachers, lead families and art lovers of any age in tours, lively discussions, and hands-on art-making activities. Bring yourself, a friend, or the whole family—and experience the Weisman in a brand new way.
Sat 02/20/10 5:30PM to 6:30PM	Discussion with Members of The National and My Brightest Diamond
Panel Discussion ADMISSION Free LOCATION Southern Theater	Featuring Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National/Clogs, Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, Weisman curator Diane Mullin, and MPR radio personality Steve Seel Email rsvp@southerntheater.org or call 612-340-0155 ext.310 to RSVP. This discussion will explore parallels between the musicians’ work and the Weisman exhibition Common Sense: Art and the Quotidian.
Sat 02/20/10 9:30PM to 11:30PM	Bryce and Aaron Dessner post-show reception
Special Event ADMISSION Free LOCATION Southern Theater	Meet the artists at a casual post-show reception at the Weisman Art Museum. View the exhibition Common Sense: Art and the Quotidian and enjoy complimentary refreshments. This event follows the Saturday night Bryce and Aaron Dessner performance at the Southern Theater. For more information and tickets to the Friday, February 19 or Saturday, February 20 performances at Southern Theater, call 612-340-1725. Performances are at 8 p.m.
Sat 02/20/10 9:00AM to 5:00PM	The Art of Creative Collaboration – A New Paradigm in Higher Education
Class/Workshop ADMISSION Free LOCATION William G. Shepherd Room
Tue 03/2/10 9:30AM to 5:00PM	WAM a.m./p.m.
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	These monthly events for Weisman members only include a guided gallery tour followed by a reception with light refreshments. Come for a morning or late afternoon tour. This month’s tour focuses on the exhibition Common Sense. Tours start at 9 a.m. or 5 p.m.
Thu 03/4/10 6:00PM to 8:30PM	Who Owns the Past? Competing Claims for Antiquities from the Holy Land
Lecture/Presentation ADMISSION Free LOCATION William G. Shepherd Room	As artifacts travel from the ground to the consumer in the marketplace, recent research has shown that there are multiple stakeholders with competing claims in the legal trade in antiquities. In Israel it is legal to buy and sell artifacts from legally sanctioned dealers, if the collections pre-date the 1978 national ownership law. Not all aspects of this trade are legal, however, and not all participants have an equal voice. The journey of a Roman coin from the Palestinian countryside to the Upper West side of New York City allows the examination of the various positions in the debate over who owns the past. Kersel is a post-doctoral fellow with the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World at Brown University. This event is co-sponsored by the Minnesota chapter of the Archaeological Institute of America.
Sat 03/13/10 1:00PM to 3:00PM	Weekends with the Weisguides
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	Investigate the diversity of art! The Weisguides, WAM’s team of trained art gallery teachers, lead families and art lovers of any age in tours, lively discussions, and hands-on art-making activities. Bring yourself, a friend, or the whole family—and experience the Weisman in a brand new way.
Sun 03/14/10 1:00PM to 3:00PM	Weekends with the Weisguides
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	Investigate the diversity of art! The Weisguides, WAM’s team of trained art gallery teachers, lead families and art lovers of any age in tours, lively discussions, and hands-on art-making activities. Bring yourself, a friend, or the whole family—and experience the Weisman in a brand new way.
Thu 03/25/10 7:00PM to 9:00PM	WAM Chatter: Art Can't Be Common, Right?
Panel Discussion ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	In this panel discussion, scholars and artists explore whether or not art can ever be considered common. The event is presented in the popular pecha kucha presentation format, with each speaker presenting twenty slides for exactly twenty seconds each.
Sat 04/3/10 7:00PM to 9:00PM	WAMplified! featuring Har Mar Superstar
Music ADMISSION Ticketed: $18.00 public, $14.00 member, $18.00 senior, $14.00 student LOCATION Dolly Fiterman Riverview Gallery	Tickets go on sale Friday, January 22, 2010. Music is at the center of WAMplified!, a new late-night series at the Weisman. Offered three times a year, WAMplified! presents a live performance by a band or musician with a thematic connection to the major exhibition in the galleries. In conjunction with the exhibition Common Sense: Art and the Quotidian, Har Mar Superstar headlines this installment. Each WAMplified! event also includes food, drink, a video game lounge, and a midnight tour of the exhibition led by a curator or artist. Read more about the music at harmarsuperstar.com No one under 18 years of age will be admitted.
Tue 04/6/10 9:30AM to 5:00PM	WAM a.m./p.m.
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	These monthly events for Weisman members only include a guided gallery tour followed by a reception with light refreshments. Come for a morning or late afternoon tour. This month’s tour focuses on the exhibition Everyday Life at the Crossroads of the Ancient Mediterranean. Tours start at 9 a.m. or 5 p.m.
Sat 04/10/10 1:30PM to 3:00PM	Weekends with the Weisguides
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	Investigate the diversity of art! The Weisguides, WAM’s team of trained art gallery teachers, lead families and art lovers of any age in tours, lively discussions, and hand-on art-making activities. Bring yourself, a friend, or the whole family—and experience the Weisman in a brand new way.
Sun 04/11/10 1:30PM to 3:00PM	Weekends with the Weisguides
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	Investigate the diversity of art! The Weisguides, WAM’s team of trained art gallery teachers, lead families and art lovers of any age in tours, lively discussions, and hand-on art-making activities. Bring yourself, a friend, or the whole family—and experience the Weisman in a brand new way.
Tue 05/4/10 9:30AM to 5:00PM	WAM a.m./p.m.
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	These monthly events for Weisman members only include a guided gallery tour followed by a reception with light refreshments. Come for a morning or late afternoon tour. This month’s tour focuses on the topic of architecture. Tours start at 9 a.m. or 5 p.m.
Sat 05/8/10 1:30PM to 3:00PM	Weekends with the Weisguides
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	Investigate the diversity of art! The Weisguides, WAM’s team of trained art gallery teachers, lead families and art lovers of any age in tours, lively discussions, and hand-on art-making activities. Bring yourself, a friend, or the whole family—and experience the Weisman in a brand new way.
Sun 05/9/10 1:30PM to 3:00PM	Weekends with the Weisguides
Tours ADMISSION Free LOCATION Weisman galleries	Investigate the diversity of art! The Weisguides, WAM’s team of trained art gallery teachers, lead families and art lovers of any age in tours, lively discussions, and hand-on art-making activities. Bring yourself, a friend, or the whole family—and experience the Weisman in a brand new way.

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