Right now at the Weisman Art Museum there is a lot of buzz about brains. Following the opening of The Beautiful Brain: The Drawings of Santiago Ramón y Cajal last week, there is a lot of excitement about neuroscience, microscopes, and the relationship between art and science. However, as developed as our brain imaging technologies may be, we still have a lot of room for development in our conversations around mental health on campus. This year in the WAM Collective, we have been focusing…

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What happened to January? If you’re a student on the University of Minnesota campus, welcome back and happy Spring semester. Winter break went by more quickly than usual here at the museum; but, we are excited to give you a peek at what we’ve been working on! Though we’ve been living through another Ice Age over the last couple of months, I hope you can look forward to celebrating spring fever with us by checking out these upcoming events around…

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It’s hard to believe that we have come to the end of another summer in the Twin Cities. It’s been a few months since our last post, and we have tons of news to share! Welcome back, University of Minnesota students. Are you ready for your fall event agenda? Though the Weisman Art Museum has been open (and air-conditioned) all summer, we’ve been missing our bustling campus and students studying in the galleries. Now that classes have resumed, don’t forget…

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