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Weisman Art Museum

Join our talented WAM Guides to explore the current exhibitions featuring contemporary indigenous art from India and activist poster art created by UMN students in the 1960s.

Participate in a hands-on Kolam workshop, where you’ll be led through the process of making intricate designs of rice flour by the Ragamala Dance Company. Explore how design can create impact in a poster making workshop with Leon Wang (registration required). And take an interactive tour of the galleries!

You’re invited to eat cake, make art, and generally enjoy yourself at WAM. Activities will range in skill level and all ages are welcome.

Registration for poster workshop with Leon Wang is required >>>

Protest through Political Posters with Leon Wang

To coincide with WAM’s ongoing exhibition, I Want to Make This Perfectly Clear, the WAM Collective recently hosted local artist and activist Leon Wang to lead a protest poster-making workshop. A special art form with the potential to be an extremely powerful method of protest, posters have a long history within political and performative activism. The most impactful political posters are clear, concise, and passionate. It became clear that Wang’s creative process carefully incorporates these qualities as he shared his…

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Weekend with the Weisguides- 10/28

Weekend with the Weisguides- 10/28

A couple weeks ago, I was lucky to attend Weekend with the Weisguides, an event that takes place one Sunday a month here at WAM.  For those of you who are unfamiliar with what this event is, let me enlighten you. It starts with a tour, showing the museum and usually a particular exhibit that ties in with the activity that is done post-tour.  The activity is an art project of sorts, encouraging the tie-in between the art that was just…

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Educator Resources

Educator Resources

Expand classroom learning, interact with exhibitions, enhance student experiences, and create lasting multi-departmental relationships through the Weisman Art Museum. Read on to learn more about our exhibitions, tours, workshops, and resources and how they can work for you. Free public tours Drop in for a free public tour! On select WEDNESDAYS AT 6 P.M. and SATURDAYS, AT 1 P.M., student tour guides will meet you at the front desk of the museum. Tours last for one hour. Topics range from current exhibitions to the…

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