Press
Press Releases
Contact: Susannah Schouweiler, Director of Marketing and Communications, [email protected]
- This fall at the Weisman, 14 contemporary artists from around the world examine, deconstruct, and reimagine the rug as a medium for expression
- The Weisman presents an exhibition imagining past and present visions of the "future city," in Minnesota and around the world
- New Mexico-based stone carver Cliff Fragua is selected as the Weisman's 2025-26 Artist-in-Residence
- Weisman Art Museum presents SEEN, work by incarcerated artists made in collaboration with artists and activists "on the outside" to bring to light the experiences and humanity of those living behind bars
- Weisman Art Museum partners with Twin Cities-based Capption to offer multilingual, accessible information in the galleries via smartphone
- Weisman Art Museum launches new Native American Artist-in-Residence Program, part of the museum’s Truth & Repair Initiative
- The Weisman's fall exhibition presents a suite of prints by artist Kara Walker “annotating” Civil War-era illustrations in Harper’s Weekly to foreground Black experiences missing from the official record
- Weisman Art Museum presents Seeking for the Lost, portraits by Christopher E. Harrison of those sold or “lost” during slavery, as described in local Black newspaper classified ads from the period
- Weisman Art Museum Announces Kendra Greendeer, PhD as the new Ihlenfeld Curator of Collaborative and Community Exhibitions
- Weisman Art Museum presents The Other Four, multimedia works by contemporary artists exploring touch, taste, smell, and sound
- Weisman Art Museum presents Urban Cadence, street photography from Lagos and Johannesburg
- Weisman Art Museum Presents a Major Survey Exhibition, We Are Working All the Time!, by Multimedia Artist Piotr Szyhalski
- Weisman Art Museum receives a grant of nearly $240,000 from the federal Institute for Museum and Library Services to support a Truth and Reconciliation project with Indigenous communities
- Alejandra Peña-Gutiérrez is Named the New Director of University of Minnesota’s Weisman Art Museum
- The Weisman’s Target Studio for Creative Collaboration to Receive $140,000 from National Funders for On Site, Supporting the Development and Exhibition of Incarcerated Artists’ Work
- American Alliance of Museums Honors Former WAM Director, Dr. Lyndel King, with 2021 Award for Distinguished Service to Museums
- WAM’s Upcoming Artist-Led Programs Tackle Questions of Truth, Culture, and Power this Election Season
Harriet Bart: Abracadabra and Other Forms of Protection
Press releases for past exhibitions and programs at the Weisman are available on request.