This two-day convening brings together artists, scholars, cultural practitioners, and community leaders to examine Indigenous knowledge systems as epistemic frameworks for reshaping institutional practice.

This fall, staff from the University of Minnesota and Weisman Art Museum accompanied the complete inventory of Mimbres ancestral remains and cultural belongings back to their homelands for a reburial, led by descendant Hopi and Pueblo communities. This action represents the University’s commitment to repatriation of these cultural materials, following a lengthy, thoughtful consultation process with Hopi and Pueblo tribal representatives.

The Weisman is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of ‘Merciless’: Indigenous Lands Since 1776—on view from September 26, 2026 - May 16, 2027—organized by Weisman Art Museum and curated by WAM Ihlenfeld Curator of Collaborative and Community Exhibitions, Dr. Kendra Greendeer. 

The Weisman is pleased to announce the upcoming opening of Tiffany Chung: indelible traces—on view from September 19 - December 6, 2026—a traveling exhibition organized by the Art, Design & Architecture Museum at UC Santa Barbara and cu

Walk through any public space, and notice the names on plaques and markers: on park benches and elevators, above auditorium entryways, in performance hall lobbies and museum galleries. Weisman Art Museum (WAM) has such named spaces throughout the building, acknowledging the generosity of individuals and families whose giving makes it possible for structures like ours to be built, expanded, and maintained.