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Sweetheart Sale 2024 Wed, Feb 7 - Sat, Feb 10 2024 Show your love, shop adorable finds, and save 20% during the WAM Shop's Sweetheart Sale. Unique accessories made by local artists and a range of sustainably-made gifts—for the special someones in your life. It's a sweetheart of a deal: WAM members and UMN faculty, staff, and students save 20% on purchases during the sale period. In-store sales only; discounts may not be combined. |
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Laughing Matter Sat, Mar 1 - Sun, Jul 20 2025 Humor is more than jokes. It is a tool for essential reflection on and relief from societal norms, and it is made relevant through lived experience and culture shared across generations, gender, geography, and many other “g” words. As dinner with your parents’ friends can prove, humor is not always universal. |
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SEEN Sat, Feb 8 - Sun, May 18 2025 Weisman Art Museum presents SEEN, an exhibition created as part of a years-long collaboration with We Are All Criminals (WAAC), curated by WAAC director and founder, Emily Baxter. SEEN features currently incarcerated artists in collaboration with artists, activists, and academics in the Twin Cities community. |
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SEEN: Community Day Sat, Feb 8 2025 Join us for the opening day of the Weisman Art Museum's spring exhibition, SEEN. The event features artist-led programming, various art activations, and activities in Open Studio. Hearty snacks and warm drinks will be provided throughout the day. All events and activities are free.
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Study Night | January 2025 Wed, Jan 29 2025 Study Night x Collective Visions for the New YearStep into 2025 with the WAM Collective! This evening's offerings are designed to inspire clarity and focus as you set your intentions for the year ahead. Recharge your mind with quiet study areas, engage in community vision-boarding in the Open Studio, and enjoy a rejuvenating sound bath to clear away stress and ground yourself wtih good vibes for the new year. Tea and snacks will be available in Riverview Gallery. |
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Open Studio: Collective Visions Wed, Jan 22 - Sun, Feb 2 2025 Vision boards connect deeply with art history through their use of symbolism, collage, and collective expression, drawing inspiration from the Dada and Surrealist movements’ focus on juxtaposition and assemblage to reflect dreams and aspirations. They echo the narrative power of muralists like Diego Rivera and embrace the participatory spirit of contemporary artists like Yoko Ono, blending personal imagery with collective storytelling to envision and inspire change. |
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WAM is Closed During Winter Break Wed, Jan 1 - Tue, Jan 21 2025 During winter break at the University of Minnesota, the Weisman will be closed from January 1 - 21, 2025. The Weisman will reopen on January 22 to resume regular museum hours for the spring semester. |
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Study Night | December 2024 Wed, Dec 4 2024 Study Night: Finals EditionPrepare for finals in a warm, inviting space hosted by WAM Collective. Enjoy seasonal drinks from Misfit coffee, relax to the live sounds of a lofi jazz group featuring UMN student musicians, and find focus as you study or read for pleasure with Black Garnet Books and the UMN Library*. |
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Pleasure Reading Pop-Up, with Black Garnet Books Wed, Dec 4 2024 Pleasure Reading in the Gallery: Black Literature & StorytellingJoin us for a pop-up pleasure reading session at the Weisman, presented in collaboration with Black Garnet Books and in conversation with the exhibition Seeking for the Lost. We invite you to immerse yourself in the richness of Black narratives and the power of literature as a tool for connection and reflection. |
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Open Studio: Still Life Wed, Dec 4 - Mon, Dec 23 2024
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