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Colorful abstract illustration of river and sunset. Merciless: Indigenous Lands Since 1776

Sat, Sep 26 2026 - Sun, May 23 2027

Merciless: Indigenous Lands Since 1776 is a commemoration of Indigenous resistance and a celebration of ongoing relationships to this place known as Bde Óta Othúŋwe (Minneapolis). Featuring new indoor and outdoor installations by Natchez Beaulieu, Marlena Myles, and Missy Whiteman, the exhibition foregrounds Indigenous resilience and sustained connections to Wakpá Tháŋka, the Mississippi River.
A map of the world, with the global spice trade routes represented by stitching Tiffany Chung: indelible traces

Sat, Sep 19 - Sun, Dec 6 2026

We cannot make whole again the fragments of 
      the past—
but if after hope comes action, then the future 
depends on what we do in the here and now. 
                                               —Tiffany Chung
Two hands making mudra shape hold bundles of thread-like tendrils in red The Portfolio's Purpose

Sat, Mar 21 - Sun, Aug 23 2026

In 2010, the University of Minnesota held the Mid-America Print Council's annual conference. That year's convening, called New World/Old World, included a print portfolio exchange between a variety of established and up-and-coming artists. Many of these portfolios, meant to unite a group of artists' work under a shared theme, have since been accessioned into the Weisman Art Museum's collection. 
A collection of objects similar to those found in antiquities exhibits at museums Never Spoken Again: Rogue Stories of Science and Collections

Sat, Feb 7 - Sun, May 17 2026

On a desk of the private study collection of the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, an old stuffed parrot guards a small library and a vast, yet obsolete ornithology collection. An excited young scientist reads a story on the origins of the desiccated animal for the purpose of entertaining a group of visitors: it may have been the last “speaker” of a dead Indigenous language from colonial Venezuela, or a German prince’s precious gift to the naturalist Alexander von Humboldt. There is no clear understanding which of these versions, if any, might be true.
Colorful rug in Persian style with horsemen, Pacman, and superheroes RugLife

Sat, Oct 11 - Sun, Dec 28 2025

Not surprisingly, the words “text” and “textile” share the same Latin root word: the verb texere, meaning to weave. Just as sentences are created by stringing words together to create meaning, cultures throughout time have carefully woven strands of wool or silk into designs rich with meaning. Sentences are stitched together to create anything from a sweeping fictional saga to a dry didactic text.
Books on a table with a small clay figurine and full bookshelves. Librería Donceles

Fri, Aug 22 2025 - Sun, May 31 2026

Black and white composite image of an infant crying on the left and a 100 year old woman laughing on the right. Milk/Wine

Sat, Aug 2 2025 - Thu, Mar 5 2026

We experience the present through the lens of the past—and we shape our understanding of the past through the lens of the present. — Gerald McMaster, curator, artist, and author, in “Art History Through the Lens of the Present?”
Sepia drawing of speculative city with lakes and drone-like objects in the sky. Imagining Future Cities

Wed, Jun 25 - Sun, Sep 14 2025

Cropped image of a woman in a clown suit, sitting at a desk surrounded by a dense assortment of clowning memoriabilia 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.
Looking through cage bars we see a man with medium brown skin sits inside a cell and another body writing on a response card. SEEN

Sat, Feb 8 - Sun, May 18 2025