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Sat, Nov 12 2022 - Sun, May 24 2026

On view November 12, 2022 – May 24, 2026

In his “A Talk to Teachers” from 1963, James Baldwin opined that “American history is longer, larger, more various, more beautiful, and more terrible than anything anyone has ever said about it.” This exhibition, which draws its title from Baldwin's description, showcases works from the Weisman's collection by American artists that demonstrate, confound, and probe these aspects of the American experience.

Sat, Sep 10 2022 - Sun, Feb 19 2023

Weisman Art Museum (WAM) is pleased to present she who lives on the road to war by Rosy Simas Danse in the Weisman’s Target Studio for Creative Collaboration gallery from September 10, 2022 - February 19, 2023. The project includes a new installation and in-gallery performances throughout the fall of 2022.

Mon, May 17 - Fri, Oct 1 2021

This summer, Weisman Art Museum presents a new public art installation, Just Yesterday. The 60-foot wraparound mural will be on prominent display along the exterior façade of the museum at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities campus. The installation will be on view from May 17 through October 1, 2021. In addition to the installation, a screen-printed edition of each poster will be considered for the Weisman’s permanent collection.

Sat, May 25 - Sun, Sep 1 2019

Falling asleep is a unique act of letting go of consciousness. Dreams that we see while unconscious inspire artworks, scientific theories, and rituals. Sleep is deeply cultural: decisions on when and where we are or are not allowed to sleep are driven by societal norms at least as much as by personal drives and natural cycles. When artist Peng Wu and neurologist Dr. Michael Howell talk about sleep, their conversation is not only about physiology and disorders: they talk about sleep as a culture and about sleeplessness as a cultural phenomenon that cannot be addressed with a pill.

Sun, Oct 9 - Sat, Dec 31 2016

Pan American Modernism: Avant-Garde Art in Latin America and the United States, on view October 9 – December 31, 2016. The works in the exhibition highlight the rich visual dialogue that exists between objects produced by artists working in thirteen countries in North, South, and Central America, and the Caribbean in years between 1919 and 1979.