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Arts & Museums

American Swedish Institute The Twin Cities is a cornucopia of arts and culture. There are five major art museums including the newly-remodeled Walker Art Center and the giant Minneapolis Institute of the Arts. There are seven history museums, including the Mill City Museum, built within the ruins of the original General Mills flour mill. You will find several science museums, inlcuding the Bakken Museum of Electricity in Life, founded by Earl Bakken, inventor of the cardiac pacemaker, and the Science Museum of Minnesota. In addition, there is a continuing explosion of local art and art galleries in every corner of the Twin Cities and beyond.

Below are several links to lead you on your way.

Art Museums

Minnesota Museum of American Art: Only museum in the Twin Cities solely dedicated to American art.
Minneapolis Institute of the Arts: Houses more than 100,000 objects from diverse cultural traditions spanning 5,000 years of world history.
The Walker Art Center: One of the five most visited modern art museums in US
The Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: 11 acre sculpture garden adjacent to Walker.
Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum: Avant garde building designed by Frank Gehry overlooks Mississippi River.

History Museums

The American Swedish Institute: Swedish culture. Located in magnificent castle.
Hennepin History Museum: Minneapolis and surrounds.
Minnesota Transportation Museum: Vintage trains, trolleys, buses and boats.
Minnesota History Center Museum
Mill City Museum: Minneapolis milling history
Ramsey County Historical Society: St. Paul and surrounds. Located in beautiful chateau-style Landmark Center
The Schubert Club Museum: Musical instruments
TRACES: WWII museum featuring stories of people from the Midwest and Germany/Austria who encountered each other during the war

Science Museums

Bell Museum of Natural History: Dioramas displaying all of Minnesotas habitats: big woods, prairies and Lake Superior with animals
Minnesota Childrens Museum
Pavek Museum of Broadcasting: Antique radio, television and broadcast equipment
Science Museum of Minnesota: Great displays. Also Omni Theater
Bakken Library and Museum: Electricity and magnetism in the life sciences. In Tudor mansion on Lake Calhoun. Founded by Earl Bakken, developer of cardiac pacemaker.

Art Galleries

Twin Cities Gallery Guide: Links to various galleries, studios and more.