The Minneapolis Institute of Arts is a medium-sized art museum (though probably large for a city Minneapolis's size or even a metro area the size of the Twin Cities) that you could easily spend a day exploring, provided you don't get museum burn-out.

Although there's everything from armor to African money weights to furniture, the ...

it is boring and i dont like art so this place was quite boring at the time i visited it. Also all the rt in it stinks.

A real gem with quite a broad and extensive permanent collection and interesting special exhibits. You won't be able to see it all in a day, but if you concentrate your time on one section, Paintings and Modern Sculpture, say, and perhaps on one special exhibit, you'll have a delightful morning or afternoon.

I took a tour of a special ...

The exhibits are very diverse and well displayed. I have visited the Art Institute many times, and I find that the exhibits are never stagnant. Because of the museum's diversity, the Institute is a perfect introduction to the person who has yet to discover and explore the fine arts. I observed that there were numerous children groups who ...

We really enjoy this museum. We've taken both self guided tours and guided tours. Either way if you love art and history you'll love the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.

I really enjoyed the size of the building as-well-as the diversity in the exhibits. There are three floors full of unique exhibits. I really enjoyed the second floor where I was able to walk through full scale replicas of homes of the 1700's. I also enjoyed the numerous paintings of beautiful landscapes.

What has your family been missing? Take the kids and make a day of it , they'll love it! We brought our three children ages 10, 7, and 3. It was a great experience for them.

This is one of the best places to visit in the Twin Cities. Unlike other art museums across the US, the MIA is always free to visit. Of course there are special exhibits going on that you can pay to enter, but there is always so much to see in the permanent collections that it isn't necessary to visit the special exhibits. The MIA is ...

Although I was more impressed with Chicago's Art Museum, this is also fantastic. Any person that is interested in art will find value and perspective in visiting the Minneapolis Institute of Arts.