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The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States.
1 day ago · Over the next century, that collection evolved into the Walker Art Center, a world-renowned site for challenging work by innovative artists, including Andy Warhol, Jasper Johns, Yoko Ono, and Kara Walker.
Oct 15, 2014 · The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis is turning 75. The museum is marking the anniversary with "Art at the Center: 75 Years of Walker Collections," a new exhibition opening Thursday.
1927. Walker Art Galleries opens in a Moorish-style building, designed by Long and Thorshov, Minneapolis, on the current Walker Art Center site. 1939. Minnesota Arts Council, assisted by the Work Projects Administration (WPA), is granted control of the Walker Art Galleries, which is renamed the Walker Art Center.
Focusing on visual arts, multimedia and the performance-art, this space seeks a comprehensive and multidisciplinary approach to the creation, presentation, interpretation, collection and preservation of art. The original building was designed in 1971 by Edward Larabee Barnes.
Oct 18, 2012 · The Walker Art Center began as a collection in 1879, in the home of successful lumber baron, Thomas Barlow (T.B.) Walker, whose residence was very near where the institution stands today. Formally established in 1927, the Walker became the first public art gallery in the Upper Midwest.
Dec 17, 2018 · The Walker Art Center is not your everyday, “lets go see some paintings” type art center. With its 11 galleries showing everything from modern and contemporary art, to sculptures and photographs from around the world, visitors are sure to take with them a sense of purpose and an admiration for the beauty within.
