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Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum


Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
333 E River Rd
Minneapolis, MN 55455
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“Frederick R . Weisman Art Museum” Wcities.com
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“Twin Cities: Minneapolis mind expansion” Los Angeles Times (free registration required)
“Lively Twins - Minneapolis and St. Paul” Go World Travel Magazine
“In the Frozen North, an Increasingly Cool City” New York Times (free registration required)
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TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 3.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #18 of 177 attractions in Minneapolis
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Traveler Description: Located on the campus of the University of Minnesota, this museum features fine arts from the contemporary period.
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Attraction type: Art museum, Architectural building
Address: 333 E River Rd Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: 612-625-9494

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“Great Architecture at Univ of Minnesota”
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3 of 5 stars
BocaBlocks 58 contributions
Boca Raton, Florida
Jun 4, 2009

This is a great bldg w/ a great view of the bridge over the Mississippi and downtown Minneapolis. The galleries are confined to one floor. Admission is free, but parking in the building is not. One gallery was closed for an installation and the remainder took less than 30 min. There is no cafe in the bldg & its about... more

“Big exterior, small interior”
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2 of 5 stars
undiesinabunch 6 contributions
Minneapolis
Jun 17, 2008
1/2 found this review helpful

If you're short on time, this is the museum for you. It could be called a "mini-museum." The extraordinary sculptural exterior comes at the expense of interior square footage. Tour the gallery in 15 minutes if nothing jumps out at you. If you can spare another five minutes, buy a souvenir in the gift shop to commemorate your brief visit. more

“Gehry's Mini Bilboa in Minneapolis”
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4 of 5 stars
A TripAdvisor Member
Cambridge, MA
Apr 20, 2006
3/3 found this review helpful

If you love architecture, as I do, you'll feel as though you are at a mini-Bilbao when you see the building, which is lit magnificently at night as well as a show-stopper during the day, from every angle. It has Gehry's usual pieces of "junk" all over the place, but I happen to think this design works well on its... more

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Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum Address

333 E River Rd, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Tel: 612-625-9494