Walker Art Center.

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Walker Art Center

Top choice in Minneapolis


The first-class art center has a strong permanent collection of 20th-century art and photography, including big-name US painters and great US pop art. On Monday evenings from late July to late August, the museum hosts free movies and music across the pedestrian bridge in Loring Park that are quite the to-do.

Admission is free Thursday evenings and the first Saturday of the month.