Twin Cities Bus Trip: Mia and Walker with Lynn Metcalf 

Wednesday May 14, 8:30am-5pm (1 session)
Tuition: $95, includes transportation and admission to museum

Ages 18+

Join us for a full day of incredible art with art historian Lynn Metcalf!

Our day begins with a visit to the Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), where you can choose your own adventure with an a la carte exploration of your favorite pieces! Choose the specialty shows or works in the permanent collections!

Giants: Art from the Dean Collection of Swizz Beatz and Alicia Keys
*Please note that this is a specialty exhibition and requires the purchase of an additional ticket while in the museum

Transcendent Clay: The Kondō Family’s Path of Porcelain Innovations

Survival of the Fittest: Lessons from La Fontaine in Textile and Porcelain

Hokusai | Monet

The True America: Photographs by Ernest Cole

And more by more they dream their sleep: Mezzotints by Yōzō Hamaguchi

We invite you to stop in to the Agra Culture Coffee Shop and Cafe to grab some lunch and enjoy some time browsing the gift shop!

Following lunch, art historian Lynn Metcalf will guide us through works of Mia’s permanent collection, including Cézanne, Gauguin, Picasso, Van Gogh and other early 20th century modern artists, as explored in the Art Appreciation Class (held at the Paramount April 28 & May 7- attendance in this class is not required to participate in the bus trip)

The adventure continues as we head to the Walker Art Center to see highlights of the Walker’s extensive permanent collection in an exhibition entitled This Must Be the Place. This thought-provoking gathering of works includes some of your favorites including Edward Hopper’s The Night Office and Franz Marc’s Large Blue Horses!

Time and weather permitting, we also invite you to explore the beautiful outdoor Sculpture Gardens!

Join us for this art adventure, let us do the driving!

*Please note that tuition includes round trip transportation to the Twin Cities and back, the general admission fee into the Walker. Lunch and additional purchases are at the discretion of the attendee.

**Works displayed in both museums may be figurative or include subject matter that may be triggering. Please let us know if you have any questions!

Weather Closures:  In the event of severe weather, the Visual Arts Department will update the phone messages on the Information Desk (320) 257-3125, announce closures on the Paramount website homepage, and will communicate via email to any students whose class meeting time is impacted by the closure