Art & Architecture

The latest, and one of the largest pieces of public art arrives in Minneapolis… do you know how many there are?

Did you know there are now approximately 300 pieces of public art (and counting) to visit in Minneapolis? Nimbus, a sculpture by artist and architect Tristan Al-Hahhad and the last...
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Masterpiece of Prairie School architecture open for holiday tours

Chances are that if you didn’t know this Prairie School masterpiece was there you would drive right by it without even noticing it. Located on a small lot on a...
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Egypt’s Sunken Cities… now at MIA

After months of building expectations, the Minneapolis Institute of Art’s Egypt’s Sunken Cities exhibit has arrived. Our daughter and I went this week and it was fascinating to learn about this...
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Siah Armajani at Walker Art Center… why you likely already know some of his work

Siah Armajani’s iconic Irene Hixon Whitney Bridge connecting the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Loring Park is one of my favorite Twin Cities sites. I love  bridge design itself, along with John...
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Mid-Century-Modern Time Capsules

DO.CO.MO.MO (International working party for Documentation and Conservation of building sites and neighborhoods of the Modern Movement) sponsors a tour day every October, and this year our Minnesota tour was...
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How one couple turned a 1907 Victorian into a home that produces more energy than it uses

Many people associate Net-Zero homes (ones which produce as much energy as they use over the course of a year) with new construction… but not Stewart and Linda Herman. They...
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Mid-Century-Modern Home Tour – October 13, 2018

Every fall I look forward to the Docomomo US/MN Minnesota Modern Tour Day… this year on Saturday, October 13, 2018 from 10 am to 4 pm. It is always a treat...
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The New Bell Museum of Natural History… featuring a new planetarium!

It’s hard to miss the distinctive new cantilevered building at the corner of Larpenteur and Cleveland in St. Paul. It may be easier to miss that this is the University...
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