Public Tours at the Walker Art Center in March Offer Chance to See the Latest Exhibition, Paper Trail: A Decade of Acquisitions
March tours at the Walker Art Center offer a chance to see the latest exhibition, Paper Trail: A Decade of Acquisitions (opening March 15). Paper Trail addresses the means by which artists today are exploring notions of time, place, and narrative through the intimacy of paper, and highlights works acquired by the Walker within the last 10 years, including many pieces that have never before been exhibited. Tours are also available for Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love (through May 13), the artist’s first full-scale American museum survey, featuring her signature cut-paper silhouettes, film animations, and works on paper; and Body Politics: Figurative Prints and Drawings from Schiele to de Kooning (through July 15), featuring works from public and private collections that explore the expressive potential of the human figure in images taken from the first half of the 20th century. On Saturday, March 3, as part of the Walker’s Free First Saturday, patrons can take part in a gallery crawl to discover how artists Shiraga Kazuo and Bruce Nauman use paint and video to record their bodies’ movements. Also offered in March are tours of the Walker’s ongoing exhibitions and Spotlight Gallery Talks led by Walker curators and tour guides highlighting selected artworks or artists in the galleries.
Gallery admission is $8 adults; $6 seniors (65+), $5 student/teen (with ID), and free to Walker members and children 12 and under. Admission is free with a ticket to a same-day Walker event, $4 with a ticket stub up to six days after an event. Gallery admission is free to all every Thursday evening from 5–9 pm and on the first Saturday of each month.
March Public Tours
Gallery and Architecture Tours
Thursday and Friday, 1 and 6 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon
Free with gallery admission
Check the calendar listing, visit the lobby desk, or call the box office for details and tour topics. To schedule a private group tour, visit learn.walkerart.org or call 612.375.7609.
Paper Trail: A Decade of Acquisitions
Gallery Tours
Thursday, March 29, 6 pm
Saturday, March 31, 12 noon
Kara Walker: My Complement, My Enemy, My Oppressor, My Love
Gallery Tours
Thursday, March 1, 6 pm
Thursday, March 8, 1 pm
Sunday, March 11, 12 noon
Saturday, March 17, 12 noon
Thursday, March 22, 1 and 6 pm
Friday, March 30, 1 pm
Body Politics: Figurative Prints and Drawings from Schiele to de Kooning
Gallery Tours
Thursday, March 1, 6 pm
Saturday, March 10, 12 noon
Friday, March 16, 6 pm
Walker Collection Tours
Thursday, March 1, 1 pm
Friday, March 2, 1 and 6 pm
Sunday, March 4, 12 noon
Thursday, March 8, 6 pm
Friday, March 9, 1 and 6 pm
Thursday, March 15, 1 and 6 pm
Friday, March 16, 1 pm
Friday, March 23, 1 and 6 pm
Saturday, March 24, 12 noon
Sunday, March 25, 12 noon
Thursday, March 29, 1 pm
Friday, March 30, 6 pm
Architecture Tour
Sunday, March 18, 12 noon
Spotlight Gallery Talks
March 7: Video and Performance Art, Gallery 2
March 21: Yves Klein, Gallery 2
Wednesdays at 12 noon
Free with gallery admission
The Walker’s world-class collection of contemporary art takes center stage in these focused 15- to 20-minute gallery talks led by Walker curators and tour guides. Each talk highlights selected artworks or artists in the galleries and sets the stage for illuminating discussions. Bring a friend and continue the conversation over lunch at Gallery 8 Café or 20.21 Restaurant & Bar by Wolfgang Puck.
Adult learning opportunities are made possible by Richard and Claudia Swager.
Free First Saturday Tour
Caught on Film
Saturday, March 3, 10 am–5 pm
Gallery Crawl: Bodies in Motion, 10 am–2 pm
Discover how artists Shiraga Kazuo and Bruce Nauman use paint and video to record their bodies’ movements.
Free First Saturday is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, with programming supported by the Medtronic Foundation. Media partner WCCO-TV.