Walker Art Center Public Tours in July Highlight Picasso and American Art and Other Ongoing Exhibitions
July tours at the Walker Art Center offer a chance to get an up-close look at current exhibitions on view, including Picasso and American Art (through September 9), a groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art that juxtaposes Picasso’s art with that of luminaries such as Jackson Pollock, Roy Lichtenstein, Max Weber, Louise Bourgeois, and Jasper Johns; Paper Trail: A Decade of Acquisitions (through September 23), which addresses the means by which artists today are exploring notions of time, place, and narrative through the intimacy of paper; 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. Also scheduled are tours of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the Walker building, and ongoing collection exhibitions. On Saturday, July 7, as part of the Walker’s Free First Saturday, patrons can take part in a tour of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to learn about large-scale and miniature works of art on view. Also offered in July are Spotlight Gallery Talks led by Walker curators and tour guides highlighting selected artworks or artists in the galleries.
Gallery admission is $10 adults; $8 seniors (65+), $6 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.
July Public Tours
Gallery, Garden, and Architecture Tours
Thursday and Friday, 1 and 6 pm
Saturday and Sunday, 12 noon
Free with gallery admission. Garden tours are always free.
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.
Picasso and American Art Gallery Tours
Sunday July 1, 12 noon
Friday, July 6, 6 pm
Friday, July 13, 6 pm
Thursday, July 19, 1 pm
Saturday, July 21, 12 noon
Thursday, July 26, 6 pm
Friday, July 27, 1 pm
Sunday, July 29, 12 noon
Paper Trail: A Decade of Acquisitions Gallery Tours
Friday, July 20, 1 pm
Friday, July 27, 6 pm
Body Politics: Figurative Prints and Drawings from Schiele to de Kooning Gallery Tours
Thursday, July 12, 1 pm
Sunday, July 15, 12 noon
Walker Collection Tours
Thursday, July 5, 6 pm
Thursday, July 12, 6 pm
Thursday, July 20, 6 pm
Thursday, July 26, 1 pm
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Tours
Friday, July 6, 1 pm
Friday, July 13, 1 pm
Saturday, July 14, 12 noon
Sunday, July 22, 12 noon
Architecture Tours
Thursday, July 5, 1 pm
Sunday, July 8, 12 noon
Thursday, July 19, 6 pm
Saturday, July 28, 12 noon
Spotlight Gallery Talks
July 11: Roy Lichtenstein
July 25: Stephen Kaltenbach
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
Tiny, Tall, Big, Small
Saturday, July 7, 10 am–5 pm
Garden Tour: It’s all about scale!
12 noon and 2 pm
Discover a giant steel spider (with a swing), a 1,200-pound cherry, and a miniature underground city in the Garden.
Free First Saturday is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, with programming supported by the Medtronic Foundation. Media partner WCCO-TV.