Muertos de Gusto! Day of the Dead: Memory and Ritual
Tours offered September 17, 1996- January 5, 1997
This colorful exhibition presents objects associated with Mexico's Day of the Dead, which is observed on November 2, All Souls' Day. Traditional and contemporary works from figural sculptures to household shrines capture the richness of this celebration honoring deceased loved ones.

A free Teacher Tour will be given on October 10 at 4:30 p.m. Call (612) 870-3140 to reserve your place.

Seydou Keita: Photographs, 1949-1959
Tours offered October 15, 1996-January 5, 1997
This exhibition features 39 photographic portraits done in Bamako, Mali, between 1949 and 1959.

George Earl Resler: Minnesota Etcher
Tours offered October 29- December 29, 1996
This exhibition presents a retrospective of the work of St. Paul artist George Resler (1882-1954). It includes etchings, drypoints, and drawings, especially of Minnesota and St. Paul. A great supplement to a classroom unit on Minnesota!

Poetic Horizons: The Landscape Tradition in Britain, 1750-1850
Tours offered October 29, 1996-January 19, 1997
Watercolors and prints by such artists as Thomas Gainsborough, John Constable, and J. M. W. Turner are featured in this exhibition, which explores the golden age of British landscape art. Illustrated books and decorative objects with landscape motifs also are included.

A free Teacher Tour will be given on November 14 at 4:30 p.m. Call (612) 870-3140 to reserve your place.

The Scholar's Study: Chinese Art in the Literati Tradition *
November 9, 1996-December 1997
More than 50 works from the 16th to 18th centuries illustrate the art and lifestyle of China's amateur scholar-painters, who were called literati. The exhibit also includes objects the literati used to create their paintings and calligraphy, as well as works they collected.

A free Teacher Tour on Chinese art, including material from this show, will be given on December 12 at 4:30 p.m. Call (612) 870-3140 to reserve your place.

The Color Red: Messages in Textile Art *
November 23, 1996-February 23, 1997
An Asian bride, a Spanish bullfighter, and Santa Claus all wear red clothing. Drawn from the museum's permanent collection, this exhibition explores the different cultural uses and meanings of the color red.

A free Teacher Tour on Symbolism in Art will be given on January 9 at 4:30 p.m. Call (612) 870-3140 to reserve your place.

After the Photo-Secession: American Pictorial Photography, 1910-1955
Tours offered February 11- May 3, 1997
This exhibition examines the social and artistic development of pictorial photography between the two World Wars. The first major investigation of this subject, the show includes approximately 150 images by such photographers as Max Thorek, D. J. Ruzicka, and Eleanor Parke Curtis.

A free Teacher Tour will be given on February 13 at 4:30 p.m. Call (612) 870-3140 to reserve your place.

Dale Chihuly: Installations, 1964-1997
Tours offered March 4- May 11, 1997
Experience the glass sculptures of Seattle artist Dale Chihuly. The large scale and highly expressive forms of Chihuly's work defy traditional boundaries of glass art. The show features more than 120 works and at least one glass installation that will only be presented in Minneapolis.

A free Teacher Tour will be given on March 13 at 4:30 p.m. Call (612) 870-3140 to reserve your place.

*Although a tour of this exhibit is not offered, you may ask for works from it to be included when you schedule a permanent collection tour.