Art in our Permanent Collection

The Minneapolis Institute of Arts houses over 85,000 objects from diverse cultural traditions spanning 4,000 years of world history. The Institute is the only comprehensive fine arts museum serving the Twin Cities and the Upper Midwest and is recognized internationally as one of the great museums in America. Explore the Institute with our interactive maps of the galleries.

For descriptions and images of the Minneapolis Institute of Arts' major collection areas, select from the following list:

Historic Prairie School House
The Purcell-Cutts House, a masterpiece of Prairie School architecture, designed and built by William Gray Purcell and George Grant Elmslie, has been restored by the Institute.