The Boundaryless Museum
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What is a museum? Are they physical spaces, collections, civic centers, or something else entirely? Tracing recent re-examinations of what museums are and can be, the series The Boundaryless Museum considers bold re-envisionings for the shape of museums both within their walls as well as throughout communities.

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By Anna Van Sice

The Expansive Library

How can museums partner with non-art institutions to further greater civic impact? Anna Van Sice, Hennepin County Library adult services librarian, reflects on how museums and libraries can extend past physical buildings and preconceived notions.

Top view of several objects, toys, a stuffed monkey, balloon, etc layed out on a blue background
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By 2024–25 Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council

Heart Gallery

Members of the 2024–25 Walker Art Center Teen Arts Council declare a globally dispersed museum that is nowhere and anywhere—a Heart Gallery—made of treasured belongings that comfort, memorialize, and transport.