June tours at the Walker Art Center offer a chance to see the newest exhibition Picasso and American Art (opening June 16), a groundbreaking exhibition organized by the Whitney Museum of American Art that juxtaposes Picasso’s art with that of luminaries such as Jackson Pollock, Willem do Kooning, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein, Max Weber, Stuart Davis, Arshile Gorky, Louise Bourgeois, David Smith, and Jasper Johns. Tours are also offered for 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; and of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, the Walker building, and ongoing collection exhibitions. On Saturday, June 2, as part of the Walker’s Free First Saturday, patrons can take part in a gallery crawl to learn about ways that artists Julie Mehretu and Alighiero Boetti use maps, grids, and architectural forms in their work. Also offered in June are 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) ($10, $8, and $6 during the run of the Picasso exhibition), 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.
June 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
Saturday, June 16, 12 noon
Thursday, June 21, 6 pm
Sunday, June 24, 12 noon
Thursday, June 28, 6 pm
Friday, June 29, 1 pm
Paper Trail: A Decade of Acquisitions Gallery Tours
Friday, June 1, 6 pm
Saturday, June 9, 12 noon
Sunday, June 17, 12 noon
Body Politics: Figurative Prints and Drawings from Schiele to de Kooning Gallery Tours
Thursday, June 14, 6 pm
Friday, June 29, 6 pm
Walker Collection Tours
Friday, June 1, 1 pm
Thursday, June 7, 6 pm
Friday, June 8, 6 pm
Thursday, June 14, 1 pm
Friday, June 15, 6 pm
Friday, June 22, 6 pm
Thursday, June 28, 1 pm
Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Tours
Sunday, June 3, 12 noon
Friday, June 8, 1 pm
Friday, June 15, 1 pm
Friday, June 22, 1 pm
Saturday, June 23, 12 noon
Architecture Tour
Thursday, June 7, 1 pm
Sunday, June 10, 12 noon
Thursday, June 21, 1 pm
Saturday, June 30, 12 noon
Spotlight Gallery Talks
June 6: Robert Gober
June 20: Jasper Johns
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
Global Grooves
Saturday, June 2, 10 am–5 pm
Gallery Crawl: Map Attack
10 am–2 pm
Find out about ways that artists Julie Mehretu and Alighiero Boetti use maps, grids, and architectural forms in their work.
Free First Saturday is sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, with programming supported by the Medtronic Foundation. Media partner WCCO-TV.