COVID-19 Guidelines
Come in! We’re excited to see you in the galleries. We’ve made some changes to how you visit the Walker:
Visiting the Galleries
- All visitors need a ticket—even for free admission.
- Timed tickets are available online.
- Timed admission tickets for members, youth, and Target Free Thursday Nights are $0.
- Please select your arrival time when purchasing your ticket.
- After entering, visitors can stay as long as the museum is open.
- Large groups: Please split up into groups of 10 or fewer while in the galleries
- Gallery admission tickets for Free First Saturdays are available on-site on the event day from the Main Lobby desk; quantities are limited.
Standard guidelines for visitors and staff.
- As of January 6, 2022, Minneapolis has reinstated an indoor mask mandate. All visitors over the age of two are required to wear a face covering while visiting the Walker. Please help us protect the health and safety of our visitors and staff.
- For outdoor events and performances in the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, mask wearing is recommended for visitors who are not fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
- Always maintain a minimum distance of 6 feet away from people not in your household group.
- Frequent handwashing is encouraged.
Visiting the Walker Cinema and McGuire Theater
- Mask-wearing is mandatory for all attendees.
- All events in these spaces will be at a reduced capacity.
- The Walker requires all ticket holders to show proof of a completed COVID-19 vaccination regimen to enter any screening or performance held in the Walker Cinema or McGuire theater (and select Bentson Mediatheque events). A negative COVID-19 test result will no longer be accepted.
- Proof of vaccination must match the ticket holder’s ID. Ticket holders under age 18 may provide a school photo ID or an official school document with the student’s name.
- A completed COVID-19 vaccination regimen means at least 14 days have passed since receiving a second dose of the Moderna or Pfizer vaccine or a single dose of the Janssen/Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
- Attendees may present a physical vaccination record card or a digital document on a mobile device (such as a photo image of a vaccination record card). The Docket app or Bindle apps are an easy and convenient option for tracking and sharing your vaccination card digitally.
- Refunds: Any ticket holder not meeting the above requirement(s) is eligible for a refund.
- If you are medically unable to meet these requirements, please email access@walkerart.org or call 612-375-7564.
What to expect:
- Enter the building through the Main Lobby on Vineland Place, across from the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, or from the parking ramp under the museum.
- The Hennepin Avenue and Upper Garden entrances are closed.
- Signage has been installed to encourage distancing and traffic flow.
- Building visitation is limited at all times.
- Hand-sanitizer units are available throughout the building.
- Wheelchairs, in limited numbers, are available for temporary use during your visit; please notify staff at the Main Lobby desk.
- The Walker is enhancing cleaning of high-touch surfaces throughout the day.
- Please note that capacity limits and ticketing protocols are subject to change for the galleries and all Walker events.
An inherent risk of exposure to COVID-19 exists in any public place where people are present. If you are part of an immunocompromised high-risk group, are in need of other accommodations, or have additional questions, please contact us at info@walkerart.org or 612-375-7600.