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Contributing Member Reception: Suzanne Jackson
Abstract painting of a mountain with snowy peaks, colorful slopes in green, brown, and yellow, and a bright blue sky in the background. The style is impressionistic, with flowing, blended brushstrokes and vivid colors.

Wed, May 13, 2026

Member Events

Contributing Member Reception: Suzanne Jackson

Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)
A dancer wearing all black extends her arm backward against a black background.

May 13–16, 2026

Performances

Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)

Art Club: Quilting on Foam
A colorful mural features science and art themes: a satellite dish, molecules, an apple with buttons, a large hand, a paintbrush on canvas, diverse people, a volcano, animals, balloons, clouds, rainbow, and flowing lines connecting elements.

Thu, May 14, 2026

Free Thursday Nights

Art Club: Quilting on Foam

Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love Opening-Day Talk
An older woman with short gray hair and a warm smile stands in an art studio, wearing a red top, black cardigan with white patterns, and gray pants. Colorful, textured art pieces and materials surround her.

Thu, May 14, 2026

Talks and Lectures

Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love Opening-Day Talk

Skyline Mini Golf
A red golf ball with the word WALKER printed in black, atop a turf grass next to a blue golf putter.

May 20–Oct 4, 2026

Family Events

Skyline Mini Golf

Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash
Three women in white dresses sit leaning against each other with content looks, on a beach with a sun umbrella leaning to the left side.

May 20 & Jun 11, 2026

Screenings

Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash

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Exhibitions

Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg: Glacial Decoy
Three dancers in a dramatic stage setting with four large, abstract screens in the background displaying various images.

Jun 26, 2025–May 24, 2026

Exhibitions

Trisha Brown and Robert Rauschenberg: Glacial Decoy

Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:'
(i hope it will stir your mind)
A small woven basket sits on a sandy surface, surrounded by a circle of coarse white salt. In the background, fabric with vertical, leaf-like patterns hangs on the wall.

Feb 12–Jul 5, 2026

Exhibitions

Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa’nigöëwë:nye:'
(i hope it will stir your mind)

Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night

Mar 28–Aug 30, 2026

Exhibitions

Christine Sun Kim: All Day All Night

Sculpture Court
A sleek, futuristic sculpture of a humanoid monkey with elongated arms and a long tail, made of reflective silver metal, set against a plain white background.

Oct 18, 2025–Aug 30, 2026

Exhibitions

Sculpture Court

This Must Be the Place: Inside the Walker’s Collection
A photograph of two men, one shirtless, is displayed above a metallic shelf with a radio, sunglasses, and other small items. Pink neon lights frame the installation on a light-colored wall.

Jun 20, 2024–March 12, 2028

Exhibitions

This Must Be the Place: Inside the Walker’s Collection

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The galleries are FREE on Thursday nights and the first Saturday of the month.

Free Admission

Screenings

Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash
Three women in white dresses sit leaning against each other with content looks, on a beach with a sun umbrella leaning to the left side.

May 20 & Jun 11, 2026

Screenings

Daughters of the Dust by Julie Dash

Compensation by Zeinabu irene Davis
A woman in a long dress and a man walk together with a bicycle away from the camera over a grassy hill.

Thu, May 21, 2026

Screenings

Compensation by Zeinabu irene Davis

Blood Simple by Joel and Ethan Cohen
A woman with short, curly dark hair looks upward, her face lit by cool blue light and broken by soft shadows, as if seen at night through a window or windshield. The background is dark and indistinct, creating a tense, cinematic mood.

Sat, May 23, 2026

Screenings

Blood Simple by Joel and Ethan Cohen

Bless Their Little Hearts by Billy Woodberry
Black and white still of a little boy sitting at a dining table holding up noodles with a fork and knife in front of his face and staring at it.

Wed, May 27, 2026

Screenings

Bless Their Little Hearts by Billy Woodberry

Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett
A blurred, black-and-white image shows a person mid-air between two tall buildings, appearing to leap or fall, with arms and legs extended against a bright sky background.

May 28 & June 10, 2026

Screenings

Killer of Sheep by Charles Burnett

Passing Through by Larry Clark
Very close still of a man playing a saxophone with his eyes squeezed shut, surrounded by red light.

Wed, Jun 3, 2026

Screenings

Passing Through by Larry Clark

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Performances

Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)
A dancer wearing all black extends her arm backward against a black background.

May 13–16, 2026

Performances

Rosy Simas: A:gajë:gwah dësa'nigöëwë:nye:' (i hope it will stir your mind)

Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine
A group of dancers perform on a dimly lit stage; one leaps high in the center. Behind them, large screens display the text MY LEFT HIP, THAT LIGHT. and a black-and-white photo of an industrial space.

May 29–30, 2026

Performances

Rashaun Mitchell + Silas Riener: Open Machine

The Social Soundtrack with Brass Solidarity
A diverse marching band plays instruments, including brass, drums, and saxophones, while walking down a city street during a daytime parade or protest. People hold signs in the background.

Thu, Jun 11, 2026

Performances

The Social Soundtrack with Brass Solidarity

Green Roof Poetry: Poetry as Resistance
People are sitting on grass and benches in small groups at an outdoor event, spaced apart on a green lawn, with a few standing near a paved path. The scene is relaxed and summery.

Thu, Jul 2, 2026

Free Events

Green Roof Poetry: Poetry as Resistance

Somatic Healing through Dance with Meridian Movement
A person using DJ equipment outdoors with a city skyline and tall buildings in the background, trees and a blue pedestrian bridge also visible on a sunny day.

Thu, Jul 9, 2026

Workshops

Somatic Healing through Dance with Meridian Movement

Green Roof Poetry: Curated by Cindi Martin
a woman standing in front of a crowd that is listening to a poetry reading on the walker hillside.

Thu, Jul 16, 2026

Free Events

Green Roof Poetry: Curated by Cindi Martin

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Talks and Lectures

Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love Opening-Day Talk
An older woman with short gray hair and a warm smile stands in an art studio, wearing a red top, black cardigan with white patterns, and gray pants. Colorful, textured art pieces and materials surround her.

Thu, May 14, 2026

Talks and Lectures

Suzanne Jackson: What Is Love Opening-Day Talk

An Evening with Jerald Cooper
A man in a green shirt speaks into a microphone while raising his hand, addressing an attentive seated audience in a brightly lit room decorated with artwork and posters.

Thu, Jun 25, 2026

Talks and Lectures

An Evening with Jerald Cooper

Community Opening: Olalekan Jeyifous
Artist drawings of various objects marked as figures.

Thu, Aug 6, 2026

Talks and Lectures

Community Opening: Olalekan Jeyifous

Mack Lecture: Rhiannon Giddens
A woman with warm brown skin and copper-tinted hair smiles while holding a black banjo decorated with a star on its headstock.

Sun, Nov 1, 2026

Talks and Lectures

Mack Lecture: Rhiannon Giddens

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For Families

Skyline Mini Golf
A red golf ball with the word WALKER printed in black, atop a turf grass next to a blue golf putter.

May 20–Oct 4, 2026

Family Events

Skyline Mini Golf

Free First Saturday: Community Love
A group of children and adults watch a costumed outdoor performance on a small wooden stage, surrounded by trees. Performers include someone in a bear suit and another in black armor, with musical instruments nearby.

Sat, Jun 6, 2026

Free First Saturdays

Free First Saturday: Community Love

Art-Making in the Garden

Fri, Jun 12, 2026

Free Events

Art-Making in the Garden

Sensory Friendly Sunday

Second Sundays

Sensory Friendly Sundays

Sensory Friendly Sunday

Free First Saturday: Catching the Light
two people sitting in the grass on the Walker Art Centers hillside. One is holding a fan.

Sat, Jul 11, 2026

Free First Saturdays

Free First Saturday: Catching the Light

Wild Materials Craft Lab
Two people sitting on a bench outside making artwork.

Thu, Jul 23, 2026

Free Events

Wild Materials Craft Lab

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Free Events

Art Club: Quilting on Foam
A colorful mural features science and art themes: a satellite dish, molecules, an apple with buttons, a large hand, a paintbrush on canvas, diverse people, a volcano, animals, balloons, clouds, rainbow, and flowing lines connecting elements.

Thu, May 14, 2026

Free Thursday Nights

Art Club: Quilting on Foam

Art Club: Mini Embroidery Landscapes

Thu, May 21, 2026

Free Thursday Nights

Art Club: Mini Embroidery Landscapes

Glacial Decoy: Intersections of Motion and Image
A dimly lit gallery with mannequins in white clothing on the right, framed photos on the left wall, and large black-and-white images projected on the back wall. Two benches are placed in the center of the room.

Thu, May 21, 2026

Free Thursday Nights

Glacial Decoy: Intersections of Motion and Image

Art Club: Miniature Worlds under Glass

Thu, May 28, 2026

Free Thursday Nights

Art Club: Miniature Worlds under Glass

Free First Saturday: Community Love
A group of children and adults watch a costumed outdoor performance on a small wooden stage, surrounded by trees. Performers include someone in a bear suit and another in black armor, with musical instruments nearby.

Sat, Jun 6, 2026

Free First Saturdays

Free First Saturday: Community Love

The Social Soundtrack with Brass Solidarity
A diverse marching band plays instruments, including brass, drums, and saxophones, while walking down a city street during a daytime parade or protest. People hold signs in the background.

Thu, Jun 11, 2026

Performances

The Social Soundtrack with Brass Solidarity

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Member Events

Contributing Member Reception: Suzanne Jackson
Abstract painting of a mountain with snowy peaks, colorful slopes in green, brown, and yellow, and a bright blue sky in the background. The style is impressionistic, with flowing, blended brushstrokes and vivid colors.

Wed, May 13, 2026

Member Events

Contributing Member Reception: Suzanne Jackson

Member Night: Mini Golf
A woman in a blue dress writes on a scorecard while a smiling man in a black shirt holding a mini golf club looks on.

Tue, Aug 4, 2026

Member Events

Member Night: Mini Golf

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Stroll through the Garden, your open-air museum in the middle of Minneapolis.

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