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Gather at the Walker Center
Open Field outside the Walker Art Center
Open Field outside the Walker Art Center
Gather at the Walker Center
Gallery at Walker Art Center
Located off Hennepin & Lyndale exit from either I-94 or 394, follow signs to Vineland Place. Parking available.
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With 11 galleries of modern and contemporary art, the Walker Cinema, and McGuire Theater, the Walker is an essential experience for the culturally curious. Dine at the Gather Café, and find artful gifts at the Walker Shop. Stroll the 11 acres of the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden, featuring the iconic Spoonbridge and Cherry sculpture and fountain, open daily from 6 AM to midnight.
May of 2018 brings the launch of Sensory Friendly Sunday (SFS), a monthly, free offering for individuals with sensory sensitivities and Autism Spectrum Disorders. SFS will be held on first or second Sunday of the month from 8am–11am, before the galleries open to the public. SFS will offer visitors the opportunity to make art together, explore the galleries, watch a short film, or relax in a different setting.
This program aims to improve the Walker’s capacity to meet the needs of children, teenagers, and adults with sensory sensitivities, and their families, through this monthly, free, educational program.
Dates
Galleries:Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday 11 am–5 pm, Thursday 11 am–9 pm, Friday and Saturday 11 am–6 pm; Closed Mondays. Check walkerart.org for details and special holiday open hours.Rates
Admission: $15 (adults), $13 (seniors 62+), $10 (students), FREE for children and teens under 18 and Walker members. Active military $7.50. Free every Target Free Thursday Night (5–9 pm) and the first Saturday of every month.
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Attraction Attributes
- Can accommodate groups of 45 or more
Meetings & Conferences
- Banquet facilities maximum capacity: 380
- Catering available
- Facility accommodates meetings for 30 or more
- Largest meeting room (sq ft): 3100
- Meeting/convention facilities maximum capacity: 600
- Number of meeting rooms: 9
- On-site catering required
- Meetings web page
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