Walker Art Center
Walker Art Center is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bog Walker, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Walker Art Center is a multidisciplinary contemporary art center in the Lowry Hill neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States. The Walker is one of the most-visited modern and contemporary art museums in the U.S.: together with the adjacent Minneapolis Sculpture Garden and Cowles Conservatory, it has an annual attendance of around 700,000 visitors. The museum's permanent collection includes over 13,000 modern and contemporary art pieces, including books, costumes, drawings, media works, paintings, photography, prints, and sculpture. The Walker Art Center began in 1879 as an art gallery in the home of lumber baron Thomas Barlow Walker. Walker formally established his collection as the Walker Art Gallery in 1927. With the support of the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration, the Walker Art Gallery became the Walker Art Center in January 1940. The Walker celebrated its 75th anniversary as a public art center in 2015. The Walker's new building, designed by Edward Larrabee Barnes and opened in 1971, saw a major expansion in 2005. Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron's addition included an additional gallery space, a theater, restaurant, shop, and a special events space.
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Dates from 1927.
Wikidata Q1851516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Great River Road, National
- 24.3 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 2 mi
- May Mountain · 2 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 3 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vineland Triangle: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Lowry Park: 0.1 mi
- Loring Park: 0.2 mi
- Fremont Triangle: 0.3 mi
- Parade Park: 0.4 mi
- Minneapolis Sculpture Garden: 0.2 mi
- Garden of the Seasons: 0.2 mi
- Gethsemane Garden: 1.0 mi
- Vera's Garden: 1.2 mi
- Greenleaf Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Berger Fountain: 0.3 mi
- Tulip House: 0.9 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 1.1 mi
- Legacy Ship: 1.4 mi
- Shoe Tree: 2.3 mi
- Thomas Lowry Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Peavey Plaza: 0.7 mi
- Alex Pretti Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Peavey Fountain: 1.2 mi
- West High School: 1.2 mi
- Purcell-Cutts House: 0.9 mi
- Foshay Museum and Observation Deck: 0.9 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 1.0 mi
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: 1.0 mi
- James J. Fiorentino Museum: 1.5 mi
- Mike's Island: 1.3 mi
- Raspberry Island: 1.3 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 2.8 mi
- Western Avenue Marsh: 4.5 mi
- General Mills Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 1.5 mi
- Cedar Lake Point Beach: 1.7 mi
- Bde Maka Ska North Beach: 1.8 mi
- 32nd Beach: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Lake South Beach: 1.9 mi
- Deer Pen: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Glen: 5.3 mi
- Wabun F: 5.4 mi
- Wabun B: 5.4 mi
- Wabun A: 5.4 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pilot Knob: 8.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 8.8 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 9.6 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.9 mi
- Shadow Falls: 4.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
- Hidden Falls: 6.2 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 7.1 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 11.3 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 5.3 mi
- West Clay Pit: 9.2 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 9.3 mi
- East Clay Pit: 9.3 mi
- Sand Castles: 10.8 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 13.3 mi
- wayside rest: 19.9 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 21.8 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 24.5 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 3.7 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 6.5 mi
- Boiling Springs: 14.7 mi
- White Worm Springs: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Walker Art Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 98° | 307 m | 22.5 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | NNE 30° | 293.522 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 15:46 | 16:35 |
Local time (America/Chicago).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 15 | 19 | 32 | 46 | 59 | 69 | 74 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 33 | 21 |
| Precip in | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lower ST Anthony Falls, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 1 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 3 mi
- Twin Cities · 5 mi
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