Weisman Art Museum
Weisman Art Museum is a museum in Minnesota, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Bissel's Mound stands 307 m to the east, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Goldy Statue, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Grand Rounds Scenic Byway runs past it. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Weisman Art Museum is an art museum at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Founded in 1934 as University Gallery, the museum was originally housed in an upper floor of the university's Northrop Auditorium. In 1993, the museum moved to its current building, designed by the Canadian-born American architect Frank Gehry, and renamed in honor of art collector and philanthropist Frederick R. Weisman. Widely known as a "modern art museum," its 20,000+ acquisitions include large collections of traditional Korean furniture and modern American art, including collections of work by Marsden Hartley, Alfred Maurer, Charles Biederman.
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Dates from 1934.
Wikidata Q1431431, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Built
- 1992
What to expect
- Operated by
- University of Minnesota
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- On the Grand Rounds Scenic Byway, National
- On the Great River Road, National
- 21.8 mi off the St. Croix Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Mound · 1 mi
- May Mountain · 2 mi
- Drs. Dorothy & Irving Bernstein Scenic Rest Area · 3 mi
- 26th Avenue North Overlook · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goldy Statue: 0.1 mi
- Molecule: 0.2 mi
- Platonic Figure: 0.2 mi
- The Crucible: 0.2 mi
- Stepped Tower: 0.3 mi
- Northrop Mall: 0.2 mi
- East River Flats: 0.2 mi
- Bohemian Flats Park: 0.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.4 mi
- Knoll: 0.4 mi
- Shoe Tree: 0.2 mi
- Legacy Ship: 1.1 mi
- MCAD Sculpture Garden: 2.2 mi
- Berger Fountain: 2.2 mi
- Minnesota State Fairgrounds: 3.0 mi
- John Sargent Pillsbury: 0.4 mi
- 35W Bridge Remembrance Garden: 0.8 mi
- Father Hennepin Bluffs: 0.9 mi
- Mill City Museum: 1.0 mi
- Washburn A Mill Ruins: 1.1 mi
- West Bank Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Community Peace Garden: 0.8 mi
- Gethsemane Garden: 1.5 mi
- Sydney Triangle: 1.9 mi
- Greenleaf Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Heritage Gallery: 0.5 mi
- Foshay Museum and Observation Deck: 1.7 mi
- James J. Fiorentino Museum: 1.8 mi
- Hennepin History Museum: 1.9 mi
- Minneapolis Institute of Art: 2.1 mi
- Raspberry Island: 3.6 mi
- Mike's Island: 3.6 mi
- Thomas Sadler Roberts Bird Sanctuary: 4.4 mi
- McDonough Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Willow Reserve: 5.9 mi
- White Sand Beach: 1.9 mi
- Longfellow Beach: 2.8 mi
- Lake Hiawatha Beach: 3.6 mi
- 32nd Beach: 3.9 mi
- Cedar Lake East Beach: 4.0 mi
- West Picnic Grounds: 4.0 mi
- Deer Pen: 4.1 mi
- Picnic Glen: 4.2 mi
- Wabun B: 4.2 mi
- Wabun A: 4.2 mi
- Norwegian Hill: 3.6 mi
- Seminary Hill: 7.0 mi
- Pilot Knob: 7.4 mi
- Sky Hill Park Overlook: 10.3 mi
- Mount Gilboa: 11.2 mi
- Shadow Falls: 2.9 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.2 mi
- Hamm’s Memorial Waterfalls: 4.6 mi
- Hidden Falls: 4.9 mi
- Phalen Regional Park Waterfall: 8.8 mi
- Minnehaha Falls: 4.2 mi
- West Clay Pit: 7.2 mi
- Middle Clay Pit: 7.2 mi
- East Clay Pit: 7.2 mi
- Sand Castles: 8.4 mi
- Elm Creek Rest Area: 14.9 mi
- wayside rest: 19.4 mi
- St. Croix Rest Area: 20.5 mi
- Saint Croix Weigh Station: 22.0 mi
- Dayton Port Rest Area: 22.9 mi
- Hajduk Spring: 1.6 mi
- Coldwater Spring: 5.5 mi
- White Worm Springs: 13.6 mi
- Boiling Springs: 16.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Weisman Art Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bissel's Mound | E 100° | 307 m | 20.0 mi |
| Norwegian Hill | N 356° | 293.522 m | 3.6 mi |
| Coons Hill | E 90° | 268 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:47 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 20:19 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:34 | 19:12 |
| 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, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/35091113
Day trips start here
- Minneapolis · 1 mi
- Minneapolis/Southeast · 1 mi
- Twin Cities · 2 mi
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