The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum

Building photographs

"They told me not to build another brick lump."

West Facade: The Weisman Art Museum is a four-story structure housing about 11,000 sq. ft. of gallery space, 120 seat auditorium, museum store, storage areas, carpentry and technical areas, office and meeting/class rooms and hospitality spaces.

West Facade: Views of the Mississippi River and the Minneapolis skyline can be seen from the windows of the museum's sculptural facade.

Detail of the west side. The west and north sides are clad in panels of brushed stainless steel.

View of the west side at sunset. At this time of day, the museum takes on all the colors of the sun setting over the Mississippi River just below. The wrinkled steel panels of the museum reflect the light in the same way as the ripples on the river.

Detail of the canopy over the main entrance and the "sun scoop" on the north side with a view of downtown Minneapolis in the background.