International Museum Day on May 18
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 9, 2013
Press Contacts:
Meredith Kessler, Walker Art Center 612-375-7651 meredith.kessler@walkerart.org
Anne-Marie Wagener, Minneapolis Institute of Arts 612-870-3280 awagener@artsmia.org
Erin Lauderman, Weisman Art Museum 612-625-9685 elauderm@umn.edu
WALKER ART CENTER, MINNEAPOLIS INSTITUTE OF ARTS, AND WEISMAN ART MUSEUM CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY MAY 18
MUSEUMS TO OFFER FREE ADMISSION AND OTHER AMENITIES
Minneapolis, April 9, 2013The Walker Art Center, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA), and the Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota, will participate in the Association of Art Museum Directors (AAMD) Art Museum Day to coincide with International Museum Day on May 18, 2013.
The museums will offer discounts and other special one-day-only amenities to visitors. Participation by AAMD member museumsover 120 across North America last yearfocuses attention on the important roles that art museums serve in their communities, increasing opportunities for audiences to engage with their many programs.
In 2012, AAMD launched an initiative encouraging visitors of all ages to share their experiences of Art Museum Day through social media. Last years event prompted an outpouring of responses with tweets, check-ins via FourSquare, and personal responses from across North America. We invite visitors to continue the conversation this year by sharing their perspectives via social media with the hashtag #artmuseumday.
