Guided Tour: Celebrating Native American Art

Minneapolis Institute of Art is running a guided tour called Celebrating Native American Art from Thursday, November 5 through Sunday, November 8, 2026. It's one of the museum's free, themed public tours that run Thursday through Sunday from 1 to 2 PM, and it's open to anyone who walks in—no registration required.

The tour focuses on the role of tradition and innovation in Native American art, walking through the museum's collection and looking at how those two things pull against each other. It's led by Mia Guides, the museum's volunteer docents, who take the group from piece to piece and talk through the work. If you're not one for a set route, the museum also runs In-Gallery Conversations from 1 to 3 PM on days when no public tour is scheduled. Those are a bit more open: guides station themselves in the galleries and invite visitors to look closely, ask questions, and let the artworks spark a conversation.

To join the tour, you meet your guide at the Information Bar in the lobby. The museum is at 2400 Third Avenue South, and the tour runs from 1 to 2 PM on all four days—Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday—so you can pick whichever afternoon works best for you. Admission is free.