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The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia), formerly known as the Minneapolis Institute of Arts,〔http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/08/10/feldman-art-museum〕〔http://new.artsmia.org/stories/once-at-mia-whats-in-a-name-2/〕 is a fine art museum located in the Whittier neighborhood of Minneapolis, Minnesota, on a campus that covers nearly 8 acres (32,000 m²), formerly Morrison Park. As a major, government-funded public museum, the Institute does not charge an entrance fee, except for special exhibitions, and allows photography of its permanent collection for personal or scholarly use only. The museum receives support from the Park Board Museum Fund, levied by the Hennepin County commissioners. Additional funding is provided by corporate sponsors and museum members.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Minneapolis Institute of Arts )〕 == History == The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts began in 1883 to bring the arts into the life of the community. This group, made up of business and professional leaders of the time, organized art exhibits throughout the decade. In 1889, the Society, now known as the Minneapolis Institute of Art, moved into its first permanent space inside the newly built Minneapolis Public Library. The institute received gifts from Clinton Morrison and William Hood Dunwoody among others for their building fund. In 1911, Morrison donated the land, formerly occupied by his family's Villa Rosa mansion, in memory of his father Dorilus Morrison, contingent on the institute raising the 500,000 needed for the building. A few days later they received a letter from Dunwoody who got the ball rolling, "Put me down for $100,000." Well on their way, a fundraising dinner a few days later raised 335,500 more, donated in 90 minutes. A new museum building, designed by the firm of McKim, Mead and White, opened its doors in 1915. The museum came to be recognized as one of the finest examples of the Beaux-Arts architectural style in Minnesota. Art historian Bevis Hillier organized an exhibition called Art Deco at Mia that took place from July to September 1971, which caused a great resurgence of interest in this style of art. The building was originally meant to be the first of several sections but only this front piece was ultimately built; several additions have subsequently been built according to other plans, including a 1974 addition by Kenzo Tange. An expansion designed by Michael Graves was completed in June 2006. Before the latest expansion, just 4 percent of the museum's nearly 100,000 objects could be on view at the same time; now that figure is 5 percent.〔Kristin Tillotson (June 9, 2006), (Minneapolis Institute of Arts opens new wing ) ''Star Tribune''.〕 Target Corporation, for which the new wing is named, was the biggest donor, with a lead gift of more than $10 million.〔 In 2015 the museum rebranded itself, abandoning the final "s" in its name to become the Minneapolis Institute of Art, and encouraging the use of the nickname "Mia" instead of its acronym MIA.〔〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Minneapolis Institute of Art」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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