Next stop my choice! I decided to visit the Minnesota Institute of Art (MIA) because I was required to do so previously and was unable to attend. I wanted to make sure I had the opportunity to write about my experience.

I found out this semester the hardest thing about Art in City is being able to juggle a work schedule and a museum schedule. Most may think it would not be that difficult but without having a set schedule I was introduced to challenges. The two museums I was unable to visit and blog about happen to be the two museums I wanted to visit most, MIA and the Walker Art Museum. With the hours each of these museums were open I wasn’t able to attend due to other obligations. As most of you would say forget it I decided to attend just on my own time when it was convenience.

If you have not visited the MIA before I strongly encourage everyone to do so. This museum will open your eyes to much art that has been forgotten, un-noticed, never recognized or art that was introduced to you at different dates. The experience and wonders that one will be forced to see will open your eyes to whole new art world.

I have visited this museum many times before and I believe every time I attend I see new works of art that I had not noticed before or I pay more attention to art that was unrecognized to me. With as much art that is there and your introduced to I would say it is impossible to fully give your attention to all of the art in one viewing. I would recommend going to this museum often with some knowledge of the different galleries to get a full experience as well as taking the amount of time to really view each piece.

One cannot give justice to this museum in one visit!

The MIA is a unique museum that happens to be the largest in museum in Minnesota. This museum hold art from the entire well known artist as well as artist many have not heard of. When visit you may come across items one would not even expect to be art!
I find the MIA to be relaxing, soothing, over whelming and yet an adventure. With all of the components I have not yet been disappointed by my outcome. My favorite spot to attend at the museum happens to be a very well known piece of work!

Rembrandt, Dutch 1606-1669, Lucretia 1666, oil on canvas. This painting happens to be one of my most favorite paintings of all time. My love for this painting started two years ago in an art history course I was taking. After learning about this particular painting I needed to see it up close. I drove two hours to view this painting and sat in the room looking at it for about forty five minutes. Even to this day I spend about twenty five to forty minutes still viewing this painting in each visit.

This particular painting comes with a unique explanation. You see this painting is a painting of a wife who happens to be married to a nobleman known for his loyalty. The wife was raped by a village man whom was sexes and un- loyal. After her husband and son found out about the rapping she decided to take her own life due to respect and loyalty her son found her the next day.

Lucretia is painted with dark shades except for her white night gown that is covered in blood. With the distress of sadness in her eyes there is no way a viewer is capable of walking away from this painting without feeling anything!

What makes this painting unique to the MIA is that there is a double of this painting in a museum located in New York City. The significance and difference between this painting and the other is that in this particular one Rembrandt painted her after she killed herself. New York’s museum has the same painting only it shows her before taking her own life.
I feel everyone should view this painting and actually look into her eyes and listen to feeling it will give you.

With many other works of art that come from great painters I strongly encourage you to view. One can view the Tea House in the Japan gallery, Bamboo Rocks, 1760 ink on paper in the China Gallery, El Greco’s Spanish art, Vincent Van Gogh’s, one out of 15 Olive Tree paintings, the Veiled Lady sculpture by Raffaelo Monti, Pablo Picasso’s Baboon and Young, Frank Stella’s work, Georgia O’Keeffe and much more. I guarantee you that there is something at the MIA for everyone and that it will entertain you. One may become over whelmed but please take your time and make multiple trips so your capable to view each work of art with the respect it deserves.

The museum is FREE to the public but will except donations!