Free Museum Days

1.  MIA-Minneapolis Institute of Arts

2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404 (888) MIA ARTS (642-2787)

The museum is located one mile south of downtown Minneapolis at the intersection of 3rd Avenue South and East 24th Street.

Family Day

Join us for our free monthly event for families, kids, and the young at heart. On the second Sunday of every month, you’ll have a blast making art, going on artful adventures, meeting local musicians, dancers, and storytellers, and more!

2.  Minnesota Children's Museum • 10 West Seventh Street, St. Paul, MN 55102 • 651-225-6000 • Fax 651–225–6006

Thanks to the generosity of Target Corporation, visitors can roam the Museum free of charge, every third Sunday of each month, from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Due to the number of visitors on Target Free 3rd Sundays, we suggest leaving strollers at home or in the car. Thank you.

3.  The Science Museum is located at 120 W. Kellogg Boulevard, across from the Xcel Energy Center and RiverCentre in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota 55102.

Visit the Science Museum with your preschool-age children between 10 a.m. - Noon on Tuesdays, and take part in a special promotion that will keep little hands busy and little minds buzzing!

Purchase a regular price adult ticket and receive a free child admission (ages 5 and under).* During Playdates, you'll receive:

·         Admission to the Science Museum's exhibit galleries, packed with hands-on fun.

·         Make & Take creations: Your child will use their imagination to engineer a project we have developed especially for them!

·         Special theater programs and demonstrations designed just for preschoolers.

·         Parent's guide to preschool activities and accommodations throughout the museum, including an introduction to our Collectors' Corner trading post.

Minnesota Children's Museum members receive free Science Museum admission during Playdates.

4.  The Walker is located in Minneapolis at 1750 Hennepin Avenue, where Lyndale and Hennepin avenues merge.

Gallery admission is free on the first Saturday of each month. Families can enjoy live performances, films, gallery adventures, and hands-on art-making from 10 am-3 pm.