| LC control no. | no2016038544 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Corporate name heading | Minneapolis Institute of Art |
| Variant(s) | Mia (Minneapolis Institute of Art) |
| See also | Predecessor: Minneapolis Institute of Arts |
| Other standard no. | Q1700481 16146095190600371323 |
| Beginning date | 2015-08-06 |
| Associated country | United States |
| Located | Minneapolis (Minn.) |
| Address | 2400 Third Avenue South Minneapolis Minnesota 55404 |
| Field of activity | Art Art--Study and teaching |
| Found in | The art of wonder, 2015: title page (Minneapolis Institute of Art) Noon, Patrick J. Delacroix and the rise of modern art, 2015: title page verso (Minneapolis Institute of Art) StarTribune (online), August 6, 2015, viewed March 13, 2016: Artcetera blog (announced Thursday [August 6, 2015] Minneapolis Institute of Arts wants to be known as Mia; dropping "s", changing name to Minneapolis Institute of Art; institution celebrating its centennial) <http://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-museum-suffers-identity-crisis-changes-name-to-mia/320959811/> Mia stories (online), August 3, 2015, viewed March 13, 2016: blog post "Once at Mia: what's in a name?" (museum refreshing two names: Mia (pronounced mee-ah) replaces acronym MIA, and Minneapolis Institute of Art replaces [Minneapolis Institute of] Arts; MIA problematic due to long association with "missing in action"; "Mia" means "mine" in Spanish and other languages and with new logo establishes identity apart from the initials; Mia now the common name of the museum; dropping "s" in "Arts" resolves a bit of history) <http://new.artsmia.org/stories/once-at-mia-whats-in-a-name-2/> MPR news (online), August 6, 2015, viewed March 13, 2016: arts section, article "Minneapolis Institute of Arts wants you to call it 'Mia'" (museum's original designation as Minneapolis Institute of Arts, plural, was because the original plan was to include a symphony, theater, and other performing arts; plans never panned out) <http://www.mprnews.org/story/2015/08/06/mia> Minneapolis Institute of Art (online), viewed March 13, 2016: home page (caption titles: Mia; Minneapolis Institute of Art; address: 2400 Third Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404) mission and history page (permanent collection of more than 83,000 objects, spanning 5,000 years and diverse cultures across all continents; one of the largest arts educators in Minnesota; museum support: Minneapolis Institute of Art is a free museum operated for the benefit of the general public; operation of Mia and its programs supported by citizens of Hennepin County through the Park Museum Fund and by a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board) <http://new.artsmia.org/> |
| Associated language | eng |
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