Arts and culture
Attend arts and cultural events for all ages, look for public art in our library buildings and browse arts resources.
Events
Celebrations and cultural heritage
Join your friends and neighbors to celebrate community and culture.
Online resources
Art & Architecture Source
Full-text journal articles and books on fine, decorative and commercial art; and various areas of architecture and architectural design. Also includes a collection of images.
Craft & Hobby
Instructional videos and classes to expand knowledge of arts and crafts, culinary arts, gardening, fitness, and more. Includes Craftsy en Español.
Dance in Video
Performances, documentaries, interviews, and instructional videos from the most influential performers and companies of the 20th and 21st century.
MNspin
Albums from Minnesota musicians curated by local experts. Full songs and albums are available to stream and download.
Music & Performing Arts
Streaming audio and video, as well as reference works, scores, and liner notes covering all time periods and hundreds of thousands of artists, composers, choreographers, and ensembles. Includes American music, classical music, dance, film, jazz, popular music, theatre, and world music.
Art at the library
Hennepin County recognizes that art in public places contributes to the life and vitality of a community. You'll find a variety of art at many of our libraries.
View artMNspin
MNspin for music lovers
Albums from Minnesota musicians curated by local experts. Full songs and albums are available to stream and download.
Funding for MNspin is provided by the Friends of the Hennepin County Library.
Cargill Gallery exhibits
Cargill Gallery is an exhibition space located in Minneapolis Central Library. Six major exhibits are presented annually on topics that include visual art, history, culture, literature and science.
smARTpass
smARTpass is an arts access program for metro area public library patrons.
You can use your library card to get free and discounted tickets to performances and museums.