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Rourke Art Museum, Moorhead, MN

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Rourke Art Museum

Browse regional art and rotating shows from a 4,000-piece collection inside Moorhead's 1915 federal courthouse and post office, with free admission.

521 Main Avenue, Moorhead, MN · Moorhead, MN

About Rourke Art Museum

The Rourke Art Gallery + Museum fills Moorhead's former federal courthouse and post office, built in 1915 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Its permanent collection holds more than 4,000 works, from West African, Chinese, Japanese and Pre-Columbian pieces to Pop Art by Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and James Rosenquist, and the museum also shows work by regional artists. Admission is free for everyone, supported by members. Opening receptions and gallery talks accompany new exhibitions through the year.

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