Open Book

Open Book Open Book is a community gathering place dedicated to diverse and dynamic creativity, conversation, and collaboration rooted in the literary and book arts.
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Open Book is the first facility of its kind in the nation, serving as:
•the permanent home for organizations that educate, inspire, mentor and foster creativity and imagination among artists, writers, and book lovers of all ages;
•a place to introduce the region’s children and youth to the book and literary arts;
•a community center for book and literary artists, and lovers of these art forms;
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laboratory for experimentation, creation, presentation and exhibition;
•a catalyst to develop audiences for the book and literary arts;
•a launching pad for regional book and literary artists;
•a model of how the book and literary arts can assume their rightful place alongside the visual and performing arts in the public’s imagination;
•a learning institution for America’s book and literary arts fields. The three partner organizations are the national leaders in their fields, combining the principles of artistic excellence, education, youth development and public access into their award-winning programs. Targeted outreach to communities historically under-represented in the book and literary arts – people of color and residents of rural communities – is an important component of each organization’s operations. Open Book is fully accessible to artists and audiences with disabilities. The Loft Literary Center reaches over 600,000 Minnesotans annually. Each year the Loft enrolls writers and readers of all ages and at all levels of development in classes and workshops on poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, audience development, and the business of writing. Loft “alumni” have gone on to win fellowships from the Minnesota State Arts Board, National Endowment for the Arts, and the Jerome, Bush, MacArthur and Lannan foundations. The Loft brings writers of international acclaim to Minnesota to educate, entertain and inspire, and has presented such renowned writers as John Irving, Rita Dove, Michael Ondaatje, Li-Young Lee, Margaret Atwood and Gordon Parks. Milkweed Editions releases up to 30 books each year that consistently garner excellent reviews in such publications as the New York Times Book Review, USA Today, Bloomsbury Review and the Los Angeles Times Book Review. Milkweed authors have won the American Book Award and the Minnesota Book Award. Milkweed publishes fiction, memoir, nonfiction, juvenile fiction, and poetry. Minnesota Center for Book Arts reaches over 21,000 people annually through classes, workshops, and lectures for adults and children, exhibitions, public events, and Artists-in-Residence program, publications, and extensive youth programs. Courses and workshops annually enroll over 1,400 artists at all levels of development on topics ranging from Eastern and Western papermaking and binding, paper marbling, and Japanese paste printing, to relief and letterpress printing and lithography.

Afternoon Karaoke? Lots of family friendly songs? Yes, lets go! During Doors Open Mpls we are opening the performance ...
05/07/2026

Afternoon Karaoke? Lots of family friendly songs? Yes, lets go! During Doors Open Mpls we are opening the performance hall doors and letting you belt it out with your families and friends! https://www.openbookmn.org/doors-open

Doors Open Minneapolis at Open BookMay 9 + 10, 202610:00 AM - 5:00 PMDay 1 Schedule: Saturday May 9, 2026Day 2 Schedule: Sunday May 10, 2026 Join us for 2 days of special tours & activities! We’re thrilled to be part of this city-wide special event once again.Start your Doors Open day with HARISE...

Join us as we celebrate special places in Minneapolis with Doors Open! Check out the cool stuff happening here!
05/02/2026

Join us as we celebrate special places in Minneapolis with Doors Open! Check out the cool stuff happening here!

Doors Open Minneapolis at Open BookMay 9 + 10, 202610:00 AM - 5:00 PMDay 1 Schedule: Saturday May 9, 2026Day 2 Schedule: Sunday May 10, 2026 Join us for 2 days of special tours & activities! We’re thrilled to be part of this city-wide special event once again.Start your Doors Open day with HARISE...

Minneapolis like you’ve never seen it! Join us May 9 + 10 for this city-wide celebration of place,community and the stor...
04/30/2026

Minneapolis like you’ve never seen it! Join us May 9 + 10 for this city-wide celebration of place,
community and the stories that connect us.

Next week! Join U of M College of Biological Sciences for Outsider Animals!
04/10/2026

Next week! Join U of M College of Biological Sciences for Outsider Animals!

Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us February 03, 2026 Why can’t we keep raccoons out of our garbage bins? What can cockroaches — yes, cockroaches — teach us about human pregnancy? And are there “good animals” and “bad animals”? Beha...

Next week! Outsider Animals Author talk and Book signing! REgister here:
04/08/2026

Next week! Outsider Animals Author talk and Book signing! REgister here:

Outsider Animals: How the Creatures at the Margins of Our Lives Have the Most to Teach Us February 03, 2026 Why can’t we keep raccoons out of our garbage bins? What can cockroaches — yes, cockroaches — teach us about human pregnancy? And are there “good animals” and “bad animals”? Beha...

On Tuesday join Milkweed Editions in the Open Book Performance Hall for Living Roots Book Launch - free and open to the ...
03/20/2026

On Tuesday join Milkweed Editions in the Open Book Performance Hall for Living Roots Book Launch - free and open to the public!

Join authors Beth Dooley, Aubrey Streit Krug, Liz Carlisle, and many others as they launch the anthology Living Roots: The Promise of Perennial Foods.

Address

1011 Washington Avenue S
Minneapolis, MN
55415

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 9pm
Saturday 9am - 6pm
Sunday 9am - 6pm

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+16122152572

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