Cafesjian Art Trust Museum

Cafesjian Art Trust Museum A Twin Cities gem inspiring creativity, curiosity, and connection through art.

The CAT Family Festival is back for a third year in a row! This beloved community event is fun for all ages. Each ticket...
06/23/2026

The CAT Family Festival is back for a third year in a row! This beloved community event is fun for all ages. Each ticket purchase includes an ice cream treat and access to all event activities, including several art projects, a dance party, chalk, bubbles, a scavenger hunt, and games.

Tickets go on sale July 1 and will sell out quickly, so don't wait to get yours!

Family Festival
đź“… Saturday, August 1, 1:00-4:00pm
🎟️$5, available starting July 1

Looking for a chill and free weekend outing? Visit the CAT, open Friday nights and Saturdays. đź•”Fridays, 5:00-8:00pmđź•™Satu...
06/18/2026

Looking for a chill and free weekend outing? Visit the CAT, open Friday nights and Saturdays.

đź•”Fridays, 5:00-8:00pm
🕙Saturdays, 10:00am–4:30pm
🎟️ Free

đź–Ľ Dale Chihuly (American, born 1941). Pergola Ceiling, 1999. Blown, tooled, and applied glass. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.0383.1.

Only 3 more days to apply for the CAT’s 2026-27 Teen Council! Do you know a creative and enthusiastic high schooler who ...
06/17/2026

Only 3 more days to apply for the CAT’s 2026-27 Teen Council! Do you know a creative and enthusiastic high schooler who is open-minded, curious, and hard-working? Share this post with them! No prior art or museum experience required—just a desire to learn more about museums. Applications close at midnight on June 20. To learn more and apply, click below.

đź“…Applications due June 20

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfMGXA3LEEVSbbo2qSloNi2nsDCQFV3E4V3k48cmTJa1esURg/viewform

Zigzag, straight, spiral, curly, wavy, and more: during Preschool Pals on June 24, we’ll celebrate lines of all kinds!Th...
06/16/2026

Zigzag, straight, spiral, curly, wavy, and more: during Preschool Pals on June 24, we’ll celebrate lines of all kinds!

This special program for three- and four-year–olds includes circle time and a story, an exhibition tour, & an art project. Program lasts approximately 40 minutes. Free; registration required:

https://www.exploretock.com/cafesjian-art-trust-shoreview/event/593772/preschool-pals-line-up

Preschool Pals
đź“… Wednesday, June 24, 9:30am and 1:30pm
🎟️ Free, pre-registration required

🖼 Monument Valley, 2022. Jin Jeong (Korean American, born 1992). Oil on linen. 66 × 82 × 1 1/4 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2025.420.1. © Jin Jeong.

Are you looking for a fun, free opportunity to get out of the house and spend quality time with your baby? Come to Baby ...
06/13/2026

Are you looking for a fun, free opportunity to get out of the house and spend quality time with your baby? Come to Baby Time for a judgment-free, enriching, and supportive first introduction to an art museum. No reservation needed; just drop by if you can.

📅 Wednesday, June 17, 10:30am–11:30am
🎟️ Free, no reservations needed

To help us promote this program, this session will be documented with photography. By attending, you consent to appear in this documentation and its future use by the museum.

06/11/2026

Hear from the CAT’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Jill Ahlberg Yohe, about how Howardena Pindell used a single shape to create her profound painting, Homage to the Square.

🖼 Howardena Pindell (b. 1943), Homage to the Square, 2022, acrylic on canvas, 78 x 88 in. Art Bridges. Photography by Steve Paneccasio. © Artist

Abstraction & Ourselves
March 6–July 31, 2026
Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
🎟️ Free

Abstraction and Ourselves is organized by Jill Ahlberg Yohe, the CAT’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition was made possible by generous loans and support from Art Bridges Art Bridges Foundation. We also thank Bockley Gallery Bockley Gallery and the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Weisman Art Museum.

Join us at the CAT for the last of a series of small, intimate tours led by curator Jill Ahlberg Yohe. Get special after...
06/10/2026

Join us at the CAT for the last of a series of small, intimate tours led by curator Jill Ahlberg Yohe. Get special after-hours access to Abstraction and Ourselves. Tickets are $30 each and space is limited - book now!

https://www.exploretock.com/cafesjian-art-trust-shoreview/event/595851/curator-led-tours-of-abstraction-ourselves

đź“…Saturday, June 20 at 5pm
🎟️$30

Abstraction & Ourselves
March 6–July 31, 2026
Cafesjian Art Trust Museum

Abstraction and Ourselves is organized by Jill Ahlberg Yohe, the CAT’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition was made possible by generous loans and support from Art Bridges . We also thank Bockley Gallery and the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis .

Join instructor and founder of The Mindfulness Movement, Tara Willits, for outdoor yoga on the CAT's patio on select Sat...
06/10/2026

Join instructor and founder of The Mindfulness Movement, Tara Willits, for outdoor yoga on the CAT's patio on select Saturday mornings this summer. Start your weekend feeling refreshed with outdoor yoga, fresh air, and a welcoming community. Afterwards, pop into the museum to see our current exhibition, Abstraction & Ourselves.

Mindful Mornings Patio Yoga
📅 Saturday, June 13, 9:15—10:05am
📅 Saturday, July 11, 9:15—10:05am
📅 Saturday, August 8, 9:15—10:05am
🎟️ $34, pre-registration required (link below)

https://www.themindfulnessmovement.net/special-events/p/patio-yoga-shoreview-mn-museum-access

🖼 Left: Andrew Carson (American). The Glassinator, 2011. Glass, aluminum and steel. H: 115 3/16 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.0056.1. © Andrew Carson.
🖼 Right: Lynn Chadwick, British (1914-2003). Sitting Figures, 1980. Bronze. 76 x 64 x 53 inches. Cafesjian Art Trust Museum, 2022.1355.1. © Lynn Chadwick

Looking for a fun and artful way to spend quality time as a family? Drop by CAT Kids on Saturday, June 13 any time betwe...
06/09/2026

Looking for a fun and artful way to spend quality time as a family? Drop by CAT Kids on Saturday, June 13 any time between 2:00–4:00pm. Make art projects, read books together, and take a kid-friendly exhibition tour at 3:00pm. Free, no reservations required.

CAT Kids
đź“… Saturday, June 13, 2:00-4:00pm
🎟️ Free, no reservations needed

Did you miss Steven J. Yazzie’s visit to the CAT? Listen to his conversation with Jill Ahlberg Yohe, the CAT’s Curator o...
06/06/2026

Did you miss Steven J. Yazzie’s visit to the CAT? Listen to his conversation with Jill Ahlberg Yohe, the CAT’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, now on our YouTube channel. See Yazzie’s painting, on view in Abstraction & Ourselves through July 31.

https://www.thecat.org/artist-conversation-steven-j-yazzie

Abstraction & Ourselves
March 6–July 31, 2026
Cafesjian Art Trust Museum
🎟️ Free

Abstraction and Ourselves is organized by Jill Ahlberg Yohe, the CAT’s Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art. The exhibition was made possible by generous loans and support from Art Bridges . We also thank Bockley Gallery and the Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis .

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