March 13 – June 29, 2025

This exhibition, whose title embraces the verb “to book,” reflects on the rich and multi-layered ways that books have been harnessed as art. The permanent collection of the North Dakota Museum of Art includes many artists’ books, from exquisitely printed books with text and image, to books used as sculptural objects.

Ongoing

Barton Lidice Benes lived in a magical apartment in New York City. This temporary installation suggests the drama and mystery embedded in Barton’s private wonderland. 

Sunday, March 23, 2 pm

Grammy-nominated pianist Simone Dinnerstein, described by The New Yorker as an artist of “lean, knowing, and unpretentious elegance,” and violinist Rebecca Fisher, described by the Boston Music Intelligencer as having “beautiful tone and nuanced phrasing,” will perform.

Thursday, April 24th, 2025

The North Dakota Museum of Art is partnering with Far North Spirits, a field-to-glass distillery in Hallock, MN, for the Seventh Annual Gin in Bloom (formerly Rye on the Rocks). Gin in Bloom is a craft cocktail contest held in the Museum’s galleries featuring three different gin products by Far North Spirits.