The Art of Wonder: Inspiration, Creativity, and the Minneapolis Institute of Arts

On the occasion of its 100th anniversary in 2015, the Minneapolis Institute of Arts asked some of the finest writers, photographers, and illustrators working today to muse about artthe nature of creativity and wonder. No instructions. No rules. The MIA commissioned these imaginative works not as a celebration of itself but of art as inspirationan anthology of wonder.

The contributors rose to the challenge with fiction, essays, photojournalism, and illustrated stories, by turns delightful and reflective, a contemporary argument for arts ongoing vitality. Interspersed in the book are personal reflections from the museums own director, curators, and staff on beloved artworks in its collection.