North Dakota Museum of Art
Museums, Historical Sites, and ZoosNorth Dakota, United States11-50 Employees
The North Dakota Museum of Art is a private, nonprofit art institution designated as North Dakota’s official art museum. Located in Grand Forks, it holds a mission to collect contemporary and international art from the early 1970s onward, while also building a survey collection focused on Native American art and the visual history of the region. Managed by its own Board of Trustees, the museum operates alongside the North Dakota Museum of Art Foundation, which oversees the institution’s endowment. The organization emerged in the mid-1970s and moved into a purpose-built facility that opened in 1989, reflecting its long-standing role as a cultural anchor for the state. The museum serves audiences interested in contemporary art across media and regional history, offering access to exhibitions and related programs through its historic and evolving collections.