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[[File:Menagha St. Urho.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Sculpture of [[St. Urho]] in [[Menahga, Minnesota]], in 2020]] | [[File:Menagha St. Urho.jpg|thumb|right|upright|Sculpture of [[St. Urho]] in [[Menahga, Minnesota]], in 2020]] | ||
Minnesota's leading [[fine art]] museums include the [[Minneapolis Institute of Art]], the [[Walker Art Center]], the [[Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum]], and [[The Museum of Russian Art]] (TMORA). All are in Minneapolis. The [[Minnesota Orchestra]] and the [[Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra]] are prominent full-time professional [[musical ensemble]]s who perform concerts and offer educational programs to the Twin Cities' community. The world-renowned [[Guthrie Theater]] moved into a new Minneapolis facility in 2006, boasting three stages and overlooking the Mississippi River. Attendance at [[theatre|theatrical]], [[music]]al, and [[comedy]] events in the area is strong. In the United States, Minneapolis's number of theater companies ranks behind only | Minnesota's leading [[fine art]] museums include the [[Minneapolis Institute of Art]], the [[Walker Art Center]], the [[Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum]], and [[The Museum of Russian Art]] (TMORA). All are in Minneapolis. The [[Minnesota Orchestra]] and the [[Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra]] are prominent full-time professional [[musical ensemble]]s who perform concerts and offer educational programs to the Twin Cities' community. The world-renowned [[Guthrie Theater]] moved into a new Minneapolis facility in 2006, boasting three stages and overlooking the Mississippi River. Attendance at [[theatre|theatrical]], [[music]]al, and [[comedy]] events in the area is strong. In the United States, Minneapolis's number of theater companies ranks behind only New York City's,<ref>{{cite news |last1=Tormoen |first1=Erik |title=Fake News: The Twin Cities Theater Scene's Claim to Fame |url=https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/featured/fake-news-the-twin-cities-theater-scenes-claim-to-fame/ |access-date=October 12, 2020 |work=[[Minnesota Monthly]] |date=November 22, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200118171053/https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/featured/fake-news-the-twin-cities-theater-scenes-claim-to-fame/ |archive-date=January 18, 2020}}</ref> and about 2.3{{spaces}}million theater tickets were sold in the Twin Cities annually as of 2006.<ref name="Royce">{{cite news | last = Royce | first = Graydon Royce | title = New Guthrie casts a huge shadow over theater scene | publisher = Minneapolis Star-Tribune via SavetheGuthrie.org | date = April 1, 2006 | url = http://www.savetheguthrie.org/news/royce040106.htm | access-date = May 6, 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20060518153633/http://www.savetheguthrie.org/news/royce040106.htm |archive-date = May 18, 2006}}</ref> The [[Minnesota Fringe Festival]] in Minneapolis is an annual celebration of [[theatre]], [[dance]], [[improvisation]], [[puppetry]], kids' shows, [[visual art]], and musicals with more than 800 performances over 11 days. It is the country's largest non-juried performing arts festival.<ref>{{cite web| title = How to fringe| website = Fresh Art Delivered Daily| publisher = Minnesota Fringe Festival| year = 2006 | url = http://www.fringefestival.org/new.cfm| access-date = November 22, 2006| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061114023612/http://www.fringefestival.org/new.cfm| archive-date = November 14, 2006}}</ref> | ||
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