Hours
The Main Gallery and Shop at MCBA are open:
Tuesday 10am–5pm
Wednesday 10am–5pm
Thursday 10am–7pm
Friday 10am–5pm
Saturday 10am–5pm
Closed Sunday and Monday
Minnesota Center for Book Arts is located on the first floor of the Open Book building:
1011 Washington Avenue S., Suite 100
Minneapolis MN 55415
The Open Book building is located in downtown Minneapolis on Washington Ave. S. between 10th and 11th Avenues, near the US Bank Stadium and just across I-35W from the University of Minnesota’s West Bank campus.
Limited free parking is available in the Open Book lot adjacent to the building. Please do not park in spaces reserved for building tenants or staff.
Metered street parking, pay lots, and public ramps are all available nearby (but please note that there is currently road construction on 10th and 11th Ave). Stadium events can affect parking availability in our neighborhood. Parking meters are typically active until 10pm; read the signs carefully.
Reserved handicapped parking spaces are located near both the front and rear entrances to the building.
Please use the front door on Washington Avenue to enter.
Bus: MCBA is located on Metro Transit bus routes 7 and 22. The nearest stop is at Washington Ave. S. and 11th St., just down the block from Open Book’s front doors.
Rail: We are located five blocks east of the Downtown East/US Bank Stadium light rail station.
Bicycle: Bike racks are available at the front of the building along Washington Ave., as well as at the rear entrance of the building.
Our studios are open to staff, teaching artists, paying studio users, and in-person workshop participants at this time.
MCBA’s artist studios are open to Artist Collective members, workshop and Studio Lab participants, teaching artists, staff, and other paying studio users.
Guided educational tours of MCBA studios are available to private groups! Tours make great outings for community organizations, college groups, and corporate retreats.
Studio Tour
Learn about letterpress printing, papermaking, bookbinding, and more while exploring MCBA’s galleries and studios in a thirty-minute tour. This tour is free of charge, but we do require advance scheduling. Each tour can accommodate up to 25 people.
Studio Tour and Printing Activity
Take a guided tour and experience the process of letterpress printing! Watch a printer set up a Vandercook press with a printing form and ink. Then, pull a print or two to take with you!
1.5 hours, $200 (maximum 25 people)
Request a private tour!
Masks are encouraged for drop-in visitors, but not required. Please review our Covid Safety Guidelines here.
