VRA Conference Minneapolis 2024: Full Schedule

VRA 2024 will be held October 8–10, 2024, at the Embassy Suites in the heart of downtown Minneapolis, MN. Visit the conference website for more information!

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7:45am CDT

Walking Tour: Target Field & Minneapolis Public Art

Tuesday October 8, 2024 7:45am - 8:30am CDT

Hotel Lobby

FREE — No registration required!

Stretch your legs and join your fellow conferees in a visit to Minneapolis' Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins. The ballpark environs feature numerous examples of public sculpture and mosaics (not all of them sports related!). On the way back to the Embassy Suites, view the oversize mural tribute to Minnesota music legend Bob Dylan. Allan Kohl will be your guide and raconteur. No need to sign up in advance — just meet in the hotel lobby outside the Emerald Bar (opposite the reception desk).

Speakers

Allan Kohl

Librarian, Visual Resources and Library Instruction, Minneapolis College of Art and Design

copyright and intellectual property rights issues; international travel; sheet music covers; political cartoons; ancient Greek vases; medieval manuscript illumination; theatre

Tuesday October 8, 2024 7:45am - 8:30am CDT
Hotel Lobby

Tour

6:25pm CDT

VRA New England Chapter Meeting

Tuesday October 8, 2024 6:25pm - 8:00pm CDT

Hotel Lobby

If you live in New England and interested in learning more about the VRA-New England Chapter and its members, or are already a current member of the chapter, please join us for an informal meet up at Gluek’s for drinks/dinner (at attendee’s expense) on Tuesday October 8^thfrom 6:30pm to 8pm. Meet in the Embassy Suites lobby a 6:25pm for the short walk to Gluek’s (16 N 6^th St), one of the oldest restaurants in Minneapolis.

Tuesday October 8, 2024 6:25pm - 8:00pm CDT
Hotel Lobby

Meeting