Art under fire: Minneapolis Institute of Art hosts Berlin's modern masterpieces

The Minneapolis Institute of Art (Mia) invites visitors to explore the major international exhibition “Modern Art and Politics in Germany 1910–1945: Masterworks from the Neue Nationalgalerie, Berlin” on view in the Target Galleries from March 7 through July 19, 2026. In the first half of the 20th century, Germany experienced significant social and political upheavals—from the final years of the German Empire and World War I to the revolution, the liberal Weimar Republic, the rise of Nazism under Adolf Hitler, the Holocaust, and the catastrophe of World War II. During this period, modern art played an essential role in shaping public discourse, while politics shaped and often constrained artistic expression. Bringing together more than 70 paintings and sculptures from the collection of the Neue Nationalgalerie, Germany’s national museum of 20th-century modern