Eero Saarinen was one of the most celebrated, unorthodox, and controversial masters of 20th-century architecture. In many ways he was the architect of what has been dubbed “the American century,” the post-World War II era when the United States emerged as an influential world superpower.

The exhibition Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future features never-before-seen sketches, working drawings, models, photographs, furnishings, films, and other ephemera from various archives and private collections. Come and celebrate this exhibition with an After Hours Preview Party on Friday, September 12 from 9 pm to 12 midnight.

Enjoy music, cocktails, complimentary Wolfgang Puck appetizers, film screening, an art-making activity in the Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab, and Party People Pictures.

• Local band Roma di Luna performs in Gallery 8 from 10-11:45 pm
• DJ Mike the 2600 King spins in the Cargill Lounge from 9:30 to 11:30 pm
• City Building Art Activity in the Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab from 9:15-11:30 pm
• The film The Gateway Arch: A Reflection of America screens at 9:30 and 10:30 pm in the Lecture Room
• Party People Pictures in the Bazinet Lobby all night long

Walker galleries close at 5 pm on the night of the party and do not reopen until 9 pm at the beginning of After Hours. During After Hours, the ramp enforces Event parking, a $7 cost for the evening.

Tickets
New members may choose to receive one free party ticket for joining the Walker or the MIA, while tickets remain. Call 612.870.6323 to join the MIA, or 612.375.7600 to join the Walker or purchase tickets for the event. Online tickets are discounted $2 per ticket are available exclusively through the Walker’s website.

Walker After Hours sponsored by Target.

Eero Saarinen was one of the most celebrated, unorthodox, and controversial masters of 20th-century architecture. In many ways he was the architect of what has been dubbed “the American century,” the post-World War II era when the United States emerged as an influential world superpower.

The exhibition Eero Saarinen: Shaping the Future features never-before-seen sketches, working drawings, models, photographs, furnishings, films, and other ephemera from various archives and private collections. Come and celebrate this exhibition with an After Hours Preview Party on Friday, September 12 from 9 pm to 12 midnight.

Enjoy music, cocktails, complimentary Wolfgang Puck appetizers, film screening, an art-making activity in the Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab, and Party People Pictures.

• Local band Roma di Luna performs in Gallery 8 from 10-11:45 pm
• DJ Mike the 2600 King spins in the Cargill Lounge from 9:30 to 11:30 pm
• City Building Art Activity in the Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab from 9:15-11:30 pm
• The film The Gateway Arch: A Reflection of America screens at 9:30 and 10:30 pm in the Lecture Room
• Party People Pictures in the Bazinet Lobby all night long

Walker galleries close at 5 pm on the night of the party and do not reopen until 9 pm at the beginning of After Hours. During After Hours, the ramp enforces Event parking, a $7 cost for the evening.

Tickets
New members may choose to receive one free party ticket for joining the Walker or the MIA, while tickets remain. Call 612.870.6323 to join the MIA, or 612.375.7600 to join the Walker or purchase tickets for the event. Online tickets are discounted $2 per ticket are available exclusively through the Walker’s website.

Walker After Hours sponsored by Target.