In the year 2000, the Tweed Museum of Art celebrated its 50th anniversary. From the museum's core collection of 600 European and American works of art acquired by George P. Tweed (1871-1946) and donated to the University of Minnesota Duluth by his widow, Alice Tweed Tuohy between 1950 and 1973, collections at the Tweed Museum of Art have grown over the past fifty years to include over 5000 works of art.

50 of these works of art are presented here according to four major themes: Stories in Art, People and Places, Art and Environment, and the Language of Art. These works which were created in different cultures,
at different times, and for vastly different reasons, can be compared and discussed in terms how they relate to the theme as well as in terms of their relationship to particular cultures, locations, and historical
periods.

We hope this resource will allow our visitors to gain a deeper understanding of what makes up this wonderful collection and in the process, come to know how a variety of artists have used their skills
to make and communicate meaning - for that, in short, is what art is always about.