Parking 

The museum does not have dedicated parking on campus. Please visit Campus Parking and Directions ahead of your visit. Parking during the summer months is free in all parking lots. Plan your visit via public transportation with the Moovit app or visit Duluth Transit.

Accessibility

The main entrance to the museum is accessible to wheelchair users and has no steps or raised threshold transitions. Once inside the museum visitors can access the second and lower levels by elevator. A wheelchair is also available at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis. Please inquire at the Welcome Desk. Benches and portable gallery stools are available throughout the museum.

Coats

You are welcome to wear your coat/jacket will visiting the museum, but we kindly ask that you do not carry it with you. Please hang outerwear on the coat rack directly across from the Welcome Desk.

Backpacks

Please remove any valuables and stow your backpacks, umbrellas, water bottles, and large gear and bags in the storage cubbies directly across from the Welcome Desk. Diaper bags and medically required bags may remain with you.

Service Animals

We are committed to welcoming all visitors to the museum, including those assisted by trained service animals. The museum complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which defines a service animal as a dog that has been trained to do work or perform tasks for an individual with a disability. The task(s) performed by the dog must be directly related to the person’s disability. 

Emotional support animals are not permitted inside the museum. Emotional support animals, comfort animals, or therapy animals which provide comfort do not qualify as service animals under the ADA. Our Visitor Experience staff may ask visitors with a service dog: Is the service dog required because of a disability? What work or task has the dog been trained to perform?

Young Visitors

Compact strollers are permitted in most areas; signage will indicate if they must be parked in a designated space. Children under age six must always remain by an adult’s side, and older children under age 12 should be supervised in the same gallery as their adult companion. Please do not carry a child on your back or shoulders in the museum. 

Food and Drink

Food, beverages (including water bottles), candy, and gum are not permitted in the galleries. Please stow these items in the storage cubbies across from the Welcome Desk.

Artwork Safety

Please maintain a safe distance (we recommend 2’) from the artwork during your visit. The museum may use stanchions, markings on the floor, or small signage to remind visitors to keep a safe distance and not touch the artwork. Due to the oils in our skin, even the lightest touch can damage a work of art. We also kindly request that visitors not touch pedestals, walls, labels, or vitrines (the glass covering an artwork on a pedestal) while in the galleries.

Photography

Personal, non-commercial photography without flash is allowed in the museum. Some exhibitions or individual artworks cannot be photographed and will be noted with signage. The use of tripods, flash, selfie-sticks, and video cameras is not permitted. Organized photo shoots of individuals or groups (e.g., family pictures, senior photos) require advance permission. Maintain a safe distance of at least 2’ from artworks when taking photographs and respect the space of other museum visitors. Please consult with Visitor Experience staff if you have any questions about photography permissions.

Content Advisory

The Tweed does not offer advisories about subject matter in exhibitions. If you have questions regarding the content of specific exhibitions, please email our Visitor Experience staff at [email protected]. 

Sketching

Sketching and writing in the gallery are encouraged. Visitors may use pencils or colored pencils only. For the safety of the art on view, pens, markers, charcoal, and wet media are not permitted in the gallery. Pencils are available at the Welcome Desk, and a sharpener if you need to sharpen yours.