Catalog from an exhibition sponsored by the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, parent and governing body of the Minneapolis Institute of Art. Title from cover. "The Minneapolis Public Library ... was home for the Society's [Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts] art school from 1889 to 1915. The Minneapolis Public Library's art gallery served as the Society's exhibition space until construction of The Minneapolis Institute of Art."--Hess, Jeffrey. Their splendid legacy: the first 100 years of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, 1985, page 6. "Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, Public Library Bldg, March 1909". Rectangular logo of the society with intertwined letters printed on front cover. 1 folded sheet (4 unnumbered pages).
Title from cover. Reprint. Originally published: Proceedings of the American Association of Museums. Vol. 11 (1908). Koehler gives a presentation on the requirements and considerations for establishing an art museum based on his experiences for planning facilities at the Minneapolis Institute of Art and the Minnesota State Art Society. 1 unnumbered page, pages 125-131.