As a collecting and teaching museum, the Tweed Museum of Art creates innovative exhibitions and programs in the visual arts that reflect the cultures, histories, and aspirations of the people of Duluth, surrounding communities, and the region. With over 10,000 artworks in the permanent collection, many exhibitions are collections-based and often highlight a variety of artists whose works represent a particular theme or medium. An important objective of the museum’s exhibitions and programs is to address politically and socially relevant issues by incorporating the diverse interests and knowledge of faculty, staff, and students at UMD and other colleges, K-12 schoolteachers, and various local and regional audiences.