A Legacy of Philanthropy
The Tweed Museum of Art is named for prominent citizens of Duluth and outstanding patrons of culture George Peter and Alice Tweed. After Mr. Tweed's death in 1946, Alice Tweed, donated Minnesota's significant art collection to the University of Minnesota Duluth, some 580 works.
Many of the artworks you see on display in the museum's permanent collection galleries were gifts of the Tweeds. Many of the modern and contemporary artworks were acquired later with funds given by the Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation, which Alice Tweed Tuohy established in 1973.
Over the past 30 years, the Alice Tweed Tuohy Foundation's support to UMD has totaled over 2 million dollars, and has made it possible for the museum to expand, conserve, and manage the permanent art collection. Alice Tweed Tuohy's dream for a regional public art museum continues to inspire nearly 25,000 visitors every year.