Flaten Art Museum
St. Olaf College
Mission Statement
It is the mission of Flaten Art Museum at St. Olaf College to foster an understanding of the place of the visual arts in a liberal education. Flaten Art Museum is integral to the inter-disciplinary educational program of the whole college by presenting exhibitions and programs relevant to the whole curriculum and by providing study and research opportunities for faculty and students. To these ends, Flaten Art Museum maintains the necessary environment for the preservation, exhibition, and expansion of the St. Olaf Art Collection and borrows and exhibits materials from other sources for a broader visual experience. Flaten Art Museum contributes to the general cultural life of the college and of the regional community of which it is a part. Flaten Art Museum follows accepted professional standards of museum practice.