![Walker Art Center's opening of a new Artist-designed-mini-golf course to mark the 25th anniversary of the Mpls sculpture garden will open Thursday, May 23rd. Here, Hole #6, The Ames Room, designed by University of Minnesota students is based on a design by perceptive psychologist Adelbert Ames. ] BRIAN PETERSON • brianp@startribune.com Minneapolis, MN - 05/17/2013](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/ZFLLJVEPZUZTKRIZI3M76UJ7YU.jpg?&w=1080)
University of Minnesota art students designed this distorted room mini golf hole for the 2013 course. Star Tribune photo by Brian Peterson.
Walker Art Center's popular artist-designed mini golf course returns for summer 2014 with fresh novelties (chickens, snake, gumball machine) and old favorites from past seasons including a giant maze, a gopher hole, a watering can and garden gnomes playing foosball. Plan for wait times due to course popularity.
The course will be open daily from May 22 through Sept. 1. Hours: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday - Wednesday; 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Thursday - Saturday. Closed June 20 - 22 for Rock the Garden concerts.
Tickets for a full 18 hole round are $18 adults, $15 students, $13.50 ages 7 - 12. For a half-course of 9 holes, fees are $12 adults, $10 students, $9 ages 7 - 12. All tickets include free admission to Walker's galleries. Excellent snacks are for sale at the Dog House cart adjacent to the course.
Call 612-375-7697 for weather-related closing information.
![To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Walker Art Center's Artist-Designed Mini Golf is now in play. Jan Tank of Milwaukee, Wisc played hole 6 the "Garden Gnome Foosball" which is a combination of foosball and mini golf. ] Richard.Sennott@startribune.com Richard Sennott/Star Tribune. , , Minnesota Monday 6/3/13) ** (cq)](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/MJ2Z2OHQRDD6THYT7RIMT6ZNKM.jpg?&w=1080)
Above: Jan Tank of Milwaukee played the "Garden Gnome Foosball" hole in the 2013 course. Star Tribune staff photo by Rick Sennott.
![To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden Walker Art Center's Artist-Designed Mini Golf is now in play. Nathan Pukal , of Plymouth Minn played hole number 8 which is called "Can You Handle This" where a player puts into a watering can to reach the green] Richard.Sennott@startribune.com Richard Sennott/Star Tribune. , , Minnesota Monday 6/3/13) ** (cq)](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/NNGRBDK2Q26S447TRAGX4ZZTDY.jpg?&w=1080)
Above: Nathan Pukal of Plymouth played the Watering Can hole on the 2013 course. Star Tribune staff photo by Brian Peterson.
![Walker Art Center's opening of a new Artist-designed-mini-golf course to mark the 25th anniversary of the Mpls sculpture garden will open Thursday, May 23rd. Here, Hole #3, course B, Mega Golf, designed by University of Minnesota students. ] BRIAN PETERSON • brianp@startribune.com Minneapolis, MN - 05/17/2013](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/6W6QPRX2W5FKQTB3263BRS7ISU.jpg?&w=1080)
Above: University of Minnesota art students designed a minature Minneapolis Sculpture Garden hole inside a giant golf ball for the 2013 course. Star Tribune staff photo by Brian Peterson.
