Best art gallery: Weinstein Gallery

Don't be misled by Weinstein's modest quarters. The Twin Cities' top gallery specializes in photography and routinely mounts museum-quality shows of international artists including such historic figures as August Sander, Robert Mapplethorpe and Gordon Parks. Its contemporary stars include environmentalist Edward Burtynsky, romantics Vera Lutter and Robert Polidori, dancer Mikhail Baryshnikov, humorist Elliott Erwitt and the Twin Cities' own Alec Soth. Only savvy, well-connected galleries have access to such talent, and few have the resources and moxie to showcase it — as Weinstein does — at photo fairs in Paris, New York, Los Angeles and other hot spots. 908 W. 46th St., Mpls., 612-822-1722, or weinstein-gallery.com

Best of Minnesota 2016