ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
THE MINNEAPOLIS SOCIETY OF FINE ARTS
(Filed February 2, 1883).
We, the undersigned, do hereby associate ourselves for the purpose of forming a corporation under the provisions of title three (3) of chapter thirty-four (34) of the general statutes of the State of Minnesota, and the acts amendatory thereof, and to that end hereby adopt and sign the following Articles of Incorporation:
Article I
The name of the corporation shall be "The Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts."
The general purposes of this corporation shall be to foster and to promote educational, artistic and scientific interests. No pecuniary gain or profit shall accrue from membership in the Society.
The plan of operation of the Society shall be to establish, own or control, and to maintain, museums, galleries and libraries; to acquire books and manuscripts, scientific collections, and objects of fine and industrial arts; to institute and support schools, and to provide lectures, instruction and
