 In 2000, MCBA joined The Loft Literary Center and Milkweed Editions in establishing Open Book, a center for literary and visual arts, in downtown Minneapolis.The building creates a lively destination for a diverse public interested in books, book arts and literary endeavors of all kinds.In 2004, MCBA served as a partner in the Walker Art Center's "Walker Without Walls" as a satellite location for "No Reading Required", an exhibition of artists' books from the Walker's library.