MINNEAPOLIS, MN.- The Walker Art Center has launched a redesigned website. The new site, the first major redesign since 2005, is envisioned as a publishing platform that is unique among museums worldwide. The current redesign centers on a fundamental reimagining of the site as a provider of content about the Walker’s artistic programs and the larger context of contemporary art. The home page is overseen by a newly-hired web editor, award-winning journalist Paul Schmelzer, and showcases news stories, interviews, and essays written by Walker staff and others that examine contemporary art at the Walker and across the globe. In addition, a section called “Art News from Elsewhere” provides a curated list of annotated links to relevant stories about contemporary art. The Walker’s suite of blogs also appears on the new site along with content about the Minnesota cultural scene created by its affiliated websit