The Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art, also known by the acronym of MIMA - connects art, people and ideas. MIMA is an internationally known art gallery and museum. It is a real cultural hub that works closely with artists. Middlesbrough's collection of art and crafts has a history of more than 100 years and collects over 2250 objects made by different artists, also recognized internationally. MIMA also offers a program of temporary exhibitions that changes and is renewed every year: the works of art in the collection travel the world and are exhibited in important exhibitions. Currently, the exhibition features famous people alongside works of art rarely seen since they were collected.