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345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102

651-259-3000

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BEST MUSEUM EXHIBIT
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Weather Permitting

Daily

Collection explores the ordeals, rituals, and memories of Minnesota weather, with artifacts, photographs, multimedia shows, and hands-on activities.
Minnesota's Greatest Generation: The Depression, the War, the Boom

Daily

If the hardest of minerals can only be created under the most extreme of pressure, perhaps our Greatest Generation could only be forged in the toug...
We the People: The First Official Printing of the U.S. Constitution

Daily from April 3 until July 4
1934: A New Deal for Artists

Daily from June 2 until September 30

Featuring 56 vibrant works of art created during the 1933-1934 Public Works of Art Program.
Minnesota History Pub Crawl: Working the West End

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. every Wed. from June 6 until June 27

Barhop and learn about history via trolley. Reservations required.

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2006 | BEST MUSEUM EXHIBIT

In general, there's much to adore about the Minnesota History Center. For instance, it seems to be the only place in the Twin Cities that celebrates a local rock 'n' roll great--the Bermuda shorts-clad Augie Garcia, who had a minor, terrific, and impossible-to-find hit in 1955 with a song called "Hi Yo Silver." At the History Center, patrons can sit in a booth and hear Garcia's recording while at the same time admiring an actual pair of his Bermuda shorts. It's great fun, but, for our... More »
2006 | BEST PLACE TO WASTE TIME PRODUCTIVELY

Face it: You yearn to waste time. But the older you get, the guiltier you feel about the naps, the Playstation, the beer. Luckily there are respectable, productive ways to while away the hours, and the best local example of this is the Minnesota Historical Society Library. Minnesota history, believe it or not, is colorful and a little twisted, and the library contains a breathtaking array of academically inclined goodies so you can discover the juicy details. In addition to federal and state... More »
2001 | BEST LIBRARY

At first it seems a smidge intimidating. You climb the marble stairs to the second floor of the Minnesota History Center and tiptoe through the stunning rotunda toward the library, home to 500,000 volumes covering everything from church histories to local labor organizations to the explorers of the Great Lakes. As you step up to the registration desk, you face the high arched windows across the foyer, and a view of the Capitol--a grand reminder that you're here to study the history of the... More »

RetroRama in review: Modern designers combine politics and fashion

By Nicole Crosbie | Fri, May 25, 2012

Walking into RetroRama, an annual evening of retro fashion and fun at the Minnesota History Center, felt like stepping back in time. Attendees were invited to dress up for the event, and they didn't... More »
Samantha Rei of Blasphemina's Closet prepares for RetroRama

By Nicole Crosbie | Tue, May 22, 2012

If you think that history is boring, RetroRama at the Minnesota History Center is set to prove you wrong. This hot party is a combination of history, politics, fashion, games, art, crafts, drinks, a... More »
Kwanzaa Family Day

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, December 21, 2011

This Monday at the Minnesota History Center, folks will be enjoying the first day of Kwanzaa. A seven-day event, the celebration will fittingly honor umoja (unity). So spend a day with the family enjoying African and African-American history and t... More »
1968 Scart Movie Night

By Bryan Miller | Wed, October 26, 2011

Horror movies are a great barometer of cultural angst—it's no coincidence that torture-centric fare like the Saw and Hostel series dominated the G.W. Bush years—so it's fitting that the cultural upheaval of 1968 begat some of the all-time-great fr... More »
The 1968 Exhibit

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, October 12, 2011

Some may say that 1968 was not a good year. It was, however, an important one, marked by protest riots at home, a rising death toll in Vietnam, and the assassinations of both Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy. But it was also a time whe... More »
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Minnesota History Center

345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul, MN 55102

651-259-3000

Description

Weather Permitting

Daily

Minnesota's Greatest Generation: The Depression, the War, the Boom

Daily

We the People: The First Official Printing of the U.S. Constitution

Daily from April 3 until July 4

1934: A New Deal for Artists

Daily from June 2 until September 30

Minnesota History Pub Crawl: Working the West End

7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. every Wed. from June 6 until June 27

2006 | BEST MUSEUM EXHIBIT

2006 | BEST PLACE TO WASTE TIME PRODUCTIVELY

2001 | BEST LIBRARY

RetroRama in review: Modern designers combine politics and fashion

By Nicole Crosbie | Fri, May 25, 2012

Samantha Rei of Blasphemina's Closet prepares for RetroRama

By Nicole Crosbie | Tue, May 22, 2012

Kwanzaa Family Day

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, December 21, 2011

1968 Scart Movie Night

By Bryan Miller | Wed, October 26, 2011

The 1968 Exhibit

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, October 12, 2011

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