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

651-259-3000

http://www.mnhs.org

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Award Winner 2006

345 W. Kellogg Blvd. St. Paul MN 55102

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...
The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862

Daily until June 30
Minnesota and the Civil War

Daily until September 8
History Lounge: The American Indian Movement in Photographs

7:00 p.m. May 21

Activist Dick Bancroft discusses his photography.

$Retrorama\'s Sarah M. Holm: \$

Retrorama's Sarah M. Holm: "I make clothing for tough cookies who relish in their feminism."

By Nicole Crosbie | Wed, May 15, 2013

This Friday, RetroRama is once again at the Minnesota History Center for a night of fashion, music, games, drinks, and vintage fun. The highlight of the evening is a runway show featuring five local... More »
Museum drama looks at long-distance Civil War relationship

By Ed Huyck | Tue, April 02, 2013

A kind of Civil War Love Letters will be presented at the Minnesota History Center in the coming week. Go If You Think It Is Your Duty traces the relationship of Madison and Lizzie Bowler, who sp... More »
The Big Wow Family Variety Show

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, March 27, 2013

This Saturday, families suffering from cabin fever can get out and have fun at this special event at the Minnesota History Center. This month's Big Wow Family Variety Show will feature a myriad of global performances from local talents presented... More »
Kwanzaa Family Day

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, December 26, 2012

Folks looking for a family-oriented happening with a little substance this long holiday weekend need look no further than Minnesota History Center's Kwanzaa Family Day. This year's celebration at the museum falls on day four of festivities and... 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 »
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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 »

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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

The U.S.-Dakota War of 1862

Daily until June 30

Minnesota and the Civil War

Daily until September 8

History Lounge: The American Indian Movement in Photographs

7:00 p.m. May 21

Retrorama's Sarah M. Holm: "I make clothing for tough cookies who relish in their feminism."

By Nicole Crosbie | Wed, May 15, 2013

Museum drama looks at long-distance Civil War relationship

By Ed Huyck | Tue, April 02, 2013

The Big Wow Family Variety Show

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, March 27, 2013

Kwanzaa Family Day

By Jessica Armbruster | Wed, December 26, 2012

RetroRama in review: Modern designers combine politics and fashion

By Nicole Crosbie | Fri, May 25, 2012

2006 | BEST MUSEUM EXHIBIT

2006 | BEST PLACE TO WASTE TIME PRODUCTIVELY

2001 | BEST LIBRARY

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