History Forum: Citizens of a Stolen Land: A Conversation of Ho-Chunk History & Survivance with Stephen Kantrowitz and Josie Lee

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Join historian Stephen Kantrowitz and Josie Lee, Director of the Ho-Chunk Nation Museum & Cultural Center, for a conversation on Ho-Chunk history, land, and contemporary life. Together, they will speak about Kantrowitz’s new book Citizens of a Stolen Land: A Ho-Chunk History of Nineteenth-Century United States and Lee’s work in promoting, sheltering, and preserving past, […]

$15 – $20

“That’s the Last Straw” Film Screening

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

From the late 1930s into the mid-1970s, Melton Barker ventured to different towns around the country making iterations of the same film titled The Kidnappers Foil. Melton Barker Productions would contact a local movie theater and a local newspaper to sponsor the production of the film. A casting call for local children would go out […]

Free

Diversity and the Outdoors

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Learn about the changing face of conservation and outdoor recreation in America with acclaimed Duluth-based author, photographer and advocate, Dudley Edmondson. In this thought-provoking talk, Edmondson, explores the intersection of race, representation and environmental stewardship. Drawing from his compelling book, People the Planet Needs Now, Edmondson shares powerful stories from Black and Brown scientists and […]

Free

Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Join Mary Mahoney for a talk about the wild world of American Girl fandom. Mary will dive into American Girl books from their (and perhaps your) childhood. Using their knowledge as a professional historian and finely tuned instincts as an amateur pop culture critic, they’ll take you back to a very different time – the […]

Free

“Stonebreakers” Film Screening

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Join us for a thought-provoking afternoon featuring a screening of Stonebreakers by Valerio Ciriaci. This compelling documentary delves into the aftermath of the George Floyd protests and the 2020 presidential election, exploring the contested memories tied to monuments and ancestral lands in the U.S. Stonebreakers reveals the deep connections between history, political action, and the […]

Free

History Forum: The Girls Who Desegregated America’s Schools with Rachel Devlin

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Historian Rachel Devlin shows how young Black girls were at the center of the grassroots movement to desegregate America’s schools and fight racial inequity in public education. In her award-winning book A Girl Stands at the Door, Devlin takes us beyond the Supreme Court’s Brown v. Board of Education decision and refocuses our attention on […]

$15 – $20

The Experimental City

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Join us for a free screening of The Experimental City on Saturday, January 4, 2025. The Experimental City is a documentary about the Minnesota Experimental City project, a futuristic attempt to solve urban problems by creating a full-size city from scratch in the isolated woods of northern Minnesota. The free event will include a screening […]

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Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get free admission! During Thursday visits, you can experience a variety of world-class exhibits, including Our Home: Native Minnesota, Reframing Our Stories, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation, Weather Permitting, and Then Now Wow. Additional information about free Thursday nights will be posted on […]

free

History Hijinx: Winter Break

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Join us for winter break at the Minnesota History Center! Explore the Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution and create a shrinky dink keychain! This event is included with regular site admission.

regular-site-admission

Library After Hours

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Join us at the Gale Family Library to get hands-on with rare books, archival collections, photographs, and more! This is a unique opportunity to experience the wide range of materials collected by MNHS, to chat with librarians about their favorite items, and to learn tips and tricks for utilizing our resources. Free Minnesota History Center […]

Free

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get free admission! During Thursday visits, you can experience a variety of world-class exhibits, including Our Home: Native Minnesota, Reframing Our Stories, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation, Weather Permitting, and Then Now Wow. Additional information about free Thursday nights will be posted on […]

free

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get free admission! During Thursday visits, you can experience a variety of world-class exhibits, including Our Home: Native Minnesota, Reframing Our Stories, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation, Weather Permitting, and Then Now Wow. Additional information about free Thursday nights will be posted on […]

free

Stephanie Hansen: “True North Cabin Cookbook” Author Event

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Meet the Regional Emmy Award-winning host of “Taste Buds With Stephanie,” Stephanie Hansen, and ask her to sign a copy of her bestseller, True North Cabin Cookbook: Recipes & Stories from a North Woods Table, published by the Minnesota Historical Society Press. Filled with delicious recipes such as Grammy’s Macaroni and Cheese, Roasted Chicken with […]

Free

Zines as Vessels Workshop

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Join Curiosity Studio for a free workshop on zines! Using the Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibit as inspiration, instructors will highlight examples from the exhibit to show the way zines can be a vessel for response, extension of ideas, or communicators of ideas. Using a variety of materials, Curiosity Studio will then demonstrate how to make […]

Free

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get free admission! During Thursday visits, you can experience a variety of world-class exhibits, including Our Home: Native Minnesota, Reframing Our Stories, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation, Weather Permitting, and Then Now Wow. Additional information about free Thursday nights will be posted on […]

free

History Hijinx: Thanksgiving Break

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Join us for Thanksgiving break at the Minnesota History Center! Explore the Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibit from the Smithsonian Institution and create a friendship bracelet! This event is included with regular site admission.

regular-site-admission

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get free admission! During Thursday visits, you can experience a variety of world-class exhibits, including Our Home: Native Minnesota, Reframing Our Stories, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation, Weather Permitting, and Then Now Wow. Additional information about free Thursday nights will be posted on […]

free

Girlhood (It’s complicated) Trivia Night

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

What do you know about girls in sports? How about famous women and girls from Minnesota? Come see the Girlhood (It’s complicated) exhibit at the Minnesota History Center and join Trivia Mafia for a night of girlhood themed trivia to put your knowledge to the test. No registration required, fewer than eight people recommended per […]

Free

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get free admission! During Thursday visits, you can experience a variety of world-class exhibits, including Our Home: Native Minnesota, Reframing Our Stories, Minnesota’s Greatest Generation, Weather Permitting, and Then Now Wow. Additional information about free Thursday nights will be posted on […]

free

History Forum: Workers, Nature, & Environmental Conflict in Pacific Northwest Timber Country with Steven C. Beda

Minnesota History Center 345 W Kellogg Blvd, Saint Paul, United States

In his new book Strong Winds and Widow Makers, Steven C. Beda challenges popular narratives about the clashes between timber workers, environmentalists, and employers. Highlighting the voices of timber workers themselves, Beda reveals a complex and nuanced history of timber-working communities and their connections to the environment, a relationship colored by class, community, understandings of […]

$15 – $20