Human Toll: Unfinished Business
OnlineJoin this community-driven conversation about the long-term effects of freeway construction, and how we can learn from our experience to imagine a better future for all.
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Costume Designer’s Talk: Early years of Guthrie Theater costume design
Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesTessie Bundick was working on her PhD in theatre arts at the University of Minnesota in 1975. Her thesis topic focused on the first 10 years of costume design at the Guthrie Theatre: 1963 to 1972. Her work was about design [...]
Gallery Talk: Bring Back 6th Avenue North
Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesPresenters from Mapping Prejudice and Our Streets Minneapolis share the destructive history of Olson Memorial Highway and how structural racism, from the use of racial covenants to public transportation, has created the ongoing inequities community members along the highway experience today.
An Evening Of Real-Life Stories About Social Justice In Minneapolis
Capri Theater 2027 West Broadway, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesListen to social justice advocates from the Minneapolis Interview Project convey first-hand accounts of their ongoing struggle to gain ground for equity and social justice in Minneapolis.
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Author Talk and Book Signing: “Bring Warm Clothes” Author Peg Meier
Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesHennepin History Museum is pleased to host Peg Meier, longtime and award-winning reporter for the StarTribune, for a talk about the recently released new edition of her beloved book Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota’s Past. Meier’s classic work uses vintage photographs, [...]
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Hubert Humphrey’s Legacy in Minneapolis
The Woman's Club of Minneapolis 410 Oak Grove St, Minneapolis, MNFormer Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and author Samuel Freedman discuss Mayor Hubert Humphrey’s enduring legacy in Minneapolis, and how our collective experience in the ensuing decades culminated in the city’s new reckoning after the death of George Floyd.
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Hidden Gems Exhibit: Special Curator Tour with Alyssa Thiede
Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesMembers are invited to join HHM curator, Alyssa Thiede, for an intimate presentation and discussion on the development of our Hidden Gems exhibit and the local modern artists featured throughout.
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The Surprising Power of County Government
Bloomington Center for the Arts - Black Box Theater 1800 W Old Shakopee Rd, Bloomington, MinnesotaHennepin History Museum is proud to present this insightful and entertaining look into Hennepin County government as the latest program in the “All Politics is Local” series.
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Community Archives with Michele Pollard
Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesIn this special member event, Hennepin History Museum archivist Michele Pollard will present the archive’s mission as it fits within the museum’s overall mission and vision, its role in the community and how an archive can help you access your own history.
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Werden’s All-Stars versus The Old Guard: Baseball History with Stew Thornley
Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United StatesJoin baseball historian Stew Thornley for a discussion about Perry “Moose” Werden and his influence on Minnesota baseball in the early 20th century.
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