What made a monster in the late 19th century? What did people believe or fear? And what is the connection between Harry Hayward and Dracula? Hear about the “Minneapolis Svengali” Harry Hayward and see artifacts directly related to the city's first [...]
What made a monster in the late 19th century? What did people believe or fear? And what is the connection between Harry Hayward and Dracula? Hear about the “Minneapolis Svengali” Harry Hayward and see artifacts directly related to the city's first [...]
Greg McMoore—a 4th generation descendent of the James Wallace family—will share the story of how enslaved people on a Virginia plantation became lifelong residents of south Minneapolis, and he will lead conversations with elders about this vibrant community.
“My life has been a tapestry of rich and royal hue An everlasting vision of the ever-changing view” - Carole King, “Tapestry” Like many artists, local artist, Susan Gangsei derives personal benefits from her art as a creative outlet, an opportunity [...]
Join 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.
Tessie 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 [...]
Presenters 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.
Listen 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.
Hennepin 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, [...]
Former 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.
