• “The Bond Between Us” – Artist Talk 

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join local artist Daren Hill and Hennepin History Museum Executive Director John Crippen as they discuss Hill’s exhibit, "The Bond Between Us."

    Pay as you can
  • Million Artist Movement Quilting Project

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Million Artist Movement (MAM), a global vision and movement that believes in the role of art in the campaign to dismantle oppressive racists systems against Black, Brown, Indigenous and disenfranchised peoples, will host a quilting event at Hennepin History Museum on Saturday, April 15, 2023, from 1 – 3 pm.

    Pay as you can
  • Faraway Home Opening: Tibetan Dance Performance

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Members of the local Tibetan Ü-Tsang Dance Group will perform in traditional costumes, accompanied by traditional instruments.

    Pay as you can
  • Faraway Home Opening: Mandala Creation

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Tibetan Buddhist Monks of the Tashi Kyil Monastery from India will create a mandala in honor of the Faraway Home exhibit at Hennepin History Museum.

    Pay as you can
  • Circle of Water Exhibit Opening Reception

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Opening reception of our forthcoming exhibit Circle of Water: Puppetry as an Agent of Change, to commemorate the 1983 Circle of Water Circus and emphasize the importance of Water and community-based environmental activism.

    Pay as you can
  • Opening Reception for “In Memoriam: Residents of Pioneers & Soldiers Cemetery”

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us at the museum for a reception to celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit. Hear remarks from museum board president Pamela Moore and exhibit co-curators Susan Hunter Weir and Alyssa Thiede. Light refreshments provided. Event is Pay-As-You-Can. Reservations appreciated.   [...]

    Pay-As-You-Can
  • Exhibit Opening for Winston: A Woman’s Fight for Freedom in Minnesota

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us on Saturday, October 11, 2025, as we celebrate the opening of our newest exhibit Winston: A Woman’s Fight for Freedom in Minnesota, the little-known story about Eliza Winston, the first and only enslaved person to successfully fight for her [...]

    $10
  • Opening Reception for True North: The Art and Activism of Phillip Murphy

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us for the opening of True North, a photography showcase featuring an impressive collection of images by the late citizen journalist and artist Phillip Murphy. A polarizing figure, Murphy used his camera for both art and advocacy. As an artist, [...]

    FREE
  • Mexican Band Exhibit: Open House Celebration

    Hennepin History Museum 2303 3rd Ave S, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    Join us to celebrate a new collaboration between Hennepin History Museum, the Minnesota Latino Museum, and Border CrosSing, centered on the Mexican Band of 1886 that performed in Minneapolis 140 years ago this month. This was the first large-scale Mexican musical [...]

    Free