Join us for this virtual event as HHM Curator Alyssa Thiede discusses highlights of her research for our new exhibit Local Heroes. She welcomes exhibit collaborators from Hennepin Medical History Center to share stories from their collection.
Join us for an afternoon of Iraqi sweets, tea, calligraphy, and more as we celebrate the opening of HOME OF MEMORIES: Portraits & Stories of Iraqi Minnesotans at the Hennepin History Museum. Explore the exhibit on a guided tour with storyteller Eynas [...]
Come celebrate this exciting new exhibit with us at the museum. The start of the 2021-2022 school year marked the 50th anniversary of the pairing of Hale and Field Elementary in South Minneapolis. This controversial initiative to combat racial segregation in the [...]
Join local artist Daren Hill and Hennepin History Museum Executive Director John Crippen as they discuss Hill’s exhibit, "The Bond Between Us."
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.
Members of the local Tibetan Ü-Tsang Dance Group will perform in traditional costumes, accompanied by traditional instruments.
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.
Kickoff walking tour with the St. Louis Park Historical Society – “Skunk Hollow: The Story of a Swamp” – followed by a special reception and pop-up exhibit on the history of industrial pollution in SLP.
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.
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. [...]
