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Cap off football season with this fun and informative look back at Minnesota’s first team in the National Football League: join author R.C. Christiansen as he shares fun and interesting stories from his latest work "Mill City Scrum", the definitive history of an early National Football League Franchise.
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.
Lori Sturdevant and Tom Sengupta will tell the remarkable story of Tom’s political forums in Prospect Park, then lead a forum with all assembled guests.
Members 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.
Hennepin 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.
The history of Minnehaha Falls includes dance halls, secret saloons, wild behavior, lawsuits, and whiskey. Join us for a one-mile walk where the mayhem occurred: crooks, landowners, hoteliers, and saloon owners went to the Falls to turn a profit or to [...]
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.
SOLD OUT Street art and graffiti has become more common and visible throughout the Twin Cities in the past several years. Public art projects such as the LynLake Street Art Series and the George Floyd Global Memorial have brought more visibility to [...]
Learn about the change of the Museum’s beautiful neighborhood over time from a center of activity for Minneapolis’ powerful nineteenth century families to a crossroads of arts, culture, social services, and multi-cultural neighbors today. Led by HHM staff members. The tour will begin and [...]
