Special HHM Member Event “If we cannot name and recognize plants, how can we value them and realize how essential they are to our environment and our well-being as humans?” —from the Introduction In 2012 a committee of experts chose the […]
We invite the South Minneapolis community and current school board members to informally engage in conversation centering on ongoing issues that have played a role in educational policies since the time of the pairing of Hale and Field Elementary Schools in 1971. […]
The construction of Olson Memorial Highway, Minneapolis’s “first Superhighway,” devastated a thriving Black and Jewish cultural corridor along 6th Avenue N, in a pattern often repeated across the country. Before the project began in the 1930s, this bustling neighborhood included dozens of […]
We invite teens and young adults to join local artist, Zamara Cuyún, for an art workshop centering on self identity. Participants will have an opportunity to engage in conversations and reflect on the intersections of identity and place. Ultimately, each participant will […]
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 […]
Memorialize the Movement's (MTM) Justice for George: Our Strength, Our Story exhibition is a community event that displays the protest murals from the Minneapolis uprisings of 2020, highlights Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) artists, speakers, and performers, and brings the […]
Special HHM Member Event Join Hennepin History Museum as we continue to explore the theme of local horticultural history that has shaped our region. Learn about local gardening clubs from members of the Richfield Garden Club Council over light refreshments and watch […]
