Street art and graffiti has become more common and visible throughout the Twin Cities in the past two years. Public art projects such as the LynLake Street Art Series and the George Floyd Global Memorial have brought more visibility to street art [...]
August 22, 2018 This intricate model stage coach made of metal and fabric was entered into the State Fair Craft Show in 1971. According to the ribbon still attached to one side, it won 4th place. An adhesive label on the same side indicates this is a model of [...]
January 18, 2017 On a cold day in January 1876, Mahala Fisk Pillsbury of Minneapolis, a prominent community member and philanthropist, took on a new title: Minnesota’s First Lady. Her husband of twenty years, businessman John Sargent Pillsbury, had just been [...]
January 13, 2017 We love stories like this! Last week, Thomas P. came to HHM docent Shari Albers' Fireside Chat about our historic Washburn Fair Oaks neighborhood and enjoyed the program so much he decided to become a member. He loves art [...]
January 3, 2017 Written by former HHM volunteer Mara Taft. Original research and article by Bruce N. Wright, and published in Hennepin History, Fall 2000. Helen A. Zesbaugh, an artist and author associated with an art gallery in Minneapolis, created this [...]
Frances Cranmer Greenman, Emma Cranmer, 1933Graphite on Paper27” x 20” August 23, 2016 Hennepin History Museum has an extensive portrait collection. In some cases, it's the subject who has the most fascinating story, other times it's the artist, and [...]
