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Exhibits at the Minnesota History Center

Current Exhibits

MN150 MGG Open House
MN150

Meet 150 people, places, events and things that have sparked significant change within Minnesota or beyond its borders, in honor of the state's sesquicentennial in 2008.
Minnesota's Greatest Generation

Hear the stories of Minnesota's Greatest Generation, those who grew up during the Depression, came of age during World War II and participated in the post-war boom.
Open House

An exhibit that brings to life the adage “if these walls could talk.”
Homeplace Minnesota Grainland Minnesota on the Map
Home Place Minnesota

Voices, images and artifacts bring to life a range of emotions about Minnesota as a home.
Exhibit will be closed periodically from June - August. Please call 651-259-3000 to check if it's open.
Grainland

Trace the journey of wheat and corn from farm to town to grain elevator in this kid-favorite!
Minnesota on the Map

Four centuries of maps from the Minnesota Historical Society Collection. Through Sept. 7, 2009
Native Words, Native Warriors Going Places Weather Permitting
Native Words, Native Warriors

A Smithsonian traveling exhibit, “Native Words, Native Warriors” tells the stories of American Indians who volunteered for WWI and WWII as codetalkers.
Through August 23, 2009
Going Places

How has the American passion for mobility shaped Minnesota?
Exhibit will be closed periodically from June - August. Please call 651-259-3000 to check if it's open.
Weather Permitting

Minnesota's theater of seasons comes to life.

Upcoming Exhibits

  • Ben Franklin
    November 27, 2009 - July 11, 2010

Archived Exhibits

These exhibits are no longer on view at the Minnesota History Center, but you can enjoy them online.