Museum
Featured exhibit
Somalis + Minnesota
Now – June 9, 2019
Explore powerful objects, photos, and stories of the Somali American community and their history — from baadiye to Mogadishu to Somali life in Minnesota today.
Community exhibit
Community exhibit
States of Incarceration: A National Dialogue of Local Histories
November 20, 2018–February 18, 2019
FREE — No museum admission required
This traveling exhibit explores the roots of mass incarceration in our own communities to open a national dialogue on what should happen next.
Also on view
Also on view
Minnesota's Greatest Generation
Board a C-47 and join a combat flight on D-Day, get behind the counter of a 1930s soda fountain, view classic film clips in a vaudeville theater, pack WWII ammunition shells, and step into the stories of an inspiring generation.
Then Now Wow
Blast for iron ore, crawl into a tipi, plow a field, visit a sod home, board a street car, trade at the fur post, sing in a box car, discover all the parts of a buffalo, and so much more in this action-packed exhibit. Fun for kids of all ages!
Open House: If These Walls Could Talk
Walk through a re-created home from St. Paul’s East Side, and explore the daily lives of the German, Italian, African American, and Hmong families who lived there through rooms representing each era.
Grainland
Kids love to climb and slide through the chutes of this model grain elevator as they learn about the journey of soy and corn from farm field to town.
Weather Permitting
Ride out the 1965 Fridley tornado in a basement, learn about the Minneapolis Weatherball, play with the power of wind, and discover how Minnesotans have coped with the weather’s highs and lows.
Upcoming exhibits
Upcoming exhibits
First Avenue: Stories of Minnesota's Mainroom
Opens May 4, 2019
Your all-access pass to the stars, the shows, and the stories of a legendary club that put Minnesota music on the map.