Mill City Museum Invites Everyone to Participate in Community Art Project

Visitors can stop by and color a section during the Stone Arch Bridge Festival

For immediate release

Dated: June 5, 2026

Contacts: Nick Jungheim, 651-259-3060, nick.jungheim@mnhs.org or Allison Ortiz, 651-259-3051, allison.ortiz@mnhs.org

Location: Mill City Museum

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. (June 5, 2026) – Paint by number art projects are going large-scale this summer, when Mill City Museum unveils a large paint by number to celebrate the history and beauty of the Stone Arch Bridge. The public is invited to color in a section during the Stone Arch Bridge Festival on June 20 and June 21, 2026.

Mill City Museum is just across West River Parkway from Stone Arch Bridge. The paint by number measures 8-feet wide and 4-feet tall and depicts the bridge and the Minneapolis skyline. Mill City Museum hopes this activity will shine a light on the Stone Arch Bridge’s role in Minneapolis’s development, the city’s architecture, and the festival itself.

Participation in the activity is free and will take place in the museum’s Mill Charles H. Bell Ruin Courtyard (or indoors if raining). The museum will also feature the paint by number activity during the Minnesota Historical Society’s Free Admission Day on June 27, 2026.

What:
Paint by Number at Mill City Museum during the Stone Arch Bridge Festival

When:
Saturday, June 20 and Sunday, June 21, 2026
10 am–5 pm

Where:
Mill City Museum
704 South 2nd St. Minneapolis, MN 55401

Cost:
Free

About the Minnesota Historical Society
The Minnesota Historical Society is a non-profit educational and cultural institution established in 1849. MNHS collects, preserves, and tells the story of Minnesota’s past through museum exhibits, libraries and collections, historic sites, educational programs, and book publishing. Using the power of history to transform lives, MNHS preserves our past, shares our state’s stories, and connects people with history.