Events

Friday, November 29

History Hijinx: Thanksgiving Break

Join us for Thanksgiving break at the Minnesota History Center!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Saturday, November 30

History Hijinx: Thanksgiving Break

Join us for Thanksgiving break at the Minnesota History Center!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Sunday, December 1

History Hijinx: Thanksgiving Break

Join us for Thanksgiving break at the Minnesota History Center!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Thursday, December 5

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get FREE admission and parking!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Zines Workshop

Join Curiosity Studio for a free workshop on zines!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Classes & Workshops

Friday, December 6

Stephanie Hansen: "True North Cabin Cookbook" Author Event

Meet the Regional Emmy Award-winning host and author Stephanie Hansen
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, December 7

Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II at Home and Abroad

History Forum
World War II history as you’ve likely never heard it before
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Thursday, December 12

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get FREE admission and parking!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Saturday, December 14

Break Point: Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX

Join us for a talk about how two sisters helped unlock the gate to athletic opportunities previously only open to boys.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Thursday, December 19

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get FREE admission and parking!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Library After Hours

Join us at the Gale Family Library to get hands-on with rare books, archival collections, photographs, and more!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Thursday, December 26

Free Thursday Nights at the History Center

Visit the Minnesota History Center on a Thursday night from 4 pm-8 pm, and get FREE admission and parking!
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family

Saturday, January 4

The Experimental City

North Star Voices
Join us for a free screening of The Experimental City on Saturday, January 4.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, January 11

The Girls Who Desegregated America’s Schools

History Forum
A new history of school desegregation in America showing how Black girls led the fight for interracial education
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Thursday, January 16

All Ages Dance Party with DJ Sophia Eris

Come see the Girlhood (It's complicated) exhibit and stick around for a family friendly dance party with DJ Sophia Eris
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Family
  • Music, Films, Performances

Saturday, January 25

Dolls of Our Lives: Why We Can’t Quit American Girl

Join Mary Mahoney for a talk about the wild world of American Girl fandom.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, February 15

Citizens of a Stolen Land: A Conversation of Ho-Chunk History & Survivance

History Forum
Learn how the Ho-Chunk have been central to Civil War-era history and the upper Midwest, past and present
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Thursday, February 20

Red Stained: The Life of Hilda Simms

Join Jokeda “JoJo” Bell for a Black History Month program about Black actress and activist Hilda Simms.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, March 8

Spirits Dancing

North Star Voices
Join us for an afternoon with photographer Travis Novitsky and learn more about the night skies of Minnesota.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, March 15

Fierce Desires: A New History of Sex and Sexuality in America

History Forum
From an esteemed scholar, a richly textured and comprehensive history of sex and sexuality in America
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, April 5

Explorations of Black Girlhood

Join Dr. Lashon Daley for a talk about representations of Black girlhood in children’s literature.
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks

Saturday, April 12

Asian American Histories of the United States

History Forum
An innovative and expansive history of Asian Americans spanning nearly two centuries
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Minnesota History Center, St. Paul
  • Lectures & Talks