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Mill City Museum in Minneapolis again nominated as one of nation’s best museums!

Mill City Museum in Minneapolis again nominated as one of nation’s best museums!

WCCOA historic museum in downtown Minneapolis is in the running for a national honor for the second year in a row.

On Tuesday, the Mill City Museum announced that it is among 20 nominees for USA Today’s 10 Best Rearders’ Choice travel award for the category of best history museum.

Last year, Mill City Museum won fourth place in the same contest.

“We are doubly honored to receive this nomination as we celebrate 20 years of welcoming visitors to Mill City Museum,” Mill City Museum Site Manager David Stevens said in a release. “We are so grateful for all the support received from Minnesotans last year. This recognition of the great work our staff does to tell the rich history of Minneapolis is tremendous.”

The museum is asking for the public’s support in voting in the online contest. You can vote once per day. The contest ends on February 12th

Photo courtesy of John Cross / Minnesota Historical Society

The museum itself is a piece of history, located in the ruins of the Washburn A Mill on the banks of the Mississippi next to St. Anthony Falls.

From 1880 to 1930, Minneapolis was the flour milling capital of the world. But that story — and the building that currently houses it — was almost lost.

“The mill shut down in 1965 and it sat mostly empty for the years after that. In the winter of 1991, the mill was destroyed — or nearly destroyed — by a massive fire,” Stevens told WCCO after last year’s nomination. “Could have been the end of the building, but civic leaders and the head of the historical society decided to save what was left of the mill, preserve it as a ruin, then create a new museum within the shell of the old.”

Today, visitors of all ages can learn about the history of flour, food production and Minneapolis.

Ely FiIm Festival Version 2 – Ely, MN

Ely FiIm Festival Version 2 – Ely, MN

Ely Film Festival

Welcome to Ely Film Festival Version 2, where we celebrate stories at the end of the road in Ely, Minnesota.

You’re invited to Ely Film Festival – Version 2! We will gather at Ely’s Historic State Theater to celebrate the work and creativity of independent filmmakers from the Arrowhead Region and around the world. Get ready for some fun; great movies, art, & music; and genuine community connections. You bring the energy, and we’ll provide the popcorn. We are so excited to see you at the end of the road.

Ely, Minnesota, is a small town located near both waterways and national forestland in northeastern Minnesota. Because of its location adjacent to Superior National Forest and the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness, Ely has become an important crossroads of history, culture, and recreation. The festival will feature local, regional and national filmmakers, who will present works that explore themes of identity, community, connection to place, adventure and creativity. Our films will captivate our audience and make them think about the world around them in new ways.

2024 Featured Film

“It’s been called the toughest endurance race in the world and it’s held right in our own backyard. Get your tickets fast before they’re sold out.”  Film showing is Saturday, February 10th at 7:00 PM.

Event

Ely Film Festival

Thursday, February 8th though Sunday, February 11th

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Minneapolis Institute of Art: The Rural Aesthetic Initiative by Lisa Bergh, exhibition “Topography”

Minneapolis Institute of Art: The Rural Aesthetic Initiative by Lisa Bergh, exhibition “Topography”

Lisa Bergh on life as a rural artist and arts advocate!

Lisa Bergh, whose colorful, abstract sculptures and assemblages are now on view at Mia “Topography” as part of the Minnesota Artists Exhibition Program, never intended to be a rural artist. But for close to 20 years, she has made a life, and a living, as a working artist and arts advocate in New London, Minnesota, 100 miles or so west of Minneapolis. A passionate and committed ambassador for her community, Bergh is the co-founder and co-curator of the Traveling Museum, a mobile art space that brings contemporary art to greater Minnesota. She and her husband, artist Andrew Nordin, collaborate on public art projects under the moniker Rural Aesthetic Initiative.

 

New Look Weekend: Freshwater – Winona, MN

New Look Weekend: Freshwater – Winona, MN

Mustafah Abdulaziz (American b.1986), Woman Gathering Water, Benue, Nigeria, 2015, (detail), scanned color film negative, giclée print.

New Look Weekend: Freshwater. Celebrate the opening of a year-long suite of exhibitions and programs that explores bold and often under-told narratives, examines fresh new perspectives of water, and features game-changing artists who help us better our relationship to this precious resource. The New Look Preview Party and some programming requires registration and an additional program fee. Tickets required for some programs and events.

Activities include artist demonstrations and lectures, community paintings, artist-led tours, and a film screening.

Friday

New Look Preview Party


Saturday

Painting Demonstration with Nick Fox and Patrick O'Brien


Sunday

Event

New Look Weekend: Freshwater

Friday, January 26th, 10 – 5 p.m.

Saturday, January 27th, 10 – 5 p.m.

Sunday, January 28th, 10 – 5 p.m.

General Admission $5

Location

Minnesota Marine Art Museum

800 Riverview Drive

Winona, MN

Directions

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2024 Art Shanty Bde Unma – Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, MN

2024 Art Shanty Bde Unma – Lake Harriet, Minneapolis, MN

2024 Art Shanty

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Music Under Glass Series – St. Paul, MN

Como Park Zoo & Conservatory Music Under Glass Series – St. Paul, MN

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