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Mill City Museum
An attraction for all ages, the museum chronicles the flour milling industry that dominated world flour production for roughly a half-century and fueled the growth of Minneapolis, recognized across the nation and around the world as "Mill City."

Built within the ruins of a National Historic Landmark, the Washburn A Mill, the museum will provide a multi-sensory, interactive journey. The story of flour milling - and its impact on Minneapolis, the nation and the world - comes to life in this one-of-a-kind museum.

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November 21, 2009

Washburn A Mill Tour

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take ...... more

November 21, 2009

Family Day: Railroads

Time: 1 to 4 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.




Enjoy railroad-themed activities while learning about how railroads and Minneapolis grew up together. Build a paper boxcar like the 1879 St. Paul ...... more

December 3, 2009

Film Screening: 'Betty Mystique'

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: Free




Join author and filmmaker Susan Marks for an evening celebrating the life and times of Betty Crocker. Marks will screen her short film "The Betty ...... more

December 5, 2009

Washburn A Mill Tour

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take ...... more

December 5, 2009

Star Tribune Holiday Cookie Contest Winners

Time: 1 to 4 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.




Get inspired for holiday baking when the finalists in the Star Tribune’s annual Taste Holiday Cookie Contest bake their winning recipes in the Mill ...... more

December 12, 2009

Family Storytime

Time: 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.




Museum storytellers will share classic tales, teach songs and lead a simple book-making project for recording the steps that wheat goes through from ...... more

December 13, 2009

"Kevin Kling’s Holiday Inn" Reading and Book Signing

Time: 2 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.

Reservations: recommended, call 612-341-7555




Storyteller, playwright and humorist Kevin Kling will read from his new book, "Holiday Inn" in the museum’s West Engine House theater. Afterwards he ...... more

December 18, 2009

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Time: 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at ...... more

December 19, 2009

Washburn A Mill Tour

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take ...... more

December 19, 2009

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Time: 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at ...... more

December 20, 2009

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Time: 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at ...... more

December 26, 2009

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Time: 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at ...... more

December 27, 2009

An 'Eventually' Christmas: Holidays at the Mill

Time: 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.

Fee: $14 adults, $12 seniors and college students, $10 for children ages 6-17 and MHS members.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




This unique theatrical event performed in the museum's Flour Tower elevator ride, features "The Ghost of Mill City Past" guiding an intimate look at ...... more

December 31, 2009 Exhibit Closing

Storyboats

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m.; Also July and August, Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fee: Free




Building friendships and encouraging conversations is the goal of ceramic artist Anna Metcalfe's work. In "Storyboats" on display at Mill City ...... more

January 3, 2010

Scratch vs. Mix: Which Brownie is Better?

Time: 2 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.




See how history is revealed in food in the Baking Lab. Museum staff demonstrate making brownies from scratch versus a mix and share the history of ...... more

January 9, 2010

Washburn A Mill Tour

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take ...... more

January 14, 2010

Minneapolis in the 20th Century with Iric Nathanson

Time: 7 p.m.

Fee: Free




Hear a free talk by author Iric Nathanson about the checkered history of Minneapolis based on his new book, "Minneapolis in the 20th Century: The ...... more

January 16, 2010

Family Storytime

Time: 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.




Museum storytellers will share classic tales, teach songs and lead a simple book-making project for recording the steps that wheat goes through from ...... more

January 23, 2010

Washburn A Mill Tour

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take ...... more

January 30, 2010

Scratch vs. Mix: Which Brownie is Better?

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.




See how history is revealed in food in the Baking Lab. Museum staff demonstrate making brownies from scratch versus a mix and share the history of ...... more

February 6, 2010

Scratch vs. Mix: Which Brownie is Better?

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.




See how history is revealed in food in the Baking Lab. Museum staff demonstrate making brownies from scratch versus a mix and share the history of ...... more

February 13, 2010

Washburn A Mill Tour

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take ...... more

February 20, 2010

Family Storytime

Time: 11:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

Fee: Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.




Museum storytellers will share classic tales, teach songs and lead a simple book-making project for recording the steps that wheat goes through from ...... more

February 27, 2010

Washburn A Mill Tour

Time: 1 p.m.

Fee: $12 adults, $10 seniors and college students, $8 children ages 6-17 and MHS members. Tour includes museum admission.

Reservations: required, call 612-341-7555




Get an in-depth look at the historic Washburn A Mill complex and the award-winning Mill City Museum building. A museum interpreter will take ...... more

March 28, 2010 Exhibit Closing

Minneapolis Riverfront Then and Now, 1858 and 2008

Hours: Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m.; Also July and August, Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Fee: Free




Photographer Jerry Mathiason and Mill City Museum embarked on a project during the state sesquicentennial in 2008 to document change on the ...... more


Location

704 South Second Street
Minneapolis MN 55401


Directions

Located in downtown Minneapolis on the west bank of the Mississippi River, just north of the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome, near the corner of Portland Avenue and 2nd Street. Look for the Gold Medal Flour sign. The museum is right next door. Map

Phone

612-341-7555

Email

mcm@mnhs.org

Admission

Programs included with museum admission of $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for MHS members.

Hours

Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m.; Also July and August, Monday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.

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Amenities

Handicapped Accessible
Guided Tours
Exhibits
Walking Trails
Picnic Area
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