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			Events on Friday February 15, 2008 American Indian Art from the Bishop Whipple Collection Exhibit Opening Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Dates: Feb. 15, 2008 Time: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. This exhibit highlights the extraordinary range and beauty of Dakota and Ojibwe arts and crafts objects contained in a collection assembled by Minnesota clergyman Bishop Henry Whipple in the later half of the 19th century. The collections, currently housed at the Minnesota Science Museum and at the Minnesota Historical Society, feature rare examples of traditional quillwork, stone pipe bowls and decorated pipe stems, beaded and quillwork garments, beaded bandolier bags, war clubs, as well as a variety of craft objects and lace produced at mission schools in Minnesota. Selections from the Bishop Whipple Collection of American Indian Art Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: April 13, 2008 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. This exhibit highlights the extraordinary range and beauty of American Indian arts and crafts objects contained in a collection assembled by Minnesota clergyman Bishop Henry Whipple in the latter half of the 19th century. The collections, currently housed at the Minnesota Historical Society and the Science Museum of Minnesota, feature rare examples of traditional quillwork, beaded garments, bandolier bags and a variety of lace produced at mission schools in Minnesota. Right on Lake Street Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: March 9, 2008 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Take a fun, funky trip through the heart and history of Minneapolis’ most vibrant neighborhood. It’s Lake Street as you’ve never seen it before! Developed in collaboration with Macalester College and In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theater. Support provided by the Lake Street Council and Metro Transit. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/lakestreet. Looking Back / Moving Forward: Recent Acquisitions to the Art Collection James J. Hill House, St. Paul MN Closing: April 20, 2008 Hours: Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 3:30 p.m. Closed major holidays. Art gallery hours: Monday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday 1 to 4 p.m. Fee: $2 for exhibit only, or free with house tour $8 adults, $6 seniors and college students, $4 children ages 6 to 17. On the eve of Minnesota’s 150th anniversary of statehood, this exhibit of more than 40 works of art acquired over the last five years, spans the history of Minnesota and explores its long tradition of art making. Highlights include work by Seth Eastman, Dorothea Lau, Julius Seyler, Douglas Volk and Elof Wedin. A significant number of works in the exhibition are by living artists such as Jim Burpee, Mike Lynch, Rose Smith and Carolyn Swiszcz who continue to record the history of Minnesota and its people. Big River Student Art Mill City Museum, Minneapolis MN Closing: April 20, 2008 Hours: Tuesday-Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Open Mondays, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., in July and August. Fee: Free This exhibit features a selection of award-winning artwork from the first decade of the Big River Student Art contest. The contest invites students in grades four through six to examine the Mississippi River from many unique points of view. Over the years, more than 6,000 student works of art have been featured. The art displayed at Mill City Museum is a selection from more than 120 award-winning pieces. The exhibit is presented by the Mississippi National River and Recreation Area and Mill City Museum. The Enemy Within: Terror in America - 1776 to Today Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: May 4, 2008 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. "The Enemy Within," a traveling exhibition from the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., provides an unprecedented look into terror in America from 1776 to the present day. The exhibition explores the surprising stories - some infamous, some nearly forgotten - of domestic terrorists and foreign agents, militant radicals and saboteurs, who have threatened America's sense of security over the past 200 years. The stories are told in themed environments that evoke the spirit of the times and include artifacts, replicas, historic photographs, film footage, interactive displays and video. The exhibit also delves into the hard question of how we identify who the enemy is and how we keep the country safe without compromising the civil liberties upon which it was founded. Tales of the Territory Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: May 31, 2009 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Step into Minnesota's earliest years and explore the state's roots as an organized political entity. Eyewitness accounts of life in Minnesota Territory, drawn from letters, journals and articles of the era, as well as multimedia "object theater" devoted to the Dakota and Ojibwe treaties of 1851 are part of the exhibit. Covering 4,000 square feet and including about 150 artifacts, "Tales of the Territory" offers personal glimpses into life at the tumultuous time in the state's history. Be sure to try the online "Tales of the Territory" experience. Going Places: The Mystique of Mobility Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Closing: January 4, 2010 Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. The American passion for mobility has shaped Minnesota. Travel back through time to celebrate the promise of the new, reflect on the consequences of the past, and debate and dream of ways of moving transportation into the 21st century. "Going Places," part of the Minnesota History Transportation Network, is funded in part by the Transportation Equity Act for the 21st Century (TEA-21) through the U.S. Department of Transportation. Home Place Minnesota Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. This 20-minute multi-media presentation uses voices, images and artifacts to bring to life a range of emotions about Minnesota as a home. Listen as Minnesota voices read from diaries, poetry and memoirs while photographic images and objects from the Society's collections help create a more complete story. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/homeplace. Grainland/Boxcar Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Grainland traces the journey of wheat and corn from farm to town to grain elevator. Children will enjoy climbing through a replica grain elevator where bins and chutes are replaced with steps and slides and curving nooks and crannies to explore. They can also hop into the vintage 1900 farmer's wagon loaded with grain for market or step into an authentic Soo Line boxcar. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/grainland. Weather Permitting Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Minnesotans do more than talk about the weather. They learn to cope with extreme temperatures, watch for signs of storms and generally enjoy the outdoors, whether boating on a summer's day, skiing down a hill or snowmobiling along trails through the forests. No matter the weather, it's always a nice day at the History Center when you visit the "Weather Permitting" exhibit. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/weather. MN150 Minnesota History Center, St. Paul MN Hours: Museum and Stores: Tuesday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. (free admission 5 to 8 p.m.); Wednesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Sunday noon to 5 p.m. Closed Mondays except Monday holidays year round. Holiday Hours Library: Tuesday noon to 8 p.m.; Wednesday through Friday noon to 5 p.m.; Saturday 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; Sunday noon to 4 p.m. Closed Monday, Memorial Day and Labor Day Weekends, and major holidays including the day after Thanksgiving. Fee: $10 adults, $8 seniors and college students, $5 children ages 6-17; free for children age 5 and under and MHS members. Visit the "MN150" exhibit at the Minnesota History Center and experience the people, places and things that helped shape our great state, including such obvious choices as our own Prince Rogers Nelson of Minneapolis and other, lesser know figures, such as Bradford Parkinson, inventor of the now ubiquitous GPS system. While you’re here, take the interactive quiz and see just how Minnesota-smart you are. Presented by Best Buy. For more information visit http://www.mnhs.org/mn150.