Who misses the Metrodome? No one. Well, maybe someone. The maligned, marshmallow-topped stadium met a snowy end in 2014 (literally — it collapsed in a blizzard), and in its place rose the glitzy, ship-shaped U.S. Bank Stadium.
SKOL!
Celebrate the steps of turning wool into fabric by visiting Historic Forestville on Saturdays throughout June to learn the different steps. Each Saturday will have a demonstration of one of the steps in the wool to fiber process.
Join us in an artful demonstration of fiber spinning. Watch fiber artist Karen Schmidt, from Schmidt Farm in Preston, Minnesota, add wool while continuously spinning the fiber together.
Trug comes from the old English word "trog", meaning boat-like. The "modern" trug gardening basket was developed sometime around 1850 in the small town of Herstmonceux in East Sussex, UK. To this day, Sussex trugs are made entirely by hand. In this workshop, you will build a trug made of two hoops of steamed ash wood for the frame, filled with overlapping thin strips of ash secured with clenched copper nails, in the same manner as clinker built or lapstrake wooden boats.
Recommended for all ages
Celebrate Pride when we center the work of LGBTQIA+ scientists and allies at the Bell Museum! Meet researchers and experience their work through hands-on activities for all ages around the museum. This public program is open to all.
We’re taking advantage of the sunny summer weather and bringing our solar telescopes out each week this summer! Our expert staff will guide you through safe solar observing while teaching you about our closest star. Please note: solar observing will be canceled in case of clouds or rain.
Solar Observing is an in-person event at the Bell Museum and is included in the cost of regular admission.
Solar safety
Celebrate the steps of turning wool into fabric by visiting Historic Forestville on Saturdays throughout June to learn the different steps. Each Saturday will have a demonstration of one of the steps in the wool to fiber process.
Raw wool is rough and scratchy; not to mention contains numerous organic material. It needs to be cleaned and washed before it can become yarn. Come participate in this hands-on multistep process.
Do you remember seeing those old painted ads on the sides of buildings for Coca-Cola, Grain Belt Beer, grocery stores, warehouses, etc.? Fading Ads are the old painted ads on the sides of brick buildings that once advertised a vibrant business, and now have faded to the point where only part of the sign is visible. Those overlooked, fleeting symbols seen on brick buildings throughout Minneapolis and St. Paul chronicle the Twin Cities past.
During The Great Depression, President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the United States government implemented the “New Deal”. The relief and recovery programs within the New Deal were aimed at getting Americans working and getting money into their hands. One of those programs, through the Federal Emergency Relief Administration (FERA,) was rural rehabilitation. The programs aim was to get displaced families off government provided relief and into resettlement communities.
Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the United States' leadership was deeply invested in the state of American Masculinity. As the U.S. entered World War II, a new era of American Masculinity emerged, highlighting the aggressive and patriotic military man. Norman Rockwell, in his Saturday Evening Post illustrations of Willie Gillis, diverged from this trend, portraying the "American everyman." Join us as we discuss the visual portrayal of American masculinity and its roots in Rooseveltian ideals, as well as the work of Norman Rockwell and its impact on American culture.
The 10th annual 10,000 Lakes Concours d’Elegance returns to Canterbury Park on Sunday, Sept. 14, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Shakopee, Minn. Showcasing more than 200 examples of invite-only examples of automotive art and design across history from 1900 until 1970. A “Concours” is a “Competition of elegance” and expert judges will choose “Best in Class”, “Best in Show” and the coveted “People’s Choice” awards, to be given out at 3:30 p.m. during the Winner’s Parade.
