Wild Roots Learning Community 📅 Dates: Sep. 10, Sep. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov. 12, Dec. 10 (all Thursdays) ⏰ Time: 10:00am-12:00pm (each time) 👧 Age Range: 3-12 y/o (younger/older siblings welcome!) 💵 Cost: $5/kid 3-and-older ⭐ FREE for MDC Members, kids 2-and-under, and accompanying grown-ups Wild Roots is a play-based learning group where […]
🚐 Fall Color Shuttle Van Tours 🍁 ⏰This Outing: Thursday, October 8 | 5:00pm 💸 Pricing: MDC Member: $10.00; Nonmember: $15.00 🔗 Register Online: Click here! Experience the splendor of northeastern Minnesota's fall season while learning about the area's rich mining history! This fall color shuttle van tour takes you around the Glen Mine Pit […]
📅 Date: Thursday, October 8 ⏰ Time: 6:00-7:30pm 📍 Place: MDC’s Dining Room 💸 Cost: FREE! It’s time for Thursday Night Trivia! Join us every other Thursday from October 2026 to April 2027 (see the full schedule below) for brain-busting fun, chill vibes, and hot food. It’s FREE to play, and there’s no Museum admission […]
🚐 Fall Color Shuttle Van Tours 🍁 ⏰This Outing: Thursday, October 10 | 11:00am 💸 Pricing: MDC Member: $10.00; Nonmember: $15.00 🔗 Register Online: Click here! Experience the splendor of northeastern Minnesota's fall season while learning about the area's rich mining history! This fall color shuttle van tour takes you around the Glen Mine Pit […]
🚐 Fall Color Shuttle Van Tours 🍁 ⏰This Outing: Thursday, October 10 | 2:00pm 💸 Pricing: MDC Member: $10.00; Nonmember: $15.00 🔗 Register Online: Click here! Experience the splendor of northeastern Minnesota's fall season while learning about the area's rich mining history! This fall color shuttle van tour takes you around the Glen Mine Pit […]
📅 Thursday, October 15, 2026 ⏰ 5:30–8:00pm 📍 MDC's Dining Room 💲 FREE and open to all What happens when the iron beneath our feet becomes part of the art around us? Join MDC Museum & Research Center Director Allyse Freeman and painter, material researcher, and educator Elisabeth Heying for an engaging, hands-on exploration of […]
🏺 Family Discovery Day: International Archaeology Day 📅 Saturday, October 17 ⏰ 11:00am–4:00pm 📍 Minnesota Discovery Center 💸 FREE Admission Join us for a free day of family fun as we celebrate International Archaeology Day at the Minnesota Discovery Center, featuring a FREE screening of Dora and the Lost City of Gold and hands-on archaeology […]
Wild Roots Learning Community 📅 Dates: Sep. 10, Sep. 24, Oct. 8, Oct. 22, Nov. 12, Dec. 10 (all Thursdays) ⏰ Time: 10:00am-12:00pm (each time) 👧 Age Range: 3-12 y/o (younger/older siblings welcome!) 💵 Cost: $5/kid 3-and-older ⭐ FREE for MDC Members, kids 2-and-under, and accompanying grown-ups Wild Roots is a play-based learning group where […]
📅 Date: Thursday, October 22 ⏰ Time: 6:00-7:30pm 📍 Place: MDC’s Dining Room 💸 Cost: FREE! It’s time for Thursday Night Trivia! Join us every other Thursday from October 2026 to April 2027 (see the full schedule below) for brain-busting fun, chill vibes, and hot food. It’s FREE to play, and there’s no Museum admission […]
UPDATE: Both Flashlight Clueseum games are now SOLD OUT. Thank you to everyone who signed up! We're going to have a spooktacular time. 📅 Dates: October 23 & 30 ⏰ Time: 7:30-9:30pm (both times) 👤 Age Range: 13+ 💵 Cost: $13 for MDC Members; $15 for Nonmembers ❗ Takes place in the dark with low […]
Peer into the past with convenient extended Research Center hours on October 29, 2026! During Late Night in the Research Center, the RC will be open from 10:00am to 8:00pm. Our super friendly, super knowledgeable staff will be ready and eager to help you trace your family genealogy, investigate regional history, find a good book […]
The Research Center Presents: Ryan Vine’s The Cave: Poetry Reading & Book Signing 🗓️ Date: Thursday, October 29 ⏰ Time: 5:00-7:30pm 📍 Place: MDC’s Theater 💸 Cost: FREE On Thursday, October 29 from 5:00-7:30pm, come listen to one of Minnesota’s most celebrated modern poets—Ryan Vine! Ryan will be reading from his latest poetry collection, The […]
