🏺 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 […]
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 […]
📅 Date: Thursday, November 5 ⏰ 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 […]
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 […]
Intrigue Chocolate Tasting Class 📅 Date: November 12 ⏰ Time: 5:00-7:30pm 💵 Price: $48 (+ $2 processing fee) 🎟️ Register online: Click here! Indulge your sweet tooth with a 1-hour tasting and education session with local chocolate makers! During this class, you’ll delve into the science of flavor, gain insight into the chocolate-making process, and […]
Call for Artists: Our Helpers, a Woodland Anishinaabe/Dakota Art Exhibition 🗓️ Apply now through Friday, November 13, 2026, 11:59pm 👥 Open to all Dakota, Ojibwe, and Ho-Chunk tribal citizens and descendants 👀 Accepting any visual art medium that can be physically displayed ❓ Questions? Accommodation needs? Email art.moira@gmail.com 🖋️ Application: View, fill out, and submit […]
📅 Saturday, November 14 ⏰ 10am–4pm 💸 FREE FOR ALL Join us and our friends from Bois Forte Heritage Center & Cultural Museum for Family Discovery Day: Maamawai Giwii-Kikendamin (Together We Learn) as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month through art, culture, food, music, and community. This FREE, family-friendly event is an opportunity to learn […]
