MN History Center

345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
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651-259-3000
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Admission Prices

$11 adults
$9 seniors (65+)
$9 college students (valid ID)
$6 children ages 6-17

Free to the public Tuesdays from 5 to 8 p.m. Always free for MHS members and children age 5 and under.
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Exhibit Hours

10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday;
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday;
12 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday;
Closed Monday (open Monday holidays year round).
Museum Holiday Hours

Library Hours

12 to 8 p.m. Tuesday;
12 to 5 p.m. Wed.-Fri.;
9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday;
12-4 p.m. Sunday;
Closed Monday.
 
 

2012 May 17

 

History Players in the Museum

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Some of Minnesota history's interesting people have stepped forward in time to share their stories. Some led ordinary lives. Others accomplished extraordinary things. All faced the challenges of their times in history as best they could.

History Players are available weekends and holidays year round. Watch one of these History Players perform at the top of each hour and spend some time visiting with them one-on-one about their lives in Minnesota.

  • Harriet Bishop - Visit territorial Minnesota with St. Paul's first public school teacher.
  • Fanny Brin - Organize with the Jewish peace activist and United Nations advocate.
  • Wanda Gag - Draw a picture of the past with the children's author and artist.
  • James Goodhue - Discuss late-breaking news from Minnesota Territory with Minnesota's first newspaper editor.
  • Virginia Mae Hope - Take off and soar with the World War II pilot.
  • Maud Hart Lovelace - Become a kid again with the children's author.
  • Thomas Lyles - Take a stand with the African American entrepreneur and community activist.
  • Frederick McKinley Jones - Think of big ideas with the inventor of refrigerated trucking.
  • George Nelson - Learn about early big business with the fur trade clerk.
  • John Beargrease - Trade stories with the Ojibwe mail carrier and fur trader.

Call 651-259-3000 to find out which character is in the museum today.

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