April 2024
Springtime Farm
Join Maplewood Historical Society and Mill City Museum in celebrating spring! The Bruentrup Heritage Farm was a working farm where everyone was busy in the springtime. Staff from the Maplewood Historical Society will share what would have been happening on that historic farm in the spring. Visitors can learn the science of butter, discover a way to make a fake apple pie, take home a seed for planting, and try the farm artifact challenge.
Find out more »Workers’ History Tour
Discover the dramatic story of work and labor in Minneapolis from the nineteenth century to today. On this tour, a Mill City Museum guide will tell of the actions taken by workers and activists to improve the lives of working people, including those in the milling industry and in related industries throughout the city, and the response of management in the Citizens Alliance to create anti-union policies. Tour guests will also gain insight into how labor was divided across lines…
Find out more »Food Memories: National Blueberry Pie Day
Join Mill City Museum staff in the baking lab for chats about our personal connections to holiday, national day, historic, and cultural foods. In April, hear about Lively B. Willoughby and refrigerated dough while celebrating National Blueberry Pie Day! There are great conversations to be had and always samples!
Find out more »Washburn A Mill Tour
Explore the nooks and crannies of the Washburn A Mill, the National Historic Landmark that is the home of Mill City Museum. The tour highlights the lives of men and women who worked there, how the building functioned during its peak flour milling years, how it changed over time, and how the mill ruin was converted to a museum and office building. Includes museum admission the day of the tour.
Find out more »May 2024
The Essential Dear Dara Book Talk: Dessert with Dara
Join Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl, author of The Essential Dear Dara, for a reading and conversation around her book, which has been called, “A love letter to the Twin Cities.” Then join Mill City Museum staff and Dara in the baking lab to sample a recipe from the MNHS press book Rhubarb Renaissance, inspired by the “Good Stalk: Rhubarb” chapter from The Essential Dear Dara. Doors open at 6:30 pm.
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