January 2025
Millers’ Tour
Tour the National Historic Landmark Washburn A Mill Complex, the home of Mill City Museum, focusing on how the flour mill operated and the lives of the people who worked there. This 60-minute guided tour includes many nooks and crannies, plus regular museum admission. Limit of 20 per tour.
Find out more »Dangers and Disasters Tours
Flour milling could be a dangerous job. Workers were exposed to constantly moving machinery, high-powered water turbines, and tall grain elevators where one wrong move might have disastrous consequences. This tour of the Washburn A Mill will explore the dangers that workers faced on the job, including the deadly 1878 mill explosion that led to the destruction and rebuilding of the riverfront industrial district. The tour will also include discussions of daily workplace machinery hazards such as the “Humphrey manlift."…
Find out more »February 2025
Season’s Eatings: Winter
Come in from the cold to join Mill City Museum staff in the Baking Lab as they discuss winter in Minnesota and favorite wintertime recipes. Visitors will be able to sample a cheese cracker recipe from Patrice Johnson’s book Land of 10,000 Plates. Included with regular site admission.
Find out more »STEM Family Day
History and science come together in a day of family activities focusing on the role of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) for the past and present. Guest organizations and museum staff will present a variety of STEM-related programs, highlighting the ways STEM affected the Minneapolis riverfront and still affects us today.
Find out more »Minnesota Labor History Tour
Discover the dramatic story of work and labor in Minnesota 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 »March 2025
Sensory Friendly Morning at Mill City Museum
The museum will be open from 9-10 am for registered Sensory Friendly Morning visitors, enjoying the museum’s exhibits with some modifications. At 10 am, the museum will open to the general public. Sensory Friendly Mornings are events designated for visitors with neurodiverse considerations such as autism. Guests can enjoy museum experiences at multiple MNHS Sites with adjusted environments and various activities. Registration is required.
Find out more »Millers’ Tour
Tour the National Historic Landmark Washburn A Mill Complex, the home of Mill City Museum, focusing on how the flour mill operated and the lives of the people who worked there. This 60-minute guided tour includes many nooks and crannies, plus regular museum admission. Limit of 20 per tour.
Find out more »Millers’ Tour
Tour the National Historic Landmark Washburn A Mill Complex, the home of Mill City Museum, focusing on how the flour mill operated and the lives of the people who worked there. This 60-minute guided tour includes many nooks and crannies, plus regular museum admission. Limit of 20 per tour.
Find out more »April 2025
Millers’ Tour
Tour the National Historic Landmark Washburn A Mill Complex, the home of Mill City Museum, focusing on how the flour mill operated and the lives of the people who worked there. This 60-minute guided tour includes many nooks and crannies, plus regular museum admission. Limit of 20 per tour.
Find out more »Minnesota Labor History Tour
Discover the dramatic story of work and labor in Minnesota 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…
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