Art & Architecture

City Stories Doors Open 2026

A Weeklong Celebration of Architecture, History & Design in the Twin Cities… May 2-10, 2026

City Stories is a weeklong, multi-location event that invites visitors and locals to explore the Twin Cities through the lens of architecture, history, and design. The event will feature exclusive...
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NOLO’s Kitchen & Bar… in the historic Maytag building in the North Loop

NOLO’s Kitchen & Bar has been in the North Loop since 2017, when they transformed the former Gardner Hardware store in the historic building built for Maytag about 100 years...
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Two magnificent churches designed by French architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray

Easter Sunday made me think about two magnificent churches designed by French architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, one in Minneapolis and one in St. Paul. Both opened in 1915, and both are...
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MIA Exhibit… modern art and politics

From antiquity to the present day, artists have drawn inspiration from the political climate, perhaps nowhere more evident than in Germany about 100 years ago. A current exhibit at the...
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Stonebridge Estate remnants… waterfall on hillside deemed too difficult to build on

This year’s Docomomo fall MCM tour included one of my favorite parts of Saint Paul… the steep, wooded slope between Mt. Curve Boulevard and Stonebridge Boulevard on the east end...
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Docomomo Minn Mod Fall Home Tour 9/13/25… Modernism on the Mississippi

The Minn Mod Fall Home Tour is set for Saturday, September 13, 2025. Join Docomomo US/MN for a day celebrating Modernism along the Mississippi River! Twelve properties will be open...
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Forepaugh’s fine dining… don’t miss their Sweet Pea Agnolotti

When Joseph Forepaugh built this grand mansion as a family home in 1870 it occupied 3 lots on a hill on the edge of Irvine Park, with 5 more lots...
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Irvine Park… one of Saint Paul’s first residential neighborhoods

When John Irvine arrived in Saint Paul in 1843 he purchased the Mississippi River’s Upper Landing boat docks and 300 acres of recently ceded Dakota lands and operated a ferry...
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