Art & Architecture

Minnesota Museum of American Art… Project Space in building that was the tallest west of Chicago when it was built

The Twin Cities is full of interesting museums both large and small. The exhibition space of the Minnesota Museum of American Art has had several homes over the years and...
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Art Attack at Northrup King

Today is the last day for the fall Art Attack at the Northrup King building in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. We went with our grandkids yesterday and they had...
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Nearly 100 years later, St. Paul Cathedral’s pipe organs finally at full voice

The year 1906 was a big year for architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray (1861-1917), when work was begun both on the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis and the Cathedral of...
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New Sculpture Garden at MN Arboretum… great place to see fall color

The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum of the University of Minnesota dedicated its new Sculpture Garden a couple months ago, and I have been looking for an opportunity to visit this walkable...
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Washburn-Fair Oaks Historic District in diverse Whittier neighborhood

In the shadow of downtown, just south of the Minneapolis Convention Center on 3rd Avenue South (also known as Avenue of the Arts) is Washburn Fair Oaks Park and Historic...
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Uptown Art Fair celebrates 50 years

Today is the last day to attend the Uptown Art Fair in its 50th anniversary year. One of the Twin Cities rites of summer, they have something for nearly everyone…...
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Where to find Mid-Century Modern Homes in Minneapolis-St. Paul

You can find different architectural styles scattered throughout the metro area, but simply by definition you will find the most mid-century homes in first-ring suburbs that were developed primarily in...
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Discovering Stonebridge… the lost Mac-Groveland estate once considered for the governor’s residence

When the listing agent for a home my clients are buying in St. Paul’s Macalaster-Groveland neighborhood told me it was once the site of the Minnesota governor’s residence it immediately piqued my interest....
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