Museums & Churches

Family Christmas Outing at the American Swedish Institute

Our granddaughter went to an event for pre-schoolers at the American Swedish Institute last week searching for 'tomte' (elves) hidden throughout the Turnblad Mansion and had such a good time...
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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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The first of the 3 big Loring Park churches to be completed about 100 years ago

It's hard to miss the three big churches that pierce the skyline along Hennepin Avenue near Loring Park, about midway between downtown Minneapolis and the city lakes. It is such a...
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Minnesota History Center… one of 3 major museums built in St. Paul in the 1990s

It's hard to miss the distinctive Minnesota History Center perched at the intersection of I-94 and I-35E… between the domes of the State Capitol and the St. Paul Cathedral. Built in...
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Kids can craft gifts for loved ones alongside Santa and his reindeer… free at Landmark Center on Sunday, December 9

Looking for a free family holiday outing? Next Sunday, December 9, 2012 kids can not only visit Santa and his reindeer with excellent photo ops… they can also craft their own...
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Frank Lloyd Wright-inspired bridge links downtown Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Institue of Arts

When the Minneapolis Institute of Arts (MIA) proposed appreciating Third Avenue South between the Mississippi River and the MIA as an "Avenue of the Arts" in the 1990s it made...
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The most perfect example of Byzantine mosaic art in the US

If you follow Hennepin Avenue about six blocks south from the heart of Uptown at Hennepin and Lake Street you will come to the entrance of Lakewood Cemetery. Nestled between Lake Calhoun...
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Playwrights’ Center celebrates 40 years… at home in the ‘best hipster neighborhood’ in the ‘most hipster state’

When we were standing in line for theater tickets in NYC recently, we chatted with a woman standing next to us who is an actor living in NYC but is...
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