Best Upcoming Museum Exhibits In Minnesota
See these six diverse and powerful Minnesota museum exhibits this summer.
We Are Hmong Minnesota
Minnesota History Center
345 W. Kellogg Blvd.
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 259-3000
www.minnesotahistorycenter.org
Dates: Now through Nov. 29, 2015
Learn more about the Hmong, a people who chose the Twin Cities metro area as one of few US urban areas to settle after being uprooted from their communities in Southeast Asia. The powerful story of this transition, told in their voice, has exhibits of Honoring, Remembering, and Understanding. The first gallery, Honoring, is a timeline of Hmong early history up to the great Southeast Asian war plus textiles, basketry, jewelry, weapons and religious artifacts representing Hmong traditional life in Laos. The second display, Remembering, shows people, events and feelings on thousands of brightly colored spirit papers similar to those burned as offerings at Hmong funerals. The third space is dedicated to Understanding by telling of the Hmong journey from Thailand's refugee camps to the first years in Minnesota and current Hmong clan system, language, religion, culture, women, politics, and of the farmers' market.
Paj Ntaub: Hmong Textiles from the Permanent Collection
James J. Hill House
240 Summit Ave
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 297-2555
www.james-j-hill-house.com
Dates: Now through Nov. 29, 2015
Hmong women settling in St. Paul created these 50 warm, vibrant and rigorously detailed pieces of Hmong textile art. Paj Ntaub, or flower cloth, are traditional art forms of embroidery, appliqué and batik. Corrine Pearson collected many of these pieces while for two decades operating a Hmong Handwork consignment store in St. Paul.
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Inspiring Beauty: 50 Years of Ebony Fashion Fair
Minnesota History Center
345 W. Kellogg Blvd.,
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 259-300
www.minnesotahistorycenter.org
Dates: May 23, 2015 through Aug. 16, 2015
View the 40 best fashions from five decades of the world-renowned traveling fashion show Ebony Fashion Fair. See Christian Dior, Oscar de la Renta, Bill Blass, Valentino, Patrick Kelly, Bob Mackie, and Stephen Burrows garments. Johnson Publishing Company and Ebony Magazine created this landmark show that continued for 50 years. Celebrate the opening with Preview Party & Fashion Show Emcee Robyne Robinson Thursday May 21, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. for $25. Not only do participants get an advance look at these iconic fashions, but they can shop, take photos and enjoy hors' de oeuvres.
Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts
2400 3rd Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 870-3000
www.artsmia.org
Dates: June 18, 2015 through August 30, 2015
Celebrate creativity and originality with Mark Mothersbaugh. Who knew this founding member of the popular punk-rock band Devo was also the person behind the musical scores of The Lego Movie, The Life Aquatic, and Super Mario World among many others. Now see his imaginative genius in the form of drawings, photography, postcards, rugs, sculptures and videos.
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Amp it Up! The Hagström Guitar Sensation
American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue S.
Minneapolis MN 55407
(612) 871-4907
www.asimn.org
Dates: June 20, 2015 through Oct. 25, 2015
It was 1958 when the Hagström family started making electric guitars in Sweden. Skilled craft workers applied the same sparkle pearloid celluloid used on their accordions to this new line of guitars, causing famous stars from Elvis Presley to Frank Zappa to seek Hagström guitars. When Hagströmdiscontinued its product line in 1983, collectors scrambled to acquire these vintage guitars, some of which will be displayed as some will available to play. Local artists will be playing these guitars in a series of concerts this summer and Minneapolis jazz musician Connie Evingson, Artist-In-Residence, will be composing an original new work for the prized possessions.
Leonardo da Vinci, the Codex Leicester, and the Creative Mind
Minneapolis Institute Of Arts
2400 3rd Ave. South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 870-3000
www.artsmia.org
Dates: June 21, 2015 through August 30, 2015
It is the most treasured manuscript in the world since Bill Gates paid over $30 million for it. Now see it brought to life in the Minneapolis Institute Of Arts major summer exhibition. Discover Leonardo da Vinci's deft reasoning as he jumps from one topic to another explaining such diverse topics as the composition of the moon, the internal workings of our planet and the movement of water and how to control it.
Robin Johnson was born in Annandale, Minn. and graduated from Richfield High School and then the University of Minnesota where he studied Political Science, Business and Industrial Relations. A writer for Examiner.com, he also consults with a variety of organizations and individuals helping them develop and grow. His work can be found at Examiner.com.
