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School Night
Educators, school staff, and their families are invited for a special preview night at the museum. Check out our new exhibits and see what resources we can offer your school, including our new Teaching Trunks! This is a free event, just show your school Badge or ID at the admission desk to gain entry. Light refreshments will be served.
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Opening Day
We are open for the season on May 17, 2024. Our summer hours are: Monday-Friday 10 am-5 pm Saturday 10 am-4 pm Sunday 12 pm-4 pm
Find out more »Curator for the Day
Kids will learn about museum curation and what it takes to put together a museum exhibit. They’ll take what they have learned and create a museum display that will be exhibited at the museum all season long! Grades 3-6 | $7 Register here!
Find out more »Kids in the Garden
Kids in the Garden: A Musical Family Jubilee Our annual Family Day, but with an exciting twist! Kids in the Garden brings the famed MacPhail Center for Music’s Sing Play Learn program to greater Minnesota for the first time ever. This FREE event features music workshops, crafts, STEAM activities, knot tying, face painting, free museum entry, & MORE!
Find out more »Story Time in the Garden
Join us in the Legacy Gardens with the Douglas County Library for free story time, perfect for ages 2-5. Stories start at 10:00 am. In case of rain, story time will take place in the museum.
Find out more »Music in the Gardens: Women on the Moon
The 1960s was one of the most memorable decades of all time in the history of The United States. While men landed on the moon, women artists took their own giant leap into every area of the musical landscape. The ‘60s were inarguably the most prolific decade for female vocalists and musicians in many diverse styles and categories. From pop and folk to rock and roll and rhythm and blues, women launched themselves into the music scene and claimed their space…
Find out more »Youth Planting Class
Kids will earn their green thumbs in this class, starting off with learning the basics of planting and taking care of plants. They will help create a special “Children’s Garden” within the Legacy Gardens and can return all summer long to see how it grows! Grades 1-5 | $7 Register here!
Find out more »Story Time in the Garden
Join us in the Legacy Gardens with the Douglas County Library for free story time, perfect for ages 2-5. Stories start at 10:00 am. In case of rain, story time will take place in the museum.
Find out more »History of Recreational Boating-Part I
Our summer speaker series is presented by Lee Wangstad, the History of Recreational Boating, covering the first half of the 20th century. This is part 1 of a 4 part series. Free and open to the public.
Find out more »Recycled Boat Building
Get your creative juices flowing! Participants will build a boat out of common household supplies and recycled materials. Then they can test their designs on the water to see if it floats. Grades 2-5 | $7 Register here
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