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  2. List of museums in Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    The state's official natural history museum, established in 1872 for research and display of the state's plants and animals. Operated by the University of Minnesota, the museum is home to world renowned wildlife dioramas, the first discovery room in North America, and state-of-the-art digital planetarium. The museum opened a new building on the ...

  3. Minnesota History Center - Wikipedia

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    The Minnesota History Center is one of the 26 Minnesota Historical Society sites and is home to the Minnesota Historical Society headquarters, the Society's collections, an expansive library, and 44,000 square feet (4,100 m 2) of museum gallery space. The museum showcases interactive in-house-developed and traveling exhibits, as well as ...

  4. Minnesota Historical Society - Wikipedia

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    The Minnesota Historical Society operates 31 historic sites and museums, 26 of which are open to the public. MNHS manages 16 sites directly and 7 in partnerships where the society maintains the resources and provides funding. 6 sites are being held for preservation but are closed to public access, and five are self-guided sites with interpretive signage.

  5. National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as: KML GPX (all coordinates) GPX (primary coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) This is a list of sites in Minnesota which are included in the National Register of Historic Places. There are more than 1,700 properties and historic districts listed on the NRHP; each of Minnesota's 87 counties has at least 2 listings. Twenty-two ...

  6. Oakdale, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    Oakdale is a city in Washington County, Minnesota, United States. It is a suburb of Saint Paul and is on the eastern side of the Twin Cities Metropolitan area. The population was 28,303 at the 2020 census. [3] Oakdale is the 36th largest city in Minnesota by population.

  7. Bell Museum of Natural History - Wikipedia

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    The museum is on the Saint Paul campus of the University of Minnesota at 2088 Larpenteur Ave W, Falcon Heights, MN [7] New enhancements include an outdoor learning landscape, a dedicated parking lot, and new permanent and temporary exhibit galleries. The estimated project budget of the new facility and moving is $64.2 million.

  8. History of Saint Paul, Minnesota - Wikipedia

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    A History of the City of Saint Paul to 1875 (1876) online also reprinted Vol. 4. Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1983. Wills, Jocelyn. Boosters, Hustlers, and Speculators: Entrepreneurial Culture and the Rise of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1849-1883 (Minnesota Historical Society Press, 2005). Wingerd, Mary Lethert.

  9. Minnesota Museum of American Art - Wikipedia

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    In 1939 it was renamed the St. Paul Gallery and School of Art. [1] The institution began collecting art in 1940 after receiving a collection of Chinese jade art pieces in a bequest. In 1962 it was known as the St. Paul Art Center. [1] It was renamed the Minnesota Museum of Art in 1969 and changed locations to the Jemne Building, an art deco ...