Minnesota Museums

This is an incomplete listing of museums in Minnesota. Please send updates to information@minnesotamuseums.org. Thanks to Suzanne Fischer at the Hennepin County Medical Center History Museum for helping us update this list!

Listings of historical organizations in Minnesota

A
Aitkin County Historical Society
20 Pacific Street SW
Aitkin, Minnesota 56431
(218) 927-3348

Alexander Ramsey House
265 S. Exchange St.
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-296-8760

American Museum of Asmat Art at the University of St. Thomas
Mail 57P
2115 Summit Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55105
651-962-5512 Fax: 651-962-5861

American Swedish Institute
2600 Park Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55407
(612) 871-4907

Anoka County Historical Society
2135 Third Avenue N
Anoka, Minnesota 55303-2421
763-421-0600


Association of Midwest Museums (AMM)
PO Box 11940
St. Louis, MO 63112-0040
(314) 746-4557
Fax (314) 746-4569
midwestmuseums@aol.com

B

Bakken Library and Museum
3537 Zenith Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55416-4623
612-926-3878 Fax: 612-927-7265

Barrett Moving & Storage Co
7100 Washington Av S
Eden Prairie, MN 55344-3512
612/828-7909

Becker County Historical Society
P.O. Box 622
Detroit Lakes, MN 56502-0622
218-847-2938 Fax: 218-847-5048

Belk's Museum Services
2921 Como Avenue SE
Minneapolis, MN 55414
612-378-1189 fax: 612-378-0831

Bell Museum of Natural History (see James Ford Bell Museum of Natural
History)

Beltrami County Historical Society Box 683 (mailing)
County Fairgrounds T.H. #71
Bemidji, MN 56601
218/751-7824

Belwin Outdoor Education Lab
See Valley Branch Environmental Learning Center

Big Stone County Historical Society
985 US Hwy 12
Ortonville, MN 56278
320/839-3359

Bloomington Art Center
1800 W Old Shakopee Rd
Bloomington, MN 55431
(952) 563-4777 Fax (952) 563-8744

Blue Earth County Historical Society
415 Cherry Street
Mankato, MN 56001
(507) 345-5566

Book & Paper Artifacts, Inc.
2023 Lowry Ave N.
Mpls, MN 55411
612-521-9921

Brown County Historical Society
2 North Broadway
New Ulm, MN 56073
507/233-2616

C

Carlton County Historical Society
History and Heritage Center
406 Cloquet Avenue
Cloquet, MN 55720
218/879-1938

Carpenter St. Croix Valley Nature Center
12805 St. Croix Trail, Hastings, MN 55033
(651) 437-4359

Carver County Historical Society
555 W. 1st. Street
Waconia, MN 55387
952/442-4234

Clearwater County Historical Society
Post Office Box 241
Bagley, MN 56621
218-785-2000

Carver Park Reserve/Lowry Nature Center
Lowry Nature Center
7025 Victoria Drive
Victoria, MN 55386


The Catherine G. Murphy Gallery
216 WILDER ST N
SAINT PAUL, MN 55104-5851
651/690-6637

Children's Discovery Museum
2727 US Hwy 169 South
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-326-1900

Chippewa County Historical Society
P.O. Box 303
Junction Hwy 7 & Hwy 59
Montevideo, MN 56265
320/269-7636

Chippewa Valley Museum
P. O. Box 1204
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702
715-834-7871

Christie's (Auction House) - Minneapolis
Kelly Perry
706 Second Avenue South
Suite 690
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402
(612) 664 0478 Fax: (612) 664 0479

Clay County Historical Society
Box 501 (mailing)
202 First Avenue North
Moorhead, MN 56560
218/299-5520

Cokato Museum & Gust Akerlund Studio
175 W 4th Street
PO Box 686
Cokato, MN 55321-0686
(320) 286-2427 Fax: (320) 286-5876

Como Zoo and Conservatory Society
1021 Bandana Blvd. E Suite 123
Saint Paul, MN 55108-5113

COMPAS
75 W 5th Street, Suite 304
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651)292-3249 Fax: (651)292-3258

Cottonwood County Historical Society
812-4th Avenue
Windom, MN 56101
507/831-1134

Crosslake Area Historical Society
P.O. Box 369
Crosslake, MN 56442
218/692-1416

Crow Wing County Historical Society
P.O. Box 722 (mailing)
320 Laurel Street (museum)
Brainerd, MN 56401
218/829-3268

D

Dakota City Heritage Village,Inc.
PO Box 73
Dakota County Fairgrounds
Farmington, MN 55024
Coordinator: Jean E. Beckman
651/460-8050

Dakota County Historical Society
130 Third Avenue No.
South St. Paul, MN 55075
651/451-6260 Fax: 651/552-7265

Davis Consulting
2752 Buchanan St., NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
612-706-0439
davis136@tc.umn.edu


Deaton Museum Services -See Split Rock Studios


The Depot
506 West Michigan Ave
Duluth, MN 55802

Dorothy Molter Museum
P.O. Box 391
Ely, Minnesota 55731
(218)365-4451

Douglas County Historical Society
1219 Nokomis Street
Alexandria, Minnesota 56308
(320)-762-0382 Fax: (320)-762-9062

Drugstore Museum
201 South Third Street
Saint Peter, MN 56082

Duluth Art Institute
506 W. Michigan St.
Duluth, MN 55802
218.733.7560

Duluth Children's Museum
506 West Michigan Street
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-733-7543

E

Edina Historical Society
4711 West 70th Street
Edina, MN 55424
952 920-8952

Ellingson Car Museum
20950 Rogers Drive
Rogers, Minnesota 55374
763-428-7337

Ely-Winton Historical Society
1900 Camp Street
Ely, MN 55731

EVELYN PAYNE HATCHER MUSEUM OF ANTHROPOLOGY
St. Cloud State University
ST. CLOUD, MN 56301

End-O-Line Railroad Park & Museum
440 North Mill Street
Currie, MN 56123
(507) 763-3708

F

Farmamerica Minnesota
P. O. Box 111
Waseca, Minnesota 56093
507-835-2052

Forest History Center
2609 County Road 76
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218-327-4482

The Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum
University of Minnesota
333 East River Road
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 625-9494

Fridley Historical Society
611 Mississippi St. N.E.
Fridley, MN 55432
763-571-0120

Friends of the Minneapolis Public Library
300 NICOLLET MALL
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55401-1925

Fort Snelling History Center
St. Paul, MN 55111
612-726-1171

Fridley History Center
611 Mississippi St. N.E.
Fridley, MN 55432
763-571-0120

G

Gammelgården Museum
20880 Olinda Trail
Scandia, Minnesota
651-433-5053

The Goldstein: A Museum of Design
364 McNeal Hall, 1985 Buford Ave.
College of Design, University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN 55108
612.624.7434; fax 612.625.5762

GOODHUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1166 Oak Street
Red Wing, MN 55066
651/388-6024 Fax: 651/388-3577

GRANT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Box 1002
Elbow Lake, MN 56531
218/685-4864

Great Lakes Aquarium
353 Harbor Drive
Duluth, Minnesota 55802
218-740-FISH(3474) FAX: 218-740-2020

H

Harriet Alexander Nature Center
2800 ARONA ST
SAINT PAUL, MN 55113-1701

Headwaters Science Center
PO Box 1176
413 Beltrami Ave.
Bemidji, MN 56601
(218) 751-1110

Hemker Wildlife Park
Box 262
Freeport, MN 56331
(320) 836-2426

Hennepin County Medical Center History Museum
701 Park Ave
Minneapolis, MN 55415
(612) 873-6485

Hennepin History Museum
2303 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55404
(612) 870-1329 fax: (612) 870-1320

Heritage Hjemkomst Interpretive Center
PO Box 157
202 1st Ave North
Moorhead, Minnesota 56561-0157
218-299-5511

Hibbing Historical Society
400 E 23rd Street & 5th Ave. East
Hibbing, MN 55746-1923
218-263-8522

Hinckley Fire Museum
PO BOX 40
HINCKLEY, MN 55037-0040
320-384-7338

Historic Murphy's Landing
2187 East Highway101
Shakopee, MN 55379
952-445-6901

Humphrey Forum
301 19th Ave S
Mpls, MN 55455

Hubert H. Humphrey Museum and Learning Center
Waverly, Minnesota

I

Ironworld Discovery Center
801 SW HWY 169, Suite 1
Chisholm, MN 55719
218-254-7959 or 1-800-372-6437

ISANTI COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1400 Highway 293
P.O. Box 525
Cambridge, MN 55008

ITASCA COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 664 (mailing)
Itasca Heritage Center
10-5th St. N.W.
Grand Rapids, MN 55744
218/326-6431

J

James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History 10 Church Street S.E.
Minneapolis, MN 55455
(612) 624-7083 fax: (612) 626-7704

James Ford Bell Library
472 Wilson Library
309 19th Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455
(612) 624-1528

James J. Hill House
240 Summit Ave.
St. Paul MN 55102
651-297-2555

Judy Garland Museum
PO Box 724
Grand Rapids, MN 55744

1-800-664-JUDY (5839)

K

Kanabec History Center
805 West Forest Avenue
Mora, Minnesota 55051
320-679-1665
fax 320-679-1673

KOOCHICHING COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
214 6th Ave., Smokey Bear Park
International Falls, MN 56649
218/283-4316

L

LAKE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY & RAILROAD MUSEUM
P.O.Box 313
Two Harbors, MN 55616
218/834-4898

LAKE OF THE WOODS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PO Box 808
119 8th Avenue S.E. (museum)
Baudette, MN 56623
218/634-1200

Lake Superior Marine Museum Association
P. O. box 177
Duluth, Minnesota 55801-0177
218-727-2497 fax: 218-720-5270

Lake Superior Railroad Museum
506 West Michigan Street
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 733-7590 fax: (218) 733-7596

Laura Ingalls Wilder Museum
330 8th Street
Walnut Grove, MN 56180
507-859-2358

Le Sueur County Historical Society
301 N.E. 2nd St.
P.O. Box 240
Elysian, MN 56028
(507) 267 - 4620

Little Mountain Settlement Museum
Box 581, 511 Territorial Rd
MONTICELLO, MN 55362
612/295-2950

LYON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
114 North Third Street
Marshall, MN 56258
507/537-6580

M

Minneapolis American Indian Center
Two Rivers Gallery
1530 E. Franklin Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55404
612-879-1730 Fax: 612-879-1795

Minneapolis Institute of Arts
2400 Third Avenue South
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
612-870-3046

Minneapolis Planetarium
300 Nicollet Mall
Minneapolis, MN 55401
612-630-6155 fax: 612-630-6180

Minnesota Agricultural Interpretive Center
P.O. Box 111
Waseca, MN 56093



Minnesota Aviation History and Education Center
P.O. Box 7884
St. Paul, Minnesota 55107

Minnesota Children's Museum
10 West Seventh Street
St. Paul, MN 55102
651-225-6000 fax: 651-225-6006

Minnesota Historical Society
Minnesota History Center
345 Kellogg Blvd. West

St. Paul, MN 55102
651/296-6126 fax: 651/297-3343

Minnesota Landscape Arboretum 3675 Arboretum Drive
P.O. Box 39
Chanhassen, MN 55317-0039
952-443-1400

Minnesota Museum of American Art
Landmark Center
75 West Fifth Street
Saint Paul , MN 55102
651-292-4355

Minnesota State Capitol Historic Site
75 Constitution Ave.
Room B-59
St. Paul, MN 55155
651-296-2881

Minnesota Transportation Museum
193 Pennsylvania Ave E
St. Paul, MN 55101-4319
(651) 228-0263

Minnesota Veterinary Medicine Museum
5406 BALD EAGLE BLVD E
SAINT PAUL, MN 55110-2328
651/429-3823

Minnesota Zoo
13000 Zoo Blvd
Apple Valley, MN 55124
952-431-9500

Moose Lake Area Historical Society
300 Arrowhead Lane
P.O. Box 235
Moose Lake, MN 55767-0235
218-485-8870

MORRISON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2151 Lindbergh Drive So.
Little Falls, MN 56345
320/632-4007

MOWER COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Box 804 (mailing)
12th Street and 6th St. S.W. (museum)
Austin, MN 55912
507-437-6082

MURRAY COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 61, 2480 29th St.
Slayton, MN 56172

507/836-6533

Museum Consultants Group, Inc.
1817 Ogden Ave
Superior, WI 54880

Museum Store Association
4100 E Mississippi Ave Ste 800
Denver, CO 80246-3055
303-504-9223 fax 303-504-9585

N

National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
191 Union Avenue
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866

New England Museum Association
Charleston Navy Yard
BOSTON, MA 02129
617/242-2283

New Richmond Preservation Society, Inc.
New Richmond Heritage Center
1100 Heritage Drive
New Richmond, Wisconsin 54017
715-246-3276

NICOLLET COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Treaty Site History Center
1851 North Minnesota Ave.
St. Peter, MN 56082
507-934-2160

Northfield Historical Society
408 Division Street
Northfield, MN 55057
507-645-9268
Northland Arboretum
PO BOX 375
BRAINERD, MN 56401-0375

North Shore Commercial Fishing Museum
Tofte, Minnesota

O

The OFFICIAL MINNESOTA FISHING MUSEUM and EDUCATION CENTER
304 W. BROADWAY
LITTLE FALLS, MN 56345
320-616-2011

OLMSTED COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1195 West Circle Drive S.W.
Rochester, MN 55902
507-282-9447

OTTER TAIL COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1110 West Lincoln
Fergus Falls, MN 56537
218/736-6038

Owatonna Arts Center
PO BOX 134
OWATONNA, MN 55060-0134
507/451-0533

P

Pavek Museum of Broadcasting
3515 Raleigh Avenue
St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416
952/926-8198 Fax 952/929-6105

PINE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
P.O. Box 225
c/o Bertha Jorgensen
Sandstone MN 55702
320/245-2574

Plains Art Museum
704 1st Avenue N.
Fargo, ND 58102
701-232-3821

POPE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
809 S. Lakeshore Drive
Glenwood, MN 56334
320/634-3293

Prairie Expo
1520 Prairie Drive P.O. Box 296
Worthington, MN 56187
507.372.3976 Fax: 507.372.7896
R

Ramsey County Historical Society
323 Landmark Center,
75 West Fifth Street,
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55102
(651) 222-0701 Fax: (651) 223-8539

The Raptor Center
Gabbert Raptor Building
1920 Fitch Ave.
St. Paul, MN, 55108
(612) 624-4745 Fax: (612) 624-8740

RENVILLE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
441 North Park Drive
P.O. Box 266
Morton, MN 56270
507-697-6147

RICE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
1814 N.W. 2nd Avenue
Faribault, MN 55021
507-332-2121

Richfield Historical Society
P.O. Box 23304
6901 Lyndale Avenue South
Richfield, MN 55423
612-798-6140

Rochester Art Center
40 Civic Center Drive
ROCHESTER, MN 55904-3748
507-282-8629

Rockford Area Historical Society
Ames-Florida-Stork House
Box 186
Rockford, MN 55373
763-477-5383

Rollingstone-Luxembourg Heritage Museum
98 Main Street
Box 63
Rollingstone, MN 55969
Roseau County Historical Society & Museum
110 2nd Ave NE
Roseau, MN 56751
(218)463-1918 Fax: (218)463-3795

S

Schubert Club
302 Landmark Center
75 West Fifth Street
Saint Paul, MN 55102
(651) 292-3267

SCOTT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Stans Historical Center
235 South Fuller Street
Shakopee, MN 55379
952/445-0378 Fax: 952/445-4154

Science Museum of Minnesota
120 W. Kellogg Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55102
(651) 221-9444

St. Louis County Heritage and Arts Center
506 W. Michigan St.
Duluth, MN 55802
(218) 733-7519

Settlers Square Museum
PO BOX 103
WARREN, MN 56762-0103
218/745-4803

Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community
2330 Sioux Trail NW
Prior Lake, MN 55372
(952) 445-8900

Sherburne County Historical Society
10775 – 27th Avenue SE
Becker, MN 55308
763-261-4433 / 800-932-2066 fax: 763-261-4437

Sibley House Historic Site
1357 Sibley Memorial Hwy.
Mendota, MN 55150
651-452-1596

Siouxland Heritage Museum
200 W. 6th St.
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-367-4210

Split Rock Lighthouse Historic Site
3713 Split Rock Lighthouse Rd.
Two Harbors, Minnesota. 55616
218-226-6372

Split Rock Studios - Museum Outfitters
Formerly Deaton Museum Services
2071 gateway Boulevard
Arden hills, Minnesota 55112
Fax: 651-631-0707

SPRINGBROOK NATURE CENTER
100 - 85TH AVE NE, FRIDLEY, MN 55432
PHONE: (763) 572-3588

Stearn County Historical Society
235 33rd Avenue
St. Cloud, MN 56301
320) 253-8424 Fax: (320) 253-2172 fax

STEVENS COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
116 West 6th Street
Morris, MN 56267
320/589-1719

Stevens House Museum
PO BOX 17241
MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55417-0241
612-722-7220

SWIFT COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Rt. 2 Box 4D2
Benson, MN 56215
320/843-4467

T

Tamarack Nature Center
5287 Otter Lake Road
White Bear Township, Minnesota 55110
(651)407-5350 fax: (651)407-5354

Thompson Museum Consulting
332 Minnesota Street, Suite W962
Saint Paul, Minnesota 55101
551.229.0020 fax: 651.229.0022 fax

TODD COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM
333 Central Avenue
Long Prairie, MN 56347

U

University of St. Thomas
Exhibition Program
2115 Summit Ave. Mail 57P St. Paul, MN 55105
(651) 962-5560

V

Valley Branch Environmental Learning Center
1553 Stagecoach Trail South
Afton, MN 55001
(651)436-5243