This list of museums in Minnesota encompasses museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Non-profit and university art galleries are also included.
Private museums which are not regularly open to the public and virtual museums which exist only online are not included.
Current museums
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Defunct museums
- Arches Museum of Pioneer Life, Lewiston, artifacts, farm machinery, and buildings. Moved to the Rural Heritage Museum in St. Charles.
- Arrowhead Bluffs Museum, Wabasha, closed October 2011. Displayed hunting trophies, antique rifles, and Native American artifacts.
- College of Visual Arts Gallery, Saint Paul, closed 2013. Gallery space of the former College of Visual Arts.
- Grand Mound History Center, near International Falls. Interpreted the prehistoric Grand Mound.
- Le Sueur County Historical Society Museum
- Mikkelson Collection, Willmar, collection auctioned off in 2012
- Midwest Music Museum, Bloomington, was located at the Mall of America, no current information
- Museum of Questionable Medical Devices, website, formerly located at St. Anthony Main, now part of the Science Museum of Minnesota
- Rifle Sport Gallery, a groundbreaking underground art space open 1985-1988 on Block E in downtown Minneapolis.
- Soderlund Pharmacy Museum, St. Peter
- Spicer's Classic Car Museum, Chisholm, no current information
- Story Lady Doll & Toy Museum, Albert Lea, no current information
- TRACES Center for History and Culture, Saint Paul, closed November 2008, website, formerly at the Landmark Center
See also
- List of museums in the United States
- Aquaria in Minnesota (category)
- Arboreta in Minnesota (category)
- Botanical gardens in Minnesota (category)
- Forts in Minnesota (category)
- Houses in Minnesota (category)
- National Historic Landmarks in Minnesota
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Minnesota
- Nature Centers in Minnesota
- Observatories in Minnesota (category)
References
External links
- Historical Museum Guide for Minnesota
- Minnesota Historical & Genealogical Societies
- Minnesota Valley History Learning Center: Historical Sites - most are open by appointment
