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Featured Exhibits
From the Vault... Historic Currency from the 18th-20th Centuries
An exhibit sponsored by Merchants Bank
June 1st-13th 2008
The museum is hosting a collection of rare and unusual currency including Colonial, Continental, Confederate currencies as well as fractional notes, large bank notes and historic money from our area including Winona. Also on display are rare and valuable $5000 and $10,000 notes. You will never look at money the same way again.
Now Showing
Opens March 25, 2008
On display until Oct 24, 2008
On display is a special exhibit of Canada’s most celebrated marine artist Jack Lorimer Gray (1927-1981). Gray was a formally trained artist who combined his love of art with a love of the sea. He lived, worked and sailed in and around Nova Scotia and the Atlantic coast. His sketches and paintings capture
fishermen, sailors, ships and ports in a direct manner with an energetic style and vibrant colors.
This solo exhibit features 23 original oil paintings comprising one of the largest exhibits of his work, including several pieces shown publicly for the first time.
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Leo and Marilyn Smith Folk Art Collection
Selections from the Permanent Collection
From the museum's permanent collection, an exhibit of uniquely carved and painted wood sculptures capturing the diverse wildlife of the Upper Mississippi River. Leo and Marilyn's imaginative and colorful style bring the works to life.
Views on the Mississippi: An Exhibit of Rare and Historic Photographs by Henry Peter Bosse
A new exhibit of rare and historic photographs by Henry Peter Bosse are now on display. View cyanotype photographs taken between 1883-1891 from the US Army Corps of Engineers St. Paul District‘s collection. Many of the photographs have not been displayed publicly and include river scenes, towns, dams, bridges and boats. Bosse’s images document the Corps’ efforts to change the natural river into a commercial waterway. They are more than simple documentary photographs and are works of art with complex compositions and stunning views.
Addtional images of historic Minnesota by Henry Bosse have been added to the current exhibit in celebration of our state's sesquicentennial. Happy Birthday Minnesota!
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