Tag: museum
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Wausau school celebrates Hmong Heritage Month
Students and staff celebrated Hmong Heritage Month at John Marshall Elementary in Wausau. Jim Harris, the creator of the Hmong and Laos museum in Wasuau, was among the featured speakers. The … Read Full Article
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Like all previous biennial exhibitions at the Whitney Museum of American Art, this year’s show sets out to showcase contemporary American art that reflects the experience of living as an American … Read Full Article
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Community Threads Winter Seasonal Saturday Event set at MMAM
For the first time in two two years due to the pandemic, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum in Winona, will offer its popular arts access program, Seasonal Saturdays, with an … Read Full Article
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Every quilt tells a story — from hardship to hope
The Cartography of Quilts,” an exhibition from the American Folk Art Museum in New York on display at Utah fine arts museum through May, showcases 18 quilts from the 19th to the 21st century, and … Read Full Article
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A quilt made of wood? New exhibition at UMFA challenges notions of what a quilt can be.
A Utah quilter creates art, with a thread back to her Hawaiian culture, on display at Utah Museum of Fine Arts. Read Full Article
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St. Paul’s Hmong Cultural Center Makes Big Comeback After ‘Heartwarming Community Response’
ST. PAUL, Minn. (WCCO) — The Hmong Cultural Center in St. Paul’s Frogtown neighborhood has made quite the comeback. The museum was vandalized just a week before it was set to unveil a major … Read Full Article
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MMAM welcomes new director
By comparison, a museum trip was “a glass case and a worksheet.” He explained, “I always felt like my exposure to the idea of art and culture was so lived, and I remember it was challenging to go to a … Read Full Article
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Wisconsin Historical Museum reopens with new Hmong exhibit
The Wisconsin Historical Museum has been preparing for another historic year of engaging exhibits, fascinating artifacts, and interactive experiences by taking some time to refresh its spaces. The mus … Read Full Article
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New Hmong Cultural Center Museum storefront space open with more room, more information
Consider it a neighborhood museum where you can learn about your neighbors. The Hmong Cultural Center Museum officially opened in early December in a storefront, street-level location on University … Read Full Article
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Hmong Cultural Center celebrates expansion of its storefront museum in St. Paul
Then white supremacist vandalism on its boarded-upfrontwindowsforced another postponement in September.Finally, this week the Hmong CulturalCenteris celebratingthe opening of a1,200-square-foot museum … Read Full Article
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“From Laos to America” celebrate reopening in Wausau
The Hmong American Center celebrated heritage and history in honor of the re-opening of “From Laos to America” Museum Saturday. Read Full Article
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Historical Society readies for Holidays at the Houses
The Marathon County Historical Society’s annual Holidays at the Houses returns Dec. 4 at the Woodson History Center and Yawkey House Museum in … Read Full Article
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Born of family reunion efforts, museum in Wausau offers peek into Hmong and Lao cultures
Damakant Jayshi In the mid-1980s a sophomore at Wausau East High School wrote a journal as part of his English class assignment. He wrote about his … Read Full Article
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Hmong Cultural Center Museum opens its doors after vandalism attack
The Hmong Cultural Center Museum in St. Paul was supposed to have its grand opening a couple of months ago. But the launch was delayed by an act of vandalism, until now. Read Full Article
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Minnesota Marine Art Museum announces 2022 exhibitions
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum (MMAM) in Winona is home to one of the finest collections of American and European artwork in the Midwest, with works by artists such as … Read Full Article