TEMPORARY EXHIBITS

Laurentian Northern RR model train

Members of the Laurentian Northern RR Model Train Club are sharing one of their models with us. See it in action as it travels around the countryside in our Overlook Gallery. Plus, kids can make their own train route at a play table with 23 feet of track! Showing through April 1, 2012. This exhibit is sponsored in part by Northern States Bank of Virginia.

Ray Segar: One Man's Quest for History

Raymond W. Segar, a retired mining engineer, had a passion for working with maps, especially those that showed old logging railroads. Ray would work tirelessly plotting these railroad grades on a series of 12 maps of the entire northeast Minnesota region. Virtually all railroads that were used in the logging industry were accurately laid out, from western Lake of the Woods, to the the northeast tip of Minnesota, and as far south as Aitkin. Eventually Ray’s maps would cover 25,000 square miles with 6,000 miles of railroad grades. One Man's Quest details the account of Ray's efforts.

Minnesota and the Civil War

As the nation marks the 150th anniversary of the end of the Civil War, we examine what what happening in Minnesota during that time. Read letters from Leonidas Merritt, who served in the Civil War and whose family was instrumental in mapping ore deposits on the Mesabi Iron Range. This exhibit is complemented by the traveling exhibit "Looking at Lincoln," from the Gilder-Lehrman Institute. 

Going to Pieces: A 30-year Quilting Tradition

See the works of the Going to Pieces quilt guild January 17 to June 17, 2012. Special quilt fair in May! 
Educational Materials:
Quilting Exhibit Information Sheet PDF
2012 National Quilting Day PDF
National Quilting Association Web Site

Tina Hinrichs Solo Show

Coming Soon:  Area photographer Tina Hinrichs in a solo show.  More information to come.

Jill Carlson Solo Show

Regional photographer Jill Carlson shows her work March 31 through June 24, 2012.

Iron Stories: A History of the Iron Range

Text and images tell the story of Iron Range history, from the Anishanaabe to the discovery of ore, logging,  immigration,  the Industiral Revolution, the labor movement,  World Wars and more, through the modern day. Iron Stories was made possible by a Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund grant. This exhibit is currently closed. It is available in part or in total to travel to educational institutions and civic settings. Please contact Lisa.Vesel@mndiscoverycenter.com for details.