Past Events
July 2019
2nd Saturday at MMAM: Storytelling
Activities include MMAM highlights tours, which will introduce you to pieces form our permanent collection, and a ‘Beyond The Canvas’ tour led by MMAM staff members. There will be live music from Billy X and Heidi Geunther Ryan, family-friendly puppet shows from local puppeteer, Dr. Bob, as well as art-making activities including book-making and a storytelling art project, where you will get to help tell the story of what is happening in some of your favorite artworks from the collections.…
Find out more »The Art of Conservation with Megan Emery
Join Megan Emery, the Chief Conservator and Senior Objects Conservator at the Midwest Art Conservation Center (MACC) in Minneapolis, for an informative conversation about the field of Art Conservation. What exactly is Art Conservation? How does it differ from Restoration? These are just a few of the things Megan will discuss while also sharing examples of projects recently completed at MACC: including the conservation of a large-scale painting, a Rembrandt etching, and the treatment of the frame for MMAM’s very…
Find out more »August 2019
Alec Soth: Sleeping by the Mississippi
This groundbreaking photographic series garnered international fame to Alec Soth. This exhibit features portraits and locations along the entire length of the Mississippi River, including the Winona area. Built on the pastoral shore of the Mississippi River and surrounded by swaying native prairie plantings, the Minnesota Marine Art Museum boasts a collection of fine art that rivals even the most cosmopolitan cities.
Find out more »Maarten Platje: The Early History of the U.S. Navy
This exhibition features recent paintings by Dutch marine painter Maarten Platje showcasing important historic nineteenth-century U.S. naval ships and battles. Platje has a mastery of sailing ships and has sailed the waters depicted in his works. His paintings are richly detailed, technically accurate, and extensively researched to provide a realistic portrayal of historic ships, battles, and events. There will be an opening reception celebrating the exhibition on Thursday, May 9 from 5:00-7:00 PM.
Find out more »Live Music: Ben Weaver
Join musician and poet Ben Weaver for a free performance in the galleries of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. Ben Weaver is a songwriter and poet who travels by bicycle. He uses his music as a tool to strengthen relationships between people and their local ecosystems. Ben’s most recent project Music For Free saw him riding 3000 miles from Canada to Mexico along the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route with his guitar and banjo making stops on the route to…
Find out more »2nd Saturday at MMAM: Mighty Mississippi
Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for the August Second Saturday, featuring $1 admission and special themed activities based on August’s theme, ‘Mighty Mississippi’! Our tours for the day include MMAM highlights tours, which will introduce you to pieces from our permanent collection, and a ‘Making Waves: Art Inspired By Water’ tour with MMAM Executive Director, Nicole Chamberlain-Dupree. There will also be live music in the galleries featuring the Bell House Band and the John Paulson Jazz Duo, and everyone’s…
Find out more »MMAM Public Tour
Join the MMAM and one of its trained docents on a highlights tour of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum! This tour is included in the cost of admission, and no registration is required.
Find out more »September 2019
The Art of Living/Riding the Wave with Sarah Johnson
Join the MN Marine Art Museum for an interactive program in which we will play with art materials, explore the connections between creativity and health, and what it means to “ride the wave.” The thought-provoking experiential activities are designed to encourage connections with ourselves and other humans. Each workshop is unique; past themes have focused on acceptance, self compassion, and willingness, among others. Sarah Johnson is a Winonan and human who uses art as a means for healing in many…
Find out more »2nd Saturday at MMAM: Artful Paws
Art is for everyone! Join us on Saturday, September 14, for Second Saturday! MMAM’s monthly $1 admission day features art-making activities, live music, themed tours and much more. September’s theme, Artful Paws, is inspired by the exhibition “Seth Casteel: Underwater Dogs,” opening August 23 at MMAM! #MMAM2ndSaturdays For more information: https://www.mmam.org/calendar2/2019/14/september-second-saturday01 MMAM is pleased to offer free rides to and from the museum with Winona Transit’s Service Dial-a-Ride, between 10am – 5pm on any Second Saturday event. Please call 507-454-6666…
Find out more »Slow Art Jam with Heather Casper
Curator of Education Heather Casper hosts her own slow jam at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, a slow ‘art’ jam. When you take your time with an artwork you make new discoveries. During Slow Art Jam, Casper will lead a facilitated hour-long group conversation while looking at one artwork, allowing participants to observe, discover and drive the conversation. Participants will be taking a long look at Edward Moran’s Commerce of Nations Rendering Homage to Liberty (1876).
Find out more »Finding Beauty in Unexpected Places with Barbara Schneider
The Minnesota Marine Art Museum welcomes quilt artist Barbara Schneider to lead a free* lecture in conjunction with the exhibition “H2Oh! Art Quilts,” on display at MMAM September 5, 2019 to January 19, 2020.
Find out more »October 2019
2nd Saturday at MMAM: Autumn Splendor
The second Saturday of each month, MMAM offers:$1 Admission, guided tours, art-making projects, special themed tours & activities, and live music in the galleries. MMAM is pleased to offer free rides to and from the museum with Winona Transit’s Service Dial-a-Ride, between 10am – 5pm on any Second Saturday event. Please call 507-454-6666 to schedule your ride.
Find out more »November 2019
2nd Saturday at MMAM: Community
The second Saturday of each month, MMAM offers:$1 Admission, guided tours, art-making projects, special themed tours & activities, and live music in the galleries. Join MMAM curators on this 30-minute exploration of the relationships and communities that artists built together. Join local sewist and quilter, Jennifer Sanborn, as she demonstrates her talents as a quilt and fabric artist. You can find Jennifer on Saturday, in the H2Oh! Art Quilts exhibition gallery. MMAM is pleased to offer free rides to and from the…
Find out more »Mystery at MMAM
Mystery at MMAM is an interactive, live theater event that takes place in the galleries of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. The Narrator opens the evening by introducing the story and cast – characters created from the painted canvases of MMAM’s collection. After the intro, participants attempt to solve the Mystery by asking the actors questions. At the evening’s end, the culprit is revealed, and those who solved the who, what, and where of the crime have a chance of…
Find out more »The Art of Living/Riding the Wave with Sarah Johnson
An interactive program in which includes playing with art materials, exploring the connections between creativity and health, and what it means to “ride the wave.” The thought-provoking experiential activities are designed to encourage connections with ourselves and other humans. Each workshop is unique; past themes have focused on acceptance, self compassion, and willingness, among others. Sarah Johnson is a Winonan and human who uses art as a means for healing in many aspects of her life, both professionally and personally.
Find out more »Mystery at MMAM
Mystery at MMAM is an interactive, live theater event that takes place in the galleries of the Minnesota Marine Art Museum. The Narrator opens the evening by introducing the story and cast – characters created from the painted canvases of MMAM’s collection. After the intro, participants attempt to solve the Mystery by asking the actors questions. At the evening’s end, the culprit is revealed, and those who solved the who, what, and where of the crime have a chance of…
Find out more »December 2019
2nd Saturday at MMAM: The Gift of Art
The second Saturday of each month, MMAM offers:$1 Admission, guided tours, art-making projects, special themed tours & activities, and live music in the galleries. MMAM is pleased to offer free rides to and from the museum with Winona Transit’s Service Dial-a-Ride, between 10am – 5pm on any Second Saturday event. Please call 507-454-6666 to schedule your ride.
Find out more »January 2020
H2OH! Art Quilts
Manipulating fabric and fabric-like materials, quilt artists interpret water as one of the most vital, desired, powerful, sacred, and enjoyed resources on earth in H2Oh! Art Quilts. This exhibition features 34 unique pieces created by members of Studio Art Quilt Associates (SAQA), a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promote the art quilt.
Find out more »Toddler Tuesday
This busy morning will engage you and your toddler in a variety of ways. Expect to do some themed art projects, explore the galleries, play and snack. Toddler Tuesday allows you to engage with your toddler through hands on activity.
Find out more »Shutterbug Redux, Reuse, Recycle: The Photographs of David Tewes
Photographer and scholar Drake Hokanson will explore the delightful color photographs of Minnesota shutterbug David Tewes in the 1940s and 1950s in the context of that exuberant era. And he will provide some ideas about what to do with that inevitable box of old photographs in your closet.
Find out more »The Art of Living/Riding the Wave with Sarah Johnson
Explore the connections between creativity and health, and what it means to “ride the wave.” The thought-provoking experiential activities are designed to encourage connections with ourselves and other humans. Each workshop is unique; past themes have focused on acceptance, self compassion, and willingness, among others.
Find out more »February 2020
Oh, Canada!
Oh, Canada! features art and artists exploring the people, maritime history, and incredible landscapes of Canada. Included are works by Donald Curley, Jack Gray, Luther Pokrant, Randolph Parker, Christopher Walker, and Robert Glenn. Also featured is a new painting by contemporary master Len Tantillo, Quebec City, c. 1748, depicting this important maritime center and one of the oldest European settlements in North America.
Find out more »2nd Saturday at MMAM: Love Struck
Second Saturdays is an arts access program with the goal of reducing intimidation and increasing comfortable access to the fine arts for everyone. MMAM developed this program to change, expand and enrich the way we connect with our community in Winona, Minnesota. MMAM is enriching its understanding of Winona and tailoring aspects of our programming to help sustain life-long access to the museum. This month’s 2nd Saturday’s theme is: Exploring the Ways Love and Art Connect!
Find out more »Toddler Tuesday
This busy morning will engage you and your toddler in a variety of ways. Expect to do some themed art projects, explore the galleries, play and snack. Toddler Tuesday allows you to engage with your toddler through hands on activity.
Find out more »March 2020
Toddler Tuesday
This busy morning will engage you and your toddler in a variety of ways. Expect to do some themed art projects, explore the galleries, play and snack. Toddler Tuesday allows you to engage with your toddler through hands on activity.
Find out more »April 2020
Shutterbug: The Mid-Century Photography of David Tewes
This exhibition features the found photography of World World II veteran and Hutchinson, Minnesota native David Tewes. After Tewes’ death in 1991, his family discovered a large collection of his Kodachrome photographic slides taken between 1944 and 1955 of his native Minnesota and his travels across America. This is the first ever public exhibition of his personal snapshots.
Find out more »May 2020
MMAM: Gregory Euclide: Observation Infiltration
Gregory Euclide creates unique paintings, sculptures, dioramas, and mixed media installation pieces exploring landscapes, water, and the collision of nature and mankind. He uses a variety of found objects, both natural and artificial, to explore humankind’s impact on the natural world. Euclide invites us to explore worlds where he blends real and imagined images, objects, and materials to evoke feelings of nostalgia, question the reality of the present moment, and provide a look toward the future
Find out more »June 2020
2nd Saturdays at MMAM: Paint the Rainbow: A Celebration of Color
Second Saturdays is an arts access program with the goal of reducing intimidation and increasing comfortable access to the fine arts for everyone. MMAM developed this program to change, expand and enrich the way we connect with our community in Winona, Minnesota. MMAM is enriching its understanding of Winona and tailoring aspects of our programming to help sustain life-long access to the museum.
Find out more »August 2020
MMAM: Christy Lee Rogers: Baroque Water Worlds
Hawaii native Christy Lee Rogers creates beautiful, complex, and colorful images of people underwater. Her fluid compositions, choreography, costumes, dramatic lighting, and bold colors make her large-scale digital images appear like 17th century Baroque paintings. Her work is exhibited globally and she is the winner of the 2019 Sony World Photographer of the Year award.
Find out more »2nd Saturdays at MMAM: Shaping Waters: The Mighty Mississippi (Virtual Event)
Inspired by our collections, exhibitions, local artists, and talented staff and volunteers, virtual Second Saturdays will offer some of our favorite components of the on-site program that you can do at home, plus some interactive elements that we could only offer online! MMAM invites you to explore this great river through a variety of online activities you can enjoy in your home. These activities will go live on August 8.
Find out more »September 2020
MMAM: Mark Herman: Landmarks
Mark Herman creates digital images and fine art prints of Minnesota’s favorite natural and manmade landmarks in his distinctive, colorful, and vintage-poster-inspired style. His prints feature beloved locations such as Lake Superior, the North Shore, the Mississippi River, many of Minnesota’s favorite lakes, as well as images of popular parks, iconic buildings, boats, and bridges. www.numericpress.com
Find out more »October 2020
2nd Saturdays at MMAM: On Cloud Nine: Exploring the Skies & Landscapes of MMAM (Virtual Event)
Second Saturdays is an arts access program with the goal of reducing intimidation and increasing comfortable access to the fine arts for everyone. MMAM developed this program to change, expand and enrich the way we connect with our community. MMAM is enriching its understanding of Winona and tailoring aspects of our programming to help sustain life-long access to the museum.
Find out more »November 2020
Riding the Wave Virtual Event
Join us for an innovative, virtual Ride the Wave series with Sarah Johnson. This interactive program typically meets in person, and offers an opportunity to play with art materials, explore the connections between creativity and health, and explore what it means to “ride the wave.” The thought-provoking experiential activities are designed to encourage connections with ourselves and other humans. In order to offer this program safely for all, we are switching to a two part online format. On Saturday, November…
Find out more »December 2020
2nd Saturdays: Art Lore–Storytelling through Art (Virtual Event)
Second Saturdays is an arts access program with the goal of reducing intimidation and increasing comfortable access to the fine arts for everyone. The theme for December is “Art Lore: Storytelling through Art.” If a picture is worth a thousand words, how many stories could the walls of MMAM tell? Every human, and every artwork has a story. We invite you to explore your story with online activities you can enjoy in your home. These activities will go live on…
Find out more »January 2021
MMAM: Christian Vizl: Silent Kingdom
Dive into the world’s oceans with award-winning Mexican photographer Christian Vizl through his captivating black-and-white images. Vizl’s mastery of shadow and light capture the ocean’s creatures as they are rarely seen, at home in the ethereal world beneath the waves. Through three decades of working and photographing underwater, Vizl simultaneously portrays both the beauty and fragile nature of these animals to educate and raise awareness of the threats to the world’s oceans and marine life. www.christianvizl.com
Find out more »MMAM: Greg DeGrace: Driftless
With varying degrees of abstraction, Minneapolis painter Greg DeGrace’s paintings reference the Driftless region of Minnesota and Wisconsin, an area that escaped the flattening effects of glaciers during the last ice age. Working in encaustic wax and pigment to create textural paintings, DeGrace references maps, aerial photographs, linear and geometric patterns found in roadways and plots of land with the natural, free-flowing forms of area waterways. His paintings, filled with colors and patterns, create memories of where one has been…
Find out more »February 2021
MMAM: Memories of Titanic
Explore art and objects associated with the loss and shipwreck of RMS Titanic. On view will be a young survivor’s riveting first-hand account of the disaster, including the loss of her father, in her diary and personal letters. Also included are paintings by American artist Colin Campbell Cooper from when he was aboard the rescue ship Carpathia, and a ship model, original telegrams, and more.
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