Minneapolis Warning: You are not logged in. Your IP address will be publicly visible if you make any edits. If you log in or create an account, your edits will be attributed to your username, along with other benefits.Anti-spam check. Do not fill this in! ==Arts and culture== ===Visual arts=== {{Main|Arts in Minneapolis}} [[File:Minneapolis Institute of Arts.jpg|thumb|alt=center of imposing facade of a block-long, white classical building|The [[Minneapolis Institute of Art]] admission is free except for special exhibitions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://new.artsmia.org/visit|title=Plan Your Visit|publisher=[[Minneapolis Institute of Art]]|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414193419/https://new.artsmia.org/visit|url-status=live}}</ref>]] During the [[Gilded Age]], the [[Walker Art Center]] began as a private art collection in the home of lumberman [[T. B. Walker]] who extended free admission to the public.{{sfn|Whitmore|2004|loc=Whitmore cites a 1903 article in the ''[[New York Herald]]'', "...the gallery is open to the public six days in the week, and all who ring his bell and ask to see the old masters receive not only permission from the white-aproned maid who answers the ring, but also a catalogue as well."}} Around 1940, the center's focus shifted to modern and contemporary art.<ref name=WalkerAbout>{{cite web|url=https://walkerart.org/about/mission-history/|title=About: Walker Art Center History|publisher=[[Walker Art Center]]|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=November 30, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111130141416/http://info.walkerart.org/about/history.wac|url-status=live}}</ref> In partnership with the [[Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board]], the Walker operates the adjacent [[Minneapolis Sculpture Garden]] which has about forty sculptures on view year-round.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks-destinations/parks-lakes/gardens__bird_sanctuaries/minneapolis_sculpture_garden/|title=Minneapolis Sculpture Garden|access-date=March 21, 2023|publisher=[[Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board]]|archive-date=March 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306153418/https://www.minneapolisparks.org/parks-destinations/parks-lakes/gardens__bird_sanctuaries/minneapolis_sculpture_garden/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Minneapolis Institute of Art]] (Mia) is located in south-central Minneapolis on the {{convert|10|acre|ha|adj=on|sigfig=1}} former homestead of the [[Dorilus Morrison|Morrison]] family.{{sfn|Hess|1985|p=28}} The collection of more than 90,000 artworks spans six continents and about 5,000 years.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://collections.artsmia.org/|title=Collection|access-date=April 14, 2023|publisher=[[Minneapolis Institute of Art]]|archive-date=September 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120920015453/https://collections.artsmia.org/|url-status=live}}</ref> Perhaps reflecting the ambitions of the founders, competition winner [[McKim, Mead & White]] designed a complex seven times the size of what opened in 1915.<ref name=SAH>{{cite web|title=Minneapolis Institute of Art|date=July 17, 2018|url=https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MN-01-053-0058|access-date=April 14, 2023|publisher=[[Society of Architectural Historians]]|quote=This ambitious plan was not realized...|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414180022/https://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/MN-01-053-0058|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Frank Gehry]] designed [[Weisman Art Museum]], which opened in 1993, for the [[University of Minnesota]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://wam.umn.edu/about/|title=The Museum|publisher=[[University of Minnesota]]|access-date=April 14, 2023|archive-date=April 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230414204644/http://wam.umn.edu/about/|url-status=live}}</ref> A 2011 addition by Gehry doubled the size of the galleries.<ref>{{cite news |last = Kerr |first = Euan |title = Weisman celebrates reopening with its designer in attendance |url = http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/02/gehry-at-weisman-museum-opening/ |date = October 2, 2011 |work =[[MPR News]]|access-date = January 14, 2012 |archive-date = January 22, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120122135926/http://minnesota.publicradio.org/display/web/2011/10/02/gehry-at-weisman-museum-opening |url-status = live }}</ref> [[The Museum of Russian Art]] opened in a restored church in 2005, and hosts a collection of 20th-century Russian art and special events.<ref>{{cite web |title = History: TMORA |url = http://tmora.org/about-us/history/ |publisher =[[The Museum of Russian Art]]|date = September 30, 2015 |access-date = April 19, 2012 |archive-date = December 19, 2015 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151219005841/http://tmora.org/about-us/history/ |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Northeast, Minneapolis#Arts|Northeast Minneapolis Arts District]] hosts 400 independent artists, a center at the [[Northrup-King]] Building, and recurring annual events.<ref>{{cite news |title = Northeast Minneapolis Named Best Art District |url = http://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-art-district/ |work =[[USA Today]] |access-date = April 5, 2015 |archive-date = April 21, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210421063349/https://www.10best.com/awards/travel/best-art-district/ |url-status = live }}</ref> === Theater and performing arts === {{main|List of theaters in Minnesota}} [[File:Guthrie Theater, 2nd Street, Mill District, Minneapolis, MN.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Midnight blue modern building seen from green area|[[The Guthrie Theater]] originated as an alternative to [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]].{{sfn|Bly|Schechter|1979|p=33|loc="In 1963, the Tyrone Guthrie Theater was founded in Minneapolis as an alternative to Broadway and its commercialism."}}]] Minneapolis has hosted theatrical performances since the end of the American Civil War.{{sfn|Blegen|1975|p=503}} Early theaters included [[Pence Opera House]], the Academy of Music, Grand Opera House, Lyceum, and later the Metropolitan Opera House, which opened in 1894.{{sfn|Blegen|1975|pp=503–504}} Fifteen of the fifty-five Twin Cities theater companies counted in 2015 by Peg Guilfoyle had a physical site in Minneapolis. About half the remainder performed in variable spaces throughout the metropolitan area.{{sfn|Guilfoyle|2015|pages=455–484}} In his social history of [[Regional theater in the United States|American regional theater]], Joseph Zeigler calls the [[Guthrie Theater]] the "granddaddy" of regional theater.{{sfn|Zeigler|1973|pp=74, 75, 87, 241}} [[Tyrone Guthrie]] founded the Guthrie in 1963 with an inventive [[thrust stage]]—a collaboration by Guthrie, designer [[Tanya Moiseiwitsch]], and architect [[Ralph Rapson]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Project Fact Sheet|access-date=July 24, 2023|publisher=[[Guthrie Theater]]|url=https://www.guthrietheater.org/globalassets/8-footer/b-for-press/for-press/guthrie_factsheet.pdf|archive-date=November 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231111030145/https://www.guthrietheater.org/globalassets/8-footer/b-for-press/for-press/guthrie_factsheet.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref>—jutting into the seats and surrounded by the audience on three sides.<ref name=Russell /> French architect [[Jean Nouvel]] designed a new Guthrie that opened in 2006 overlooking the Mississippi River.<ref name=Russell /> The design team reproduced the thrust stage with some alterations, and they added a [[proscenium stage]] and an experimental stage.<ref name=Russell>{{cite magazine|last=Russell|first=James S.|title=Guthrie Theater: Minneapolis, Minnesota|journal=[[Architectural Record]]|publisher=[[The McGraw-Hill Companies]]|date=August 2006|volume=194|issue=8|pages=108, 117|issn=0003-858X|url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/backissues/2006-08.pdf|access-date=July 25, 2023|archive-date=July 24, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230724161153/https://www.architecturalrecord.com/ext/resources/archives/backissues/2006-08.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Minneapolis purchased and renovated the [[Orpheum Theatre (Minneapolis)|Orpheum]], [[State Theatre (Minneapolis, Minnesota)|State]], and [[Pantages Theatre (Minneapolis)|Pantages Theatres]], [[vaudeville]] and film houses on [[Hennepin Avenue]] that are now used for concerts and plays.<ref>{{cite web |publisher =Hennepin Theatre Trust |access-date = January 14, 2023 |url = https://hennepintheatretrust.org/about-us/history-and-background/ |title = Looking back |date = May 6, 2016 |archive-date = January 14, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230114204307/https://hennepintheatretrust.org/about-us/history-and-background/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Another renovated theater, the Shubert, joined with the [[Hennepin Center for the Arts]] to become the [[Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts]], which represents more than 20 performing arts groups.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.thecowlescenter.org/history-and-mission |title = Mission & History and Who we are: Programs |access-date = January 14, 2023 |work = [[Cowles Center for Dance and the Performing Arts]]|publisher=[[Artspace Projects]] |archive-date = January 14, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230114204255/https://www.thecowlescenter.org/history-and-mission |url-status = live }}</ref> Youth make up the Somali Museum Dance Troupe who perform and teach Somali dances.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://new.artsmia.org/event/somali-family-night|access-date=April 1, 2024|title=Somali Family Night|publisher=[[Minneapolis Institute of Art]]}}</ref> === Music === {{main|Music of Minnesota}} [[File:Prince at Coachella (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=.6|[[Prince (musician)|Prince]] studied at the [[Minnesota Dance Theatre]]<ref>{{cite news |title = Dancers recall Prince as a hard-working 'darling' in tights and ballet slippers |url = http://www.startribune.com/dancers-recall-prince-as-a-hard-working-darling-in-tights-and-ballet-slippers/378179261/ |date = May 5, 2016 |first = Caroline |last = Palmer |work =[[Star Tribune]]|access-date = May 3, 2018 |archive-date = May 4, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180504011637/http://www.startribune.com/dancers-recall-prince-as-a-hard-working-darling-in-tights-and-ballet-slippers/378179261/ |quote=While growing up, Prince had ballet training through an initiative called the Urban Arts Program...Prince took classes with MDT in Dinkytown. }}</ref> through the [[Minneapolis Public Schools]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2022/02/new-documentary-looks-back-at-minneapolis-1970s-era-experimental-arts-program/|title=New documentary looks back at Minneapolis' 1970s-era experimental arts program|last=Regan|first=Sheila|date=February 8, 2022|access-date=April 22, 2023|work=[[MinnPost]]|quote=FITC began as a program offered through the Minneapolis Public Schools, under the umbrella of the Urban Arts Program....(Among the notable alumni of the Urban Arts program was none other than Prince himself.)|archive-date=April 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230422153520/https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2022/02/new-documentary-looks-back-at-minneapolis-1970s-era-experimental-arts-program/|url-status=live}}</ref>|alt=Hip height portrait of Prince playing guitar at night wearing white suit with metallic silver ornament]] [[Minnesota Orchestra]] plays classical and popular music at [[Orchestra Hall (Minneapolis)|Orchestra Hall]] under music director [[Thomas Søndergård]].<ref>{{cite web |date = July 28, 2022 |access-date = September 26, 2022 |publisher = [[Minnesota Orchestra|Minnesota Orchestral Association]] |url = https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/stories/meet-the-music-director-designate-thomas-sondergard/ |title = Meet the Music Director Designate: Thomas Søndergård |archive-date = September 26, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220926192123/https://www.minnesotaorchestra.org/stories/meet-the-music-director-designate-thomas-sondergard/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The orchestra won a 2014 [[56th Annual Grammy Awards#Classical|Grammy]] for their recording of Symphonies Nos. 1 & 4 by Sibelius,<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/26/minnesota-orchestra-wins-grammy |title = Minnesota Orchestra wins Grammy |author = Wurzer, Cathy |date = January 26, 2014 |work =[[MPR News]]|access-date = February 7, 2023 |archive-date = February 8, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230208002919/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2014/01/26/minnesota-orchestra-wins-grammy |url-status = live }}</ref> and a 2004 [[46th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy]] for composer [[Dominick Argento]] with their recording of ''[[Casa Guidi (album)|Casa Guidi]]''.<ref>{{cite news |title = Best Contemporary Composition |date = February 9, 2004 |url = https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1667101 |access-date = July 19, 2021 |work = [[NPR]] |archive-date = July 19, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210719152300/https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1667101 |url-status = live }}</ref> Minneapolis's opera companies include [[Minnesota Opera]],<ref>{{cite news|last=Cameron|first=Linda|date=July 18, 2016|title=Best Operas In Minnesota|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/best-operas-in-minnesota/|work=[[CBS News Minnesota]]|publisher=[[CBS Broadcasting]]|access-date=May 14, 2023|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514190812/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/best-operas-in-minnesota/|url-status=live}}</ref> the Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-troupe-offers-a-rare-slice-of-gilbert-sullivan/248871161/|last=Royce|first=Graydon|date=March 6, 2014|title=Theater: Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Company|work=[[Star Tribune]]|access-date=January 1, 2021|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414123701/https://www.startribune.com/twin-cities-troupe-offers-a-rare-slice-of-gilbert-sullivan/248871161/|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Really Spicy Opera]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Longbella|first=Maren|date=August 7, 2016|title=Fringe review: 'Game of Thrones: The Musical'|url=https://www.twincities.com/2016/08/07/fringe-review-game-of-thrones-the-musical/|work=[[St. Paul Pioneer Press]]|publisher=[[MediaNews Group]]|access-date=May 14, 2023|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514185904/https://www.twincities.com/2016/08/07/fringe-review-game-of-thrones-the-musical/|url-status=live}}</ref> Singer and multi-instrumentalist [[Prince (musician)|Prince]] was a [[child prodigy]],<ref name=CityMusicHistory>{{cite report |title = Minneapolis Music History, 1850–2000: A Context |first1 = Charlene |last1 = Roise |first2 = Elizabeth |last2 = Gales |first3 = Kristen |last3 = Koehlinger |first4 = Kathryn |last4 = Goetz |last5 = Hess |first5 = Roise and Company |first6 = Kristen |last6 = Zschomler |first7 = Stephanie |last7 = Rouse |first8 = Jason |last8 = Wittenberg |date = December 2018 |page = 42 |access-date = May 1, 2023 |publisher = City of Minneapolis |url = https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/government/Minneapolis-Music-History-1850-2000.pdf |quote = A true musical prodigy, Prince mastered the piano by about age eight while living at 2620 Eighth Avenue North, where he could play anything he heard by ear on the piano and began songwriting. |archive-date = May 15, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230515114952/https://www2.minneapolismn.gov/media/content-assets/www2-documents/government/Minneapolis-Music-History-1850-2000.pdf |url-status = live }}</ref> born in Minneapolis and an area resident for most of his life.<ref>{{cite news |title = So you're a Prince fan visiting Minnesota: Five must-see stops |last1 = Gabler |first1 = Jay |date = January 27, 2018 |work=[[KCMP|The Current]]|publisher = [[Minnesota Public Radio]] |access-date = December 20, 2019 |url = https://blog.thecurrent.org/2018/01/so-youre-a-prince-fan-visiting-minnesota-five-must-see-stops/ |archive-date = August 15, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210815082522/https://blog.thecurrent.org/2018/01/so-youre-a-prince-fan-visiting-minnesota-five-must-see-stops/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Minneapolis became what ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' called the "center of music in the '80s" thanks to the nightclub [[First Avenue (nightclub)|First Avenue]] and musicians like Prince, [[Hüsker Dü]], and [[The Replacements (band)|The Replacements]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Everybody Is a Star: How the Rock Club First Avenue Made Minneapolis the Center of Music in the '80s|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9832-everybody-is-a-star-how-the-rock-club-first-avenue-made-minneapolis-the-center-of-music-in-the-80s/|last=Matos|first=Michaelangelo|date=March 14, 2016|access-date=April 16, 2023|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|archive-date=April 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230416150455/https://pitchfork.com/features/article/9832-everybody-is-a-star-how-the-rock-club-first-avenue-made-minneapolis-the-center-of-music-in-the-80s/|url-status=live}}</ref> The city hosts several other concert venues including the [[The Cedar Cultural Center|Cedar]] and the [[Dakota Jazz Club|Dakota]],<ref name=Moran>{{cite news |url = https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/concert-venues/ |title = A Guide to Twin Cities Concert Venues |author = Moran, Lydia |date = January 28, 2019 |access-date = September 26, 2022 |work = Mpls. St. Paul |publisher = Key Enterprises |archive-date = September 26, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220926181502/https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/concert-venues/ |url-status = live }}</ref> and [[Live Nation Entertainment|Live Nation]] books the [[Minneapolis Armory|Armory]] and the [[Uptown Theater (Minneapolis)|Uptown Theater]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Uptown Theater Minneapolis|url=https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZ917AtLX/uptown-theater-minneapolis-events|access-date=June 11, 2023|publisher=[[Live Nation]]|archive-date=June 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230611170122/https://www.livenation.com/venue/KovZ917AtLX/uptown-theater-minneapolis-events|url-status=live}}</ref> As her fame increased, [[Lizzo]] lived in Minneapolis for about five years,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-lifestyle/lizzo-moving-to-minneapolis-one-of-best-decisions-ive-made|title=Lizzo: Moving to Minneapolis 'one of best decisions I've made'|last=Uren|first=Adam|date=August 1, 2018|access-date=April 2, 2024|work=[[Bring Me The News]]}}</ref> and other hip hop acts such as [[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]] featured the city and Minnesota in their lyrics.<ref>[[Atmosphere (music group)|Atmosphere]] (January 4, 2005). "I Wish Those Cats @ Fobia Would Give Me Some Free Shoes" and "Sep Seven Game Show Them" and "7th St. Entry" on ''[[Headshots: SE7EN]]'' remastered [[Rhymesayers Entertainment|Rhymesayers]], ASIN: B0006SSRXS [Explicit lyrics].</ref><ref>{{cite news |url = http://www.citypages.com/music/the-best-minnesota-rap-albums-of-2014-6635036 |title = The Best Minnesota Rap Albums of 2014 |last = Spencer |first = Jack |date = December 12, 2014 |work =[[City Pages]]|publisher = Star Tribune Media |access-date = August 20, 2015 |archive-date = August 19, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210819015205/http://www.citypages.com/music/the-best-minnesota-rap-albums-of-2014-6635036 |url-status = live }}</ref> === Charity === Philanthropy and charitable giving have been part of the Minneapolis community since the 1800s.<ref>{{cite web |title = A History of Minneapolis: Social Services |publisher =[[Hennepin County Library]]|date = 2001 |url = http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/specialcollections/mplshistory/?id=30 |access-date = October 17, 2012 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120422184300/http://www.hclib.org/pub/search/specialcollections/mplshistory/?id=30 |archive-date = April 22, 2012 }}</ref> According to [[AmeriCorps]], in 2017,{{efn|AmeriCorps, formerly known as the Corporation for National and Community Service, has had no information for volunteer rates in Minneapolis–Saint Paul since 2017.}} Minneapolis–Saint Paul, with 46.3 percent of the population volunteering, had the highest proportion of volunteers among US cities.<ref>{{cite news |title = The most generous state in America |last1 = Patterson |first1 = Thom |date = June 4, 2019 |access-date = December 1, 2020 |url = https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/04/us/volunteering-statistics-united-states-america-cfc/index.html |publisher = [[Cable News Network]]|work=[[CNN]]|archive-date = April 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414150900/https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/04/us/volunteering-statistics-united-states-america-cfc/index.html |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Catholic Charities USA|Catholic Charities]] of Minneapolis and Saint Paul is one of the largest non-profit organizations in the state, and a provider of several social services.<ref>{{cite news |title = Catholic Charities names former Minneapolis schools leader Michael Goar as new CEO |url = https://www.startribune.com/catholic-charities-names-former-minneapolis-schools-leader-michael-goar-as-new-ceo/573033691/ |last1 = Smith |first1 = Kelly |date = November 10, 2020 |access-date = January 1, 2021 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date = August 15, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210815123038/https://www.startribune.com/catholic-charities-names-former-minneapolis-schools-leader-michael-goar-as-new-ceo/573033691/ |url-status = live }}</ref> A decades-old [[non-governmental organization|NGO]] with a $75 million annual budget located in Minneapolis,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-based-american-refugee-committee-now-alight-spent-a-decade-changing-its-approach/512603252/|title=Minneapolis-based American Refugee Committee, now Alight, spent a decade changing its approach|date=July 12, 2019|access-date=September 25, 2023|last=St. Anthony|first=Neal|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=September 25, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230925212853/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-based-american-refugee-committee-now-alight-spent-a-decade-changing-its-approach/512603252/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Alight]] helps millions of refugees in Africa and Asia with water, shelter, and economic support.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.fastcompany.com/90475107/how-the-american-refugee-committee-transformed-its-brand-and-changed-its-name|title=How the American Refugee Committee transformed its brand—and changed its name|last=Peters|first=Adele|date=April 3, 2020|access-date=May 12, 2023|work=[[Fast Company]]|publisher=Mansueto Ventures|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512142930/https://www.fastcompany.com/90475107/how-the-american-refugee-committee-transformed-its-brand-and-changed-its-name|url-status=live}}</ref> ===Historical museums=== [[File:Aerial view of Black Lives Matter mural at Penn and Plymouth (50139920322).jpg|thumb|right|[[Black Lives Matter]] mural (2020) organized by the [[Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery]]<ref name=Eler>{{cite news |title = Exhibits at Minnesota African American museum keep George Floyd's spirit alive |url = https://www.startribune.com/exhibits-at-minnesota-african-american-museum-keep-george-floyd-s-spirit-alive/572612682/ |author = Eler, Alicia |date = October 2, 2020 |access-date = November 28, 2022 |work =[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date = November 28, 2022 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20221128191038/https://www.startribune.com/exhibits-at-minnesota-african-american-museum-keep-george-floyd-s-spirit-alive/572612682/ |url-status = live }}</ref>]] Exhibits at [[Mill City Museum]] feature the city's history of flour milling.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mill City Museum: Learn|url=https://www.mnhs.org/millcity/learn|access-date=April 20, 2023|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|archive-date=April 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420153946/https://www.mnhs.org/millcity/learn|url-status=live}}</ref> [[The Bakken]], formerly known as the Bakken Library and Museum of Electricity in Life,{{sfn|Vollmar|2003<!--no page number available-->}} shifted focus in 2016 from electricity and magnetism to invention and innovation, and in 2020 opened a new entrance on [[Bde Maka Ska]].<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-s-quirky-bakken-museum-reinvents-itself-with-4-5m-face-lift/572674982/ |title = Minnesota's quirky Bakken Museum reinvents itself with $4.5M face lift |work =[[Star Tribune]] |author = Eler, Alicia |access-date = November 27, 2021 |date = October 8, 2020 |archive-date = November 27, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211127220626/https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-s-quirky-bakken-museum-reinvents-itself-with-4-5m-face-lift/572674982/ |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Hennepin History Museum]] is housed in a former mansion.<ref>{{cite news |title = New director says Hennepin History Museum has 'room for growth' |author = Farber, Zac |date = September 9, 2019 |access-date = November 27, 2021 |url = https://www.southwestjournal.com/news/2019/09/new-director-says-hennepin-history-museum-has-room-for-growth/ |work = [[Southwest Journal]] |publisher =Minnesota Premier Publications |archive-date = November 27, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211127201256/https://www.southwestjournal.com/news/2019/09/new-director-says-hennepin-history-museum-has-room-for-growth/ |url-status = live }}</ref> [[Minnehaha Depot]] was built in 1875.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mnhs.org/minnehahadepot/learn|title=Minnehaha Depot: Learn|access-date=April 20, 2023|publisher=[[Minnesota Historical Society]]|archive-date=April 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230420153948/https://www.mnhs.org/minnehahadepot/learn|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[American Swedish Institute]] occupies a former mansion on Park Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |publisher = [[Minnesota Digital Library]] |url = https://collection.mndigital.org/catalog/swede:310#/image/0 |title = Detail of the grand hall fireplace, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, Minnesota |access-date = November 27, 2021 |archive-date = November 27, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211127214723/https://collection.mndigital.org/catalog/swede:310#/image/0 |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[American Indian Cultural Corridor]], about eight blocks on Franklin Avenue, houses All My Relatives Gallery.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/arts/minneapolis-native-american-culture.html |archive-url = https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20211228/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/20/arts/minneapolis-native-american-culture.html |archive-date = December 28, 2021 |url-access = limited |title = In Minneapolis, a Thriving Center for Indigenous Art |author = Cipolle, Alex V. |date = October 20, 2021 |access-date = November 27, 2021 |work =[[The New York Times]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> In 2013, the [[Somali Museum of Minnesota]] opened on Lake Street.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-museum-preserves-somalia-s-culture/228489191/|title=Somali culture on display|last=Feyder|first=Susan|date=October 20, 2013|access-date=September 30, 2023|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|archive-date=November 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231104162005/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-museum-preserves-somalia-s-culture/228489191/|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Minnesota African American Heritage Museum and Gallery]] was founded in 2018.<ref>{{cite news |title = Minnesota finally gets an African-American museum, thanks to two visionary women |author = Eler, Alicia |date = September 28, 2018 |access-date = November 27, 2021 |url = https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-finally-gets-an-african-american-museum-thanks-to-two-visionary-women/494621491/ |work =[[Star Tribune]] |archive-date = November 27, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20211127201253/https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-finally-gets-an-african-american-museum-thanks-to-two-visionary-women/494621491/ |url-status = live }}</ref> ===Literary arts=== The nonprofit literary presses [[Coffee House Press]], [[Graywolf Press]], and [[Milkweed Editions]] are based in Minneapolis.<ref>{{cite news |url = https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2021/09/new-leaders-at-the-ordway-and-coffee-house-press-new-minnesota-poet-laureate/ |title = New leaders at the Ordway and Coffee House Press; new Minnesota poet laureate |author = Espeland, Pamela |date = September 14, 2021 |access-date = September 14, 2021 |work = [[MinnPost]] |archive-date = September 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210914164046/https://www.minnpost.com/artscape/2021/09/new-leaders-at-the-ordway-and-coffee-house-press-new-minnesota-poet-laureate/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The [[University of Minnesota Press]] publishes books, journals, and the [[Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory]].<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|access-date=May 13, 2023|title=Minnesota Scholarship Online: About|url=https://academic.oup.com/minnesota-scholarship-online/pages/about|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513165311/https://academic.oup.com/minnesota-scholarship-online/pages/about|url-status=live}}</ref> The Open Book facility houses [[The Loft Literary Center]], Milkweed, and the [[Minnesota Center for Book Arts]].<ref>{{cite news|title=With Books as a Catalyst, Minneapolis Neighborhood Revives|last=Chamberlain|first=Lisa|date=April 30, 2008|access-date=May 12, 2023|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/realestate/commercial/30books.html|archive-date=May 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230512134605/https://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/30/realestate/commercial/30books.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Other Minneapolis publishers are [[1517 Media]],<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Publishers Weekly]]|access-date=May 13, 2023|title=Christian Publishers Sharpen a Direct-to-Consumer Focus|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/90986-christian-publishers-sharpen-a-direct-to-consumer-focus.html|first=Ann|last=Byle|date=November 22, 2022|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513171747/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/religion/article/90986-christian-publishers-sharpen-a-direct-to-consumer-focus.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Button Poetry]],<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Publishers Weekly]]|access-date=May 13, 2023|title=Is Poetry the New Adult Coloring Book?|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/74638-is-poetry-the-new-adult-coloring-book.html|first=Jason|last=Boog|date=August 25, 2017|archive-date=April 9, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409002213/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/publisher-news/article/74638-is-poetry-the-new-adult-coloring-book.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and [[Lerner Publishing Group]].<ref>{{cite news|work=[[Publishers Weekly]]|access-date=May 13, 2023|title=Lerner Publishing Group's New Partnership Centers Accessibility|url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/92093-lerner-publishing-group-s-new-partnership-centers-accessibility.html|first=Iyana|last=Jones|date=April 24, 2023|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513170418/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/92093-lerner-publishing-group-s-new-partnership-centers-accessibility.html|url-status=live}}</ref> === Cuisine === {{See also|Cuisine of the Midwestern United States#Minneapolis and Saint Paul}} After the flight to the suburbs began in the 1950s, [[streetcar]] service ended citywide.<ref name="Wood">{{cite news |title = The Fierce Urgency of North |last1 = Wood |first1 = Drew |url = http://minnesotabusiness.com/fierce-urgency-north |date = March–April 2018 |work = Minnesota Business |publisher = Tiger Oak Media |access-date = March 25, 2018 |archive-date = June 25, 2018 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20180625185335/http://minnesotabusiness.com/fierce-urgency-north }}</ref> One of the largest urban [[food desert]]s in the US developed on the north side of Minneapolis, where as of mid-2017, 70,000 people had access to only two grocery stores.<ref>{{cite news |title = Minnesota Among Worst States for Food Deserts |last1 = Kamal |first1 = Rana |url = http://thecwtc.com/news/local/minnesota-among-worst-states-for-food-deserts |date = July 23, 2017 |access-date = March 25, 2018 |work = [[WUCW|The CW Twin Cities]]|publisher= [[Sinclair Broadcast Group]] |archive-date = April 20, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210420111429/https://thecwtc.com/news/local/minnesota-among-worst-states-for-food-deserts |url-status = live }}</ref> When [[Aldi]] closed in 2023, the area again became a food desert with two full-service grocers.<ref>{{cite news |title = Aldi to close north Minneapolis store, leaving few full-service options |url = https://www.startribune.com/aldi-to-close-its-north-minneapolis-store-one-of-the-areas-only-full-service-grocers-next-week/600249570/ |author = Sitaramiah, Gita |date = February 6, 2023 |work = [[Star Tribune]] |access-date = February 7, 2023 |archive-date = February 7, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230207165051/https://www.startribune.com/aldi-to-close-its-north-minneapolis-store-one-of-the-areas-only-full-service-grocers-next-week/600249570/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The nonprofit Appetite for Change sought to improve the diet of residents, competing against an influx of fast-food stores,<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Noguchi |first1 = Yuki |date = November 27, 2020 |title = A Garden Is The Frontline In The Fight Against Racial Inequality And Disease |work = [[NPR]] |url = https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/27/933084469/a-garden-is-the-frontline-in-the-fight-against-racial-inequality-and-disease |access-date = November 29, 2020 |archive-date = July 18, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210718044657/https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2020/11/27/933084469/a-garden-is-the-frontline-in-the-fight-against-racial-inequality-and-disease |url-status = live }}</ref> and by 2017 it administered ten gardens, sold produce in the mid-year months at West Broadway Farmers Market, supplied its restaurants, and gave away boxes of fresh produce.<ref name="Phillips">{{cite news |last1 = Phillips |first1 = Brandi D. |date = June 7, 2017 |title = Appetite for Change creates oasis in Northside food desert |work = [[Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder]] |url = http://spokesman-recorder.com/2017/06/07/appetite-change-creates-oasis-northside-food-desert/ |access-date = March 25, 2017 |archive-date = April 20, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210420083715/https://spokesman-recorder.com/2017/06/07/appetite-change-creates-oasis-northside-food-desert/ |url-status = live }}</ref> West Broadway is one of twenty farmers markets and mini-markets operating in the city, and among them, four are open during winter.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://farmersmarketsofmpls.org/markets-a-to-z/|title=Markets A to Z|access-date=March 21, 2024|publisher=Farmers Markets of Minneapolis|archive-date=May 20, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220520235050/https://farmersmarketsofmpls.org/markets-a-to-z/|url-status=live}}</ref> Minneapolis-based individuals who have won the food industry [[James Beard Foundation Award]] include chef [[Gavin Kaysen]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/gavin-kaysen-0|title=Gavin Kaysen|access-date=April 21, 2023|publisher=[[James Beard Foundation]]|archive-date=April 14, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414123425/https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/gavin-kaysen-0|url-status=live}}</ref> writer [[Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl]],<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/dara-moskowitz-grumdahl |publisher = [[James Beard Foundation]] |title = Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl |access-date = February 24, 2021 |archive-date = August 18, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210818095115/https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/dara-moskowitz-grumdahl |url-status = live }}</ref> television personality [[Andrew Zimmern]],<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/andrew-zimmern |title = Andrew Zimmern |publisher = [[James Beard Foundation]] |access-date = February 3, 2018 |archive-date = April 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414123411/https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/andrew-zimmern |url-status = live}}</ref> and chef [[Sean Sherman]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/sean-sherman|title=Sean Sherman|publisher=[[James Beard Foundation]]|access-date=April 21, 2023|archive-date=March 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329203951/https://www.jamesbeard.org/chef/sean-sherman|url-status=live}}</ref> whose restaurant [[Owamni]] received James Beard's 2022 best new restaurant award.<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Kormann|first=Carolyn|date=September 19, 2022|title=How Owamni Became the Best New Restaurant in the United States|url=https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/09/19/how-owamni-became-the-best-new-restaurant-in-the-united-states|access-date=June 17, 2023|magazine=[[The New Yorker]]|archive-date=March 18, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318023452/https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/09/19/how-owamni-became-the-best-new-restaurant-in-the-united-states|url-status=live}}</ref> Conceived in Minneapolis as a malted milkshake in candy form, the [[Milky Way (chocolate bar)|Milky Way]] bar of [[nougat]], caramel, and chocolate was made in the North Loop neighborhood during the 1920s.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.startribune.com/first-milky-way-bar-made-in-minneapolis-100-years-ago-mars-candy-food-innovation-history/600309804/|title=The Milky Way bar, born in a Minneapolis diner, turns 100|last=Johnson|first=Brooks|date=October 5, 2023|newspaper=[[Star Tribune]]|access-date=October 5, 2023|archive-date=October 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231006020459/https://www.startribune.com/first-milky-way-bar-made-in-minneapolis-100-years-ago-mars-candy-food-innovation-history/600309804/|url-status=live}}</ref> Both purported originators of the [[Jucy Lucy]] burger—the [[5-8 Club]] and [[Matt's Bar]]—have served it since the 1950s.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020256-juicy-lucy-burger |author = Weibel, Alexa |title = Juicy Lucy Burger |work =[[The New York Times]] |access-date = January 18, 2021 |archive-date = August 18, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210818230459/https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1020256-juicy-lucy-burger |url-status = live }}</ref> [[East African cuisine]] arrived in Minneapolis with the wave of migrants from Somalia that started in the 1990s.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Rosenberg |first1 = Meredith |title = Camel burgers and beyond: Minneapolis' Somali food scene |url = http://www.phillytrib.com/news/camel-burgers-and-beyond-minneapolis-somali-food-scene/article_abadc151-f761-5f69-ac77-3271be0e8bf5.html |access-date = September 17, 2017 |work = [[The Philadelphia Tribune]] |date = August 19, 2017 |archive-date = April 21, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210421060540/https://www.phillytrib.com/news/camel-burgers-and-beyond-minneapolis-somali-food-scene/article_abadc151-f761-5f69-ac77-3271be0e8bf5.html |url-status = live }}</ref> The Herbivorous Butcher opened in 2016; the shop offers natural alternatives to meat that were described by CBS News as "meat-free meat" from the "first vegan 'butcher' shop in the United States".<ref>{{cite news |title = DeRusha Eats: The Herbivorous Butcher |date = January 21, 2016 |access-date = February 18, 2023 |url = https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/derusha-eats-the-herbivorous-butcher/ |work = [[CBS News Minnesota]] |publisher = [[CBS Broadcasting]] |archive-date = February 18, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230218215813/https://www.cbsnews.com/minnesota/news/derusha-eats-the-herbivorous-butcher/ |url-status = live }}</ref> === Annual events === Each January and February, a series of events called The Great Northern is held in Minneapolis.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.minneapolis.org/cultural-districts/annual-events/ |title = 2023 Calendar of Events: Annual Events |access-date = February 12, 2023 |publisher = Meet Minneapolis|archive-date = February 12, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230212232723/https://www.minneapolis.org/cultural-districts/annual-events/ |url-status = live }}</ref> The series includes the annual [[U.S. Pond Hockey Championships]] on [[Lake Nokomis]];<ref>{{Cite web |title = U.S. Pond Hockey Championships |url = https://www.uspondhockey.com/ |access-date = March 3, 2021|publisher=[[SportsEngine]] |archive-date = April 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414150506/https://www.uspondhockey.com/ |url-status = live }}</ref> and the City of Lakes Loppet, a {{convert|21|km|mile|order=flip|adj=on|abbr=off|sp=us}} or {{convert|42|km|mile|order=flip|adj=on|abbr=off|sp=us}} cross-country ski race that is part of the American [[ski marathon]] series.<ref>{{Cite web |title = City of Lakes Loppet (USA) – Worldloppet |date = September 18, 2019 |url = https://www.worldloppet.com/city-of-lakes-loppet-festival/ |access-date = March 3, 2021 |language = en-US |archive-date = April 14, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210414150511/https://www.worldloppet.com/city-of-lakes-loppet-festival/ |url-status = live|publisher=[[Worldloppet Ski Federation]] }}</ref> The annual [[In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre#May Day Parade and Tree of Life Ceremony|MayDay Parade]] is held in south Minneapolis in May.<ref>{{cite news|title=MayDay Parade returns to South Minneapolis|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3TZui4I7C4|format=video|via=[[YouTube]]|work=[[Unicorn Riot]]|date=May 7, 2023|access-date=May 13, 2023|archive-date=May 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230516060805/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3TZui4I7C4|url-status=live}}</ref> Other events include [[Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association|Art-A-Whirl]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecurrent.org/events/20230519-art-a-whirl|title=Art-A-Whirl® Weekend|access-date=May 13, 2023|work=[[KCMP|The Current]]|publisher=[[Minnesota Public Radio]]|date=2023|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603083226/https://www.thecurrent.org/events/20230519-art-a-whirl|url-status=live}}</ref> in May; [[Twin Cities Pride]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/twin-cities-pride-festival-2023-expanding/|title=Twin Cities Pride Festival expanding ahead of June 2023 event|access-date=May 14, 2023|work=[[KSTP-TV]]|publisher=[[Hubbard Broadcasting]]|date=January 17, 2023|first=Ashley|last=Halbach|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514144838/https://kstp.com/kstp-news/local-news/twin-cities-pride-festival-2023-expanding/|url-status=live}}</ref> the Stone Arch Bridge Festival,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/travel-recreation/stone-arch-bridge-festival/|title=Stone Arch Bridge Festival|access-date=May 14, 2023|work=[[Minnesota Monthly]]|publisher=[[Greenspring Media]]|date=June 10, 2018|first=Kyle|last=Smelter|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514144838/https://www.minnesotamonthly.com/travel-recreation/stone-arch-bridge-festival/|url-status=live}}</ref> and Twin Cities Juneteenth<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/where-to-celebrate-juneteenth-in-the-twin-cities/|title=Where to Celebrate Juneteenth in the Twin Cities|access-date=May 14, 2023|work=Mpls. St. Paul|publisher=Key Enterprises|date=June 16, 2022|archive-date=May 14, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230514143208/https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/where-to-celebrate-juneteenth-in-the-twin-cities/|url-status=live}}</ref> in June; Sister Cities Day,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.minneapolis.org/about-us/sister-cities/sister-cities-day/|title=Sister Cities Day|access-date=March 18, 2024|publisher=City of Minneapolis|archive-date=December 6, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231206104436/https://www.minneapolis.org/about-us/sister-cities/sister-cities-day/|url-status=live}}</ref> Minnehaha Falls Art Fair, and Loring Park Art Festival in July;<ref name=Maya>{{cite news|url=https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/minnesota-summer-art-fairs/|title=Minnesota's Summer Art Fairs|access-date=May 13, 2023|publisher=Key Enterprises|work=Mpls. St. Paul|date=June 15, 2022|last=Maya|first=Cynthia|archive-date=May 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230513212238/https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/minnesota-summer-art-fairs/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Minneapolis Aquatennial]],<ref>{{cite news|url=https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/aquatennial-minneapolis/|title=Aquatennial: The Ultimate Summer Block Party|access-date=May 13, 2023|publisher=Key Enterprises|work=Mpls. St. Paul|date=July 22, 2019|last=Marsh|first=Steve|archive-date=March 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319052255/https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/aquatennial-minneapolis/|url-status=live}}</ref> the [[Minnesota Fringe Festival]],<ref>Date varies by year. {{cite news |last1=Roth |first1=Ellie |title=Intermission Is Over: The Fringe Fest Is Back |url=https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/intermission-is-over-minnesota-fringe-fest-is-back/ |access-date=July 20, 2022 |work=Mpls. St. Paul|publisher=Key Enterprises|date=July 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710154510/https://mspmag.com/arts-and-culture/intermission-is-over-minnesota-fringe-fest-is-back/ |archive-date=July 10, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref> the Uptown Art Fair, Powderhorn Art Fair, and Downtown Minneapolis Street Art Festival in August;<ref name=Maya /> the Minneapolis Monarch Festival in September that celebrates the [[monarch butterfly]]'s {{convert|2300|mile|km|adj=on}} [[Monarch butterfly migration|migration]];<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.minneapolisparks.org/activities-events/events/minneapolis_monarch_festival/ |publisher = [[Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board]] |access-date = February 12, 2023 |title = Minneapolis Monarch Festival – Festival de la Monarca |archive-date = February 12, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230212232727/https://www.minneapolisparks.org/activities-events/events/minneapolis_monarch_festival/ |url-status = live }}</ref> and in October, the [[Twin Cities Marathon]] which is a [[Boston Marathon]] qualifier.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/enter/qualify/top-qualifying-races |publisher = [[Boston Athletic Association]] |title = Qualifying Races Around The World |access-date = January 3, 2021 |archive-date = August 16, 2021 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210816012209/https://www.baa.org/races/boston-marathon/enter/qualify/top-qualifying-races |url-status = live }}</ref> ===Libraries=== In 2008, the [[Minneapolis Public Library]] merged with the [[Hennepin County Library]]. Fifteen of the system's [[List of Hennepin County Library branches|41 branches]] serve Minneapolis.<ref>{{cite news |title = Minneapolis PL Merges with Hennepin County Library |url = https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/minneapolis-pl-merges-with-hennepin-county-library/ |access-date = February 11, 2023 |work = [[American Libraries]]|publisher=[[American Library Association]] |date = January 11, 2008 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220831155737/https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/minneapolis-pl-merges-with-hennepin-county-library/ |archive-date = August 31, 2022 |url-status = live }}</ref> The downtown [[Minneapolis Central Library|Central Library]], designed by [[César Pelli]], opened in 2006.<ref>{{cite news |last1 = Millett |first1 = Larry |title = Minneapolis' 'library block' has a fascinating history of loss and renewal |url = https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-library-block-was-once-home-to-other-noteworthy-buildings/430375493/ |access-date = February 11, 2023 |work = [[Star Tribune]] |date = June 23, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20210724091217/https://www.startribune.com/minneapolis-library-block-was-once-home-to-other-noteworthy-buildings/430375493/ |archive-date = July 24, 2021 |url-status = live }}</ref> Seven special collections hold resources for researchers.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/special-collections#collections |title = Collections |access-date = February 12, 2023 |publisher = [[Hennepin County Library]]|archive-date = February 12, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230212193509/https://www.hclib.org/about/locations/special-collections#collections |url-status = live }}</ref> Summary: Please note that all contributions to Christianpedia may be edited, altered, or removed by other contributors. 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