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  • Minneapolis – Learning from Place: Somali South Minneapolis

    Somali Museum 2950 Chicago Ave, Suite C, Minneapolis, United States

    South Minneapolis is home to a vibrant corridor of Somali owned businesses, cultural institutions, and public art that reflect the community’s resilience, cultural pride, and contributions to Minneapolis. This Learning from Place experience begins at the Somali Museum, where participants will learn about Somali cultural heritage and, if scheduling allows, experience traditional dance.

    $35
  • Learning from Place: St. Paul's West Side Mexican American Culture.

    St. Paul – Learning from Place: St. Paul’s West Side Mexican American Culture

    Neighborhood House/The Wellstone Center 179 Robie St E, St. Paul, United States

    Discover the stories, history, and vibrant culture of St. Paul’s West Side, the heart of Minnesota’s Latino community. This immersive experience focuses on The Flats and the Latino Cultural District, a neighborhood shaped by generations of Mexican Americans, and now home to the future Minnesota Latino Museum.

    $35
  • Still from the film NUESTRO NORTE shows two women dressed in white dancing by a river.

    St. Paul – NUESTRO NORTE Community Screening

    Landmark Center, F.K. Weyerhaeuser Auditorium 75 5th St W #224, St. Paul, United States

    Join us for a public screening of NUESTRO NORTE a cinematic portrait of five community leaders from across metro and greater Minnesota, their lived stories interwoven with symbolic fiction scenes and original musical performances.

    Free

  • The Watt Munisotaram Buddhist Temple near Hampton, Minnesota.

    Empire – Learning from Place: Watt Munisotaram (Cambodian Temple)

    Watt Munisotaram 2925 220th St E, Empire, United States

    This Learning from Place experience invites participants to explore Watt Munisotaram, the largest Cambodian Buddhist temple in the United States, located in the countryside of Empire, Minnesota. Participants will engage with the temple as a living cultural and spiritual site, learning directly from community members, monks, and the landscape itself.

    $35
  • A group of women in colorful headscarves toast each other with teacups.

    Rochester – Headscarf Story Circle Gathering

    Assisi Heights Spirituality Center 1001 14th St NW, Rochester, United States

    The Minnesota Humanities Center (MHC) is excited to host Headscarf Story Circle – a series of offerings that recognize the strength and resiliency of women.

    Free

  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Africa Plaza

    Little Africa Plaza 678 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul, United States

    Minnesota is home to a vibrant and growing African diaspora representing many countries, languages, and cultural traditions. In St. Paul, Little Africa has emerged as a cultural corridor where this diversity is expressed and rooted through entrepreneurship, community leadership, art, and food.

    $35

  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Mekong Cultural District

    XIA Books & Cafe 422 University Ave W, St. Paul, MN, United States

    St. Paul’s Little Mekong Cultural District invites participants into a vibrant Southeast Asian cultural corridor shaped by migration, resilience, and entrepreneurship along University Avenue.

    $35
  • Learning from Place: Bdote

    St. Paul – Learning from Place: Bdote

    Fort Snelling State Park 101 Snelling Lake Road, St. Paul, MN, United States

    Learning from Place: Bdote is a place-based experience led by Dakota community members at sites of deep significance in the Twin Cities. Participants engage with Dakota history and contemporary perspectives through story, observation, and shared reflection.

    $75

  • Minneapolis – Learning from Place: Somali Cedar Riverside

    Brian Coyle Neighborhood Center 420 South 15th Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, United States

    SOLD OUT. Explore Cedar Riverside, the heart of the East African community in Minneapolis and home to one of the largest Somali populations in the United States.

    $35

  • St. Paul – Learning from Place: Little Africa Plaza

    Little Africa Plaza 678 Snelling Ave N, St. Paul, United States

    SOLD OUT. Explore Little Africa Plaza and hear from community leaders and culture bearers about the vision behind the new development and the role of African entrepreneurs in shaping the cultural corridor.

    $35