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Momentum

March 5, 2021

Momentum was a celebration of art and artists, a way to honor both the legacy and the future of the M’s collection.

Leadership Announcement from M Board Chair Gregory Page

July 16, 2020

I’m reaching out to share some important leadership information about the museum. On Tuesday, July 14, I released Kristin Makholm from her position as Executive Director after serving for more than a decade.

What’s Your Weapon?

December 6, 2019

In this personal essay, high school senior Waylon Rembert Jr. considers the lives and legacies of photographers Gordon Parks and Jamel Shabazz, in light of his own life path, so far, and choices that lie just ahead.

Sherin Guirguis: Here I Have Returned

October 3, 2019

Curatorial Assistant Mia Laufer offers a deeper look into creative process and historical research informing the M’s installation by L.A.-based artist Sherin Guirguis.

Partnership: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

September 9, 2019

Knight Foundation just announced a major contribution to the M, along with several new investments focused on establishing downtown St. Paul as a place for community, creativity, and inclusive economic growth.

Laura Wertheim Joseph is Named the M’s Curator of Exhibitions

July 25, 2019

Meet the M’s new Curator of Exhibitions, curator and art historian Laura Wertheim Joseph, a Twin Cities-based curator and scholar with a track record of producing resonant, nationally significant exhibitions.

Finding the Great Outdoors in Museum Storage

June 28, 2019

In March 2019, multidisciplinary artist Moheb Soliman was artist-in-residence at the M. In this essay, he relates how his search for Great Lakes-related landscapes in the M’s collection led to an unexpected deep dive into unexpected waters: the seldom-considered, eccentric database used to catalog and store archival information about the artworks held by the museum.

Partnership: TPT’s MN Original

May 30, 2019

TPT, MN Original, and the M are partnering to produce a series of shorts digging into the fascinating backstory of the M, and to shed light on the exciting horizons ahead for this little museum that could. Watch all the videos in the series thus far.

Comfortable with Chaos: A Conversation with Brad Kahlhamer

May 23, 2019

The M profiles New York-based artist Brad Kahlhamer, whose work defies easy categories, remixing influences and styles through the artist’s own lens of adopted and inherited identities.

Just for M Members: Meet the Curator

April 27, 2019

Sun., Nov. 17, 1 p.m.
Get to know the M’s new Curator of Exhibitions, Laura Joseph, and hear more about her curatorial projects, past and present.
Free * RSVP requested

Momentum

Leadership Announcement from M Board Chair Gregory Page

What’s Your Weapon?

Sherin Guirguis: Here I Have Returned

Partnership: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation

Laura Wertheim Joseph is Named the M’s Curator of Exhibitions

Finding the Great Outdoors in Museum Storage

Partnership: TPT’s MN Original

Comfortable with Chaos: A Conversation with Brad Kahlhamer

Just for M Members: Meet the Curator

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