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MinneCulture explores the people, culture, and art that are inspiring, shaping, and changing Minnesota every day. We go beyond the gallery walls to tell stories about artists and people who live, work and create here.

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The Modernization of Meat in Minnesota

Posted January 5, 202300:24:26

Historians have argued that the history of America can be told through the history of meat. The meat industry was often the first to innovate and make...

Season 7 starting January 2023

Posted December 14, 2022

MinneCulture returns in 2023 with more stories of Minnesota arts, history, and culture. In season 7, we'll get to know some prominent Minnesotan activists,...

MinneCultured: How Minnesota Invented Blue Cheese

Posted June 23, 2022

For a few short years, St. Paul was the Blue Cheese Capital of the World. In the season finale of season 6, producer Tony Williams takes us on a tour...

The Feisty Franciscan Who Helped Found Mayo Clinic

Posted June 16, 202200:14:36

Mother Alfred Moes was an immigrant from Luxembourg, a woman religious, and the founder of two Franciscan congregations. She was also the first person...

A History of Fire in the Boundary Waters

Posted June 9, 202200:31:10


A series of wildfires made headlines across Minnesota during the drought-plagued summer of 2021. Among them was the massive Greenwood Fire....