Special events set at county museum

Since its launch in 2012, May is Minnesota Museums Month, a 31-day celebration of the more than 500 historic sites, art museums, zoos, gardens and science centers across the state. Minnesota Museums Month is an annual program organized by the Minnesota Association of Museums (MAM) and held each May.

Minnesota is one of only a few states in the country that dedicates an entire month to celebrating the rich cultural resources of its museums.

The program is a collaboration among museums of all types to raise awareness of the importance of museums across the state in contributing to and sustaining community. The Lyon County Museum in Marshall is hosting several events in May in commemoration of Minnesota Museums Month.

All events and programs are free and open to the public.

Events: Tuesday, May 7 at 6:30 p.m.: “Buffalo Man and Historical Imagination: Ways of Thinking and Writing Local History” Presentation by Joseph Amato.

Thursday, May 9 at 2-5 p.m.: Schwan’s Ice Cream Root Beer or Orange Floats for $1.

Thursday, May 9 at 6:30 p.m.: “WWII Prisoner of War Camps in Southern MN” Presentation by Colleen Gengler.

Tuesday, May 21 at 6:30 p.m.: “Caring for and Reading Old Photographs.” Presentation by Jennifer Andries.

Wednesday, May 22 starting at 6 p.m.: “Pipe Collection Exhibit Reception and Program” by Mark Schwanebeck. Thursday, May 23 at 2-5 p.m.: Schwan’s Ice Cream Root Beer or Orange Floats for $1.

Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m.: “A Look Back at the 1950s” Presentation by Lloyd Petersen.

Thursday, May 30 at 6:30 p.m.: “Beneath the Same Stars: Fictionalizing the 1862 U.S. Dakota War” Presentation by Phyllis Cole-Dai.

For more information, please contact the Lyon County Museum at 507-537-6580 or director@lyoncomuseum.org