Part of Ordinary Pictures.
Gallery admission is free for everyone on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am to 5 pm, with a variety of family activities scheduled from 10 am to 3 pm.
Discover the magic of photography as you explore the exhibition Ordinary Pictures. Learn about the history of the camera through art-making, workshops, gallery activities, and more.
Art-Making
10 am – 3 pm
Star Tribune Foundation Art Lab
Take inspiration from the past and create photography tools that will spark your creativity and imagination.
Activity: Photo Copy
11 am – 3 pm
Cargill Lounge
Have your portrait taken in a menagerie of taxidermy birds inspired by the work of 19th-century naturalist Martha Maxwell.
Activity: Visual History
11 am – 2 pm
Cargill Lounge
Discover how photography has evolved and adapted over the years. Ask a local expert questions and learn about photographic equipment and materials.
Film: The Red Balloon
Mediatheque
10 am – 5 pm
A boy makes friends with a seemingly sentient balloon, and it begins to follow him. It follows the boy to school, to the bus, and to church. Boy and balloon play together in the streets of Paris and try to elude a gang of boys that wants to destroy the balloon. Directed by Albert Lamorisse, 1956, France, 34 minutes.