Dakota Elder Joe Williams (Sisseton Wahpeton) relates a traditional story, nape, or handprint, and its meaning to Native people. The Jeffers Petroglyphs Historic Site is arguably one of the most significant historic and cultural sites of its kind in the world. Its continued use over 9,000 years attests to its importance in traditional Indigenous cultures.

Souvenir handkerchief, manufacturer unknown, 1990. The commemorates a visit to Minnesota by Mikhail Gorbachev, President of the Soviet Union, in 1990.

"Welcome Gorbachev" button and flag manufactured in Minnesota and worn to commemorate the visit of Mikhail Gorbachev to the Twin Cities in 1990.

In this video produced by the Minnesota Historical Society, Lou Bellamy and his daughter Sarah sketch out the history of Penumbra Theatre.

Nellie Stone Johnson was a labor organizer, activist, and the first Black elected official in Minneapolis. Hear what she has to say about her work in this video.

Gratia Countryman became the director of the Minneapolis library system in 1904. Hear what she has to say about her work in this video.

A pysanka, a traditional Ukrainian artwork made out of a hollowed, waxed, and painted egg, made ca. 1962.

Leather boots worn by Maria Scholucha at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church, Minneapolis, ca. 1910–1919.

Cap made of jacquard silk and worn as part of a traditional Ukrainian costume. Created by Anastasia Prystupa Scholuch in Lipinki, Poland, ca. 1910, and used in Minneapolis at St. Michael’s Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

A wooden long bow with a fiber string used in the US–Dakota War of 1862.