Join MNSAH for our events and tours. Although our name sounds exclusive, we are not. In fact, many MNSAH members are simply people who love architecture and are eager to experience the fascinating built environment of Minnesota and the Upper Midwest with their fellow enthusiasts.
MNSAH Fall Tour 2025
Tane House, Highland Park, St. Paul Saturday, September 27, 2025, 3:00 p.m. The MNSAH fall tour features the midcentury modern home of MNSAH members Katherine and Jeff Tane. The event will include a tour of the 1954 Norman Nagel design, located at 1778 Colvin Avenue in St. Paul’s Highland Park; an illustrated talk by past MNSAH President Laura Weber on the research she has completed on the neighborhood, the house, and its architect; and will conclude with a reception in the home’s landscaped gardens. Commissioned by the family of St. Paul attorney Charles and Helen Murnane, the house includes many built-ins, a wall of windows along the back, and a brick fireplace at the center of the living room, as well as as well as original bluestone floors and walls. The Tanes have preserved the midcentury aesthetic of the home through its furnishings and a sympathetic 2017 enlargement. The house is located on a picturesque…
Past Events
Spring Tour 2025
Walking Tour of Irvine Park St. Paul, Saturday, June 21, 2025, 10:00-11:30 a.m. The Irvine Park Historic District provides an opportunity to reflect on St. Paul history, the progression of architectural styles through time, and the very specific process of turning a group of derelict houses into treasured National Register and Heritage Preservation Districts. Join a walking tour, led by local preservationists Barbara…
MNSAH 2025 Annual Meeting
Saturday Morning May 10, 2025, 9:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Minnesota Humanities Center Making Room: Women’s Histories from the Northwest Architectural Archives Cheryll Fong, Keynote Speaker This year’s annual meeting presentation features Cheryll Fong, who will speak about a current exhibit on women architects that she curated for Northwest Architectural Archives (NAA) along with Jane King Hession, Kimberly Long Loken, and exhibit designer Darren Terpstra.…
Works in Progress
Thursday, March 27, 2025 7:00-8:30 p.m. via Zoom MNSAH invites you to attend Works in Progress on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Our presentations include: Minnesota Modern Masters Interviews Committee Chair Gary Reetz with introduce excerpts from Minnesota Modern Masters video interviews with Mohammed Lawal and Quin Scott of LSE Architects, and James Garrett Jr. and Nathan Johnson of…
Fall Tour 2024
Open Book and Revitalization on Washington Avenue Saturday, October 26, 2024, 9:30-11:30 a.m. MNSAH’s fall tour will feature Open Book, a center for reading, writing, and book arts located on Washington Avenue in downtown Minneapolis. Open Book is the umbrella organization formed by three nonprofits, The Loft Literary Center (an educational and support organization for writers), The Minnesota Center for Book Arts (a…
MNSAH 2024 Annual Meeting & Gebhard Awards
Tuesday, April 30, 2024 6:00-9:00 p.m. Minnesota Humanities Center Keble College Chapel: John Thomas Micklethwaite Renovates the “Holy Zebra” Victoria Young, Keynote Speaker This year’s annual meeting includes the announcement of the David Gebhard Awards while our keynote speaker, Victoria Young, will transport MNSAH members to England where we’ll learn about her groundbreaking research that shines new light on the 1895 completion of…
Works In Progress
Wednesday, March 13, 2024 7:00-8:30 p.m. via Zoom MNSAH invites you to attend Works in Progress on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. via Zoom. Our presentations include: MnSHIP – Minnesota’s Statewide Historic Inventory Portal by Ginny Way For decades, the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO) has maintained an inventory of thousands of buildings, sites, and structures in Minnesota. These records, previously…
