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January Make & Take Monday – Snowflake Magnets

Stop by the museum on the second Monday of December, January, and February for a Make & Take Monday craft! Each month will bring a new craft for you to […]

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December Make & Take Monday – Holiday Dog Ornaments

Stop by the museum on the second Monday of December, January, and February for a Make & Take Monday craft! Each month will bring a new craft for you to […]

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Leveraging Community Capitals to Represent Historic Change with Meredith Redlin

Join us as we welcome Dr. Meredith Redlin to the museum to take a sociological look at how rural communities change using the community capitals framework, identifying areas of concern […]

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Holiday Market at the Museum

Join the museum and the Brookings Farmers Market for our third annual Holiday Market at the Museum! Browse booths filled with your favorite farmers market vendors and stop by the […]

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Festival of Lights Pre-Parade Party

Freewill donation Get your play in before heading to the 2022 Brookings Festival of Lights Parade. Play along with us in the museum exhibits and be sure to stop in […]

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Native American Day: Museum is Open

School is out, and we are open for a special day of play! Join us as we celebrate Native American Day. Learn how to hoop dance near the Dakota Tipi […]

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Day Camp: New Year’s Creations

Ages 6-12 | Drop Off | Registration Required | $52 ($41.60 members) Dip into the new year as we spend the morning creating yummy snacks and appetizers. In the afternoon […]

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Day Camp: Coding & Robotics

Ages 6-12 | Drop Off | Registration Required | $52 ($41.60 members) Spark your imagination as we explore circuitry and robotics through mapping and design, coding, and hands-on experiments.

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Day Camp: Theater

Ages 6-12 | Drop Off | Registration Required | $52 ($41.60 members) From character building to storytelling there are many ways to explore the world of theater.

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Mini Makers: Gingerbread Fun

Ages 2-5 | Family Style | $6.50 ($5.20 members) In this hands-on class participants will make their own take home play-kit while meeting new friends. This play date inspired class […]

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