2025 | October - December
Exhibitions + Programming

Are you Interested in becoming a volunteer Docent at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum? We would love for you to join us! 

Those who are interested in learning more are invited to join MMAM staff for an informal question and answer session on January 8 at 10:15am, in the Museum’s Oberton Education Room to learn about what it takes to become a Docent. There will be free coffee and Bloedow’s doughnuts for all attendees.

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At 1275 feet, the Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage 'Round the World is the longest painting in the United States. The panorama is stored on four large rolls. Due to their size, and time it takes to change these rolls, MMAM curators and staff must change them while the museum is closed. But before they can be changed, the rolls must be rewound back to the beginning. Join us for a behind-the-scenes viewing of the panorama in motion as the second of the four rolls is rewound to the beginning.

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Michael Kareken: Ebb and Flow closes to the public at 5pm on December, 28, 2025, at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.

At 1275 feet, the Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage 'Round the World is the longest painting in the United States. Due to its immense size, only 40 feet of this epic painting can be viewed at one time. Join us as staff advance the panorama throughout the year of its exhibition.

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Are you Interested in becoming a volunteer Docent at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum? We would love for you to join us! 

Those who are interested in learning more are invited to join MMAM staff for an informal question and answer session on December 10 at 10am, in the Museum’s Oberton Education Room to learn about what it takes to become a Docent. There will be free coffee and Bloedow’s doughnuts for all attendees.

→ learn more + register.

At 1275 feet, the Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage 'Round the World is the longest painting in the United States. Due to its immense size, only 40 feet of this epic painting can be viewed at one time. Join us as staff advance the panorama throughout the year of its exhibition.

→ learn more.

This installation features selected works from the Upper Mississippi River Plein Air artists. Teaching artists, Joshua Cunningham and Kar-Keat Chong present a small body of their work in MMAM’s new Waterbar Cafe + Provisions and the Plein Air teaching artists work is on display in the museum’s Oberton Education Room. 

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This mindfulness-based program focuses on exploring themes that support our health through creativity and play, inspired by MMAM galleries.

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Spread holiday cheer with handcrafted block-print cards in this creative workshop at MMAM! Sip a handcrafted cocktail from Waterbar Cafe + Provisions while you carve, ink, and print a beautiful set of cards ready to share with loved ones. 

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At 1275 feet, the Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage 'Round the World is the longest painting in the United States. Due to its immense size, only 40 feet of this epic painting can be viewed at one time. Join us as staff advance the panorama throughout the year of its exhibition.

→ learn more.

Support the Minnesota Marine Art Museum and give to the max on Thursday, November 20!

The work of Alexis Rockman continues a long tradition of using art as a means to provoke reflection on humanity’s relationship with the natural world. This presentation by WSU history professor emeritus, Greg Schmidt, will survey the long and deep tradition of artwork (primarily “high art” painting) in Europe and America aimed at persuading people to pay attention to or shape their minds about a variety of topics.