Summer SEASONAL SATURDAY: Waste to Wonder
Saturday, August 9, 2025 | $1 | 10am - 4pm*
* 9:30am-10am: Quiet Art Room
* 4pm: Activities close at 4pm. $1 admission and galleries open until 5pm!
Art is for everyone! Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for the Summer Seasonal Saturday on August 9. With $1 admission for all, this is a fun and lively day to visit the museum for first-time visitors and experienced museum-goers alike. Inspired by MMAM's exhibition Erik Jon Olson: Waste Not, the theme of this Seasonal Saturday is Waste to Wonder. Enjoy wandering the galleries on your own, or join a tour, listen to live music, try your hand at art-making, or visit one of our community partners. Bingo Overboard, everyone’s favorite search-and-find game, is always available - just don’t forget to pick up your prize!
August 9 Schedule of Events
*Quiet Art Room
Oberton Education Room [9:30-10am]
MMAM will open the art-making activity room at 9:30am to offer a quieter environment to minimize distractions and sensory stimulation. Kindly note, the galleries and other activities will not open until 10am.
ART-MAKING
Oberton Education Room [9:30am - 4pm]
Recycled Treasures: Create a one-of-a-kind print using recycled materials. For all ages and abilities. (all day)
Advancing the Panorama
Manoogian Gallery [2pm - 2:10pm]
Witness the advancement of the longest painting in the United States as we advance another 40 feet of the 1275 foot long Grand Panorama of a Whaling Voyage ‘Round the World at 2pm.
LIVE MUSIC
Gallery 4 [11am + 3pm]
Enjoy live music from Jim Reineke (Jazz Mandolinist) from 11am - 12pm, and live music from Bob Stuber and Jim Armstrong (Americana, folk and original music on guitar, harmonica and mandolin) from 3 - 4pm.
MMAM Highlights Tour
Atrium [10:15am, 12:15pm, 2:15pm]
Explore, learn, discover, experience, appreciate. Join MMAM docents for an insider's tour of the galleries and a closer look at standout pieces on display. All tours are 30 minutes and utilize assistive listening devices.
Curator’s Tour
Atrium [11:15am & 3:15pm]
Explore, learn, discover, experience, appreciate. Join MMAM curators to learn the stories behind the exhibitions. Both tours are 30 minutes and utilize assistive listening devices.
Director’s Tour
Atrium [1:15pm]
Explore, learn, discover, experience, appreciate. Join the MMAM Executive Director to learn what’s happening, and what’s coming up at MMAM. This tour is 30 minutes and will utilize assistive listening devices.
Meet the Artwork
Gallery 3 [10am -12pm]
Explore the materials and process of Erik Jon Olson in Gallery #3, Waste Not. 10am-Noon. Stop, look and learn. Take 30 seconds, or 30 minutes to dig into Olson’s process of creating zero-waste artworks.
BINGO OVERBOARD
Atrium [10am - 4pm]
Play everyone’s favorite search-and-find gallery game and win a prize.
Community Partner: The Bell Museum
Lounge [10am- 4pm]
Stop by and learn about all of the amazing things the Bell Museum in St. Paul has to offer across the state! Visit with Bell Museum staff to explore pelt and skull specimens, sew-a-constellation, and pick up your own Science & Nature kit to take home and enjoy (while supplies last)!
PROJECT FINE
Atrium [10am - 1pm]
Interpreters Available: Hmong & Spanish Interpreters from Project FINE.
Interpretes disponibles de: Hmong & Español de Project FINE.
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Free transportation
Free transportation to and from the Minnesota Marine Art Museum is available through Winona Area Transit Service’s Dial-A-Ride. Call 507-454-6666 to schedule your ride a few days before you plan to visit, and MMAM will pay your fare upon arrival and provide you with return fare.
Support for Seasonal Saturday comes from:
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Southeastern Minnesota Arts Council thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a Minnesota State Arts Board Operating Support grant, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts & cultural heritage fund.
