Summer Seasonal Saturday
Saturday, August 8, 2026 | 10a - 4p*
Tickets: $1 | Member Rate: Free
9:30a - 10a: Quiet Art Room
Activities close at 4pm. $1 admission and galleries open until 5p!
Art is for everyone! Join the Minnesota Marine Art Museum for the Summer Seasonal Saturday on August 8. 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.
The theme of this Seasonal Saturday is Myths and Legends, and is Inspired by MMAM's exhibition Myths & Legends of Minnesota: An Exhibition of the Minnesota Plein Air Collective, as well as storytelling themes in the exhibitions Gordon Coons: Gidibaajimomin / We Tell Stories and Geo Rutherford: Spooky Waters of the World, Great Lakes and Beyond. Enjoy wandering the galleries on your own, or join a tour, listen to live music, try your hand at art-making, and visit our community partner, The Commonwheel Theater! Bingo Overboard, everyone’s favorite search-and-find game, is always available, just don’t forget to pick up your prize!
August 8 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]
For all ages and abilities.
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
Geo Rutherford! [10am-12pm]
Stop, look and learn. Take 30 seconds, or 30 minutes to dig into the spooky stories of the world’s waterways.
LIVE MUSIC
Gallery 4 [11am + 3pm]
Enjoy live music from Heidi Bryant & Lisa Douglas (Flute & Piano) from 11am - 12pm, and live music from Alexandra Green & Kale Olson-Reed (Folk-Rock) from 3 - 4pm.
BINGO OVERBOARD
Atrium [10am - 4pm]
Play everyone’s favorite search-and-find gallery game and win a prize.
Community Partner: The Commonwheel Theater Company
MMAM Family Lounge [10am - 4pm]
Discover the excitement of The Commonwheel Theater and its current and upcoming productions through coloring activities where you can design your own stage performance and a photo booth with costumes for fun pictures with friends and family.
Community Partner: The Bell Museum
MMAM Family Lounge [10am - 4pm]
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.
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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.
Upcoming Seasonal Saturdays:
Support 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.