Upcoming Programs and Events
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Immerse yourself in the sights, sounds, and creative spirit of the Driftless Region with Mississippi Sippin’, MMAM’s beloved summer music series. Now part of our Third Thursdays, these concert are set against the stunning backdrop of the Mississippi River. This all-ages event invites you to unwind with a live outdoor performances, specials at the MMAM Shoppe, and culinary delights and beverages from MMAM’s Waterbar Cafe + Provisions.
Third Thursdays at MMAM, your new reason to start the weekend early.
With $5 gallery admission after 5 - 8p, a program highlight each month, and Happier Hour at MMAM’s new Waterbar Cafe + Provisions, Third Thursdays will become your new favorite night of the month.
Join acclaimed plein air artist Bob Upton for a two-day outdoor workshop exploring the expressive potential of gouache, a luminous and versatile medium that bridges watercolor and oil. Working along the banks of the Mississippi River, participants will learn to see and paint with clarity, confidence, and spontaneity.
This summer, immerse yourself in the beauty and power of water through art at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum! Every Saturday from June through August, join us for a 30-minute guided tour highlighting artworks that celebrate water’s influence on artists across time and place.
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This mindfulness-based program focuses on exploring themes that support our health through creativity and play, inspired by MMAM galleries.
This summer, immerse yourself in the beauty and power of water through art at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum! Every Saturday from June through August, join us for a 30-minute guided tour highlighting artworks that celebrate water’s influence on artists across time and place.
→ learn more.
On Sunday, August 30, 2026 Gordon Coons: Gidibaajimomin / We Tell Stories closes at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
SPARK! at Minnesota Marine Art Museum is a unique, free program designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. SPARK! programs offer participants an opportunity to enhance their quality of life through social engagement, mental stimulation, and communication.
The Center for Third Street Furtherings (CfTSF) has been active in Winona for some time now—quietly observing, recording, and assembling a clearer picture of a place that resists easy definition. In partnership with the Minnesota Marine Art Museum, the Center is now accepting a limited cohort of Field Agent Trainees to assist with an active investigation led by Senior Collection Agent Andy DuCett.
On September 13, 2026 Myths & Legends of Minnesota: An Exhibition of the Minnesota Plein Air Collective closes at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
Third Thursdays at MMAM, your new reason to start the weekend early.
With $5 gallery admission after 5 - 8p, a program highlight each month, and Happier Hour at MMAM’s new Waterbar Cafe + Provisions, Third Thursdays will become your new favorite night of the month.
Join us for an evening of conversation, connection, and community as award-winning authors Anna Farro Henderson and Tamara Dean take the stage alongside local community voices for a timely discussion on climate, creativity, and collective action.
Join museum curators in the exhibition Andy DuCett: Home(town)for a relaxed, guided conversation exploring the artworks of Andy DuCett. Together, we’ll look closely, share observations, and unpack the ideas behind conceptual art, no art background needed. Come curious!
On September 19, 2026 Barbara McIlrath: LandSkyWater opens at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum.
Celebrate a season of mystery, transformation, and creativity during the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s Fall New Look Weekend. As part of MMAM’s 20th anniversary celebration and 2026 theme, Making Waves, the museum welcomes four featured artists: Andy DuCett with Home(town), Geo Rutherford with Spooky Waters of the World, Great Lakes and Beyond, Barbara McIlrath withLandSkyWater, and Tanya Aguiñiga with Water | Craft.
Celebrate the season of mystery and transformation at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum’s New Look Masquerade Party. As part of MMAM’s 20th anniversary year and our 2026 theme, Making Waves, this immersive fall evening invites guests to step into a world of shifting identities, folklore, and imagination, where art, story, and disguise collide.
Experience the rare opportunity to work hands-on with a MMAM exhibiting artist. Join Tanya Aguiñiga in a one-day immersive workshop, Weaving in Community. Traveling from Southern California, Aguiñiga brings her internationally recognized practice that spans sculpture, installation, performance, and community-based work, into an intimate, accessible learning environment rooted in making and exchange.
Step inside Home(town) with artist Andy DuCett for an intimate, one-hour conversation in the galleries. Working across mediums and rooted in the visual language of his hometown of Winona, DuCett creates installations that blur the line between museum space and everyday life.
Join artist, author, and illustrator Geo Rutherford for a lively, one-hour talk inside the exhibition, Spooky Waters of the World. Presented in partnership with the Winona Public Library.
Following the artist talk, join Rutherford for a book signing in the MMAM atrium, for an opportunity to meet the artist, have books signed, and take home a piece of the stories that have captivated millions.
In this intimate “Meet the Artist” experience, McIlrath will share insights into her process and reflect on how land, sky, and water continually shape her work. Guests are invited to ask questions, look closely, and join in a relaxed conversation about place, perception, and the act of painting.
This all-ages workshop gives participants the unique opportunity to create their own artwork with exhibiting artist Barbara McIlrath. McIlrath’s paintings and drawings begin with studying the patterns and shapes in the natural world, from land forms, limestone bluffs of the river, plants, trees, clouds, shadows and angles of sunlight.
SPARK! at Minnesota Marine Art Museum is a unique, free program designed specifically for people with memory loss and their care partners. SPARK! programs offer participants an opportunity to enhance their quality of life through social engagement, mental stimulation, and communication.
In this three-day workshop, professional rod builder Kris Kristufek will guide you step-by-step through the process of designing and building a high-performance spin or casting rod—up to seven feet long—using premium, American-made materials.
Third Thursdays at MMAM, your new reason to start the weekend early.
With $5 gallery admission after 5 - 8p, a program highlight each month, and Happier Hour at MMAM’s new Waterbar Cafe + Provisions, Third Thursdays will become your new favorite night of the month.