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Saint Paul, MN (2017)

Minnesota Museum of African Art

A reproduction of a 19th-century purple dress with white lace collar is positioned on a stand, as if waiting for its owner to slide it on.

Investment

  • NMTC Amount: $6,860,000
  • Total Project Cost: $9,531,046

IMPACT

  • 12 FTE jobs
  • 40 construction jobs

Investor

Project Description

A reproduction of a 19th-century purple dress with a white lace collar is positioned on a stand as if waiting for its owner to slide it on. A copy of the Green-Book, a historic guide that helped steer travelers toward black-welcoming businesses, is gently perched under a glass case. Large panels explaining the history of African-Americans in Minnesota stand in front of floor-to-ceiling windows.

This isn’t a scene from the Minnesota History Center or even the Minneapolis Institute of Art. It is the new Minnesota African American Heritage Museum & Gallery in north Minneapolis.

Read more at the Star Tribune…

MAP

Address: 141 Forth Street E, Saint Paul, MN 55101

Census Tract: 27053102500

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