Museum: Exhibits

Edina History Museum
at Arneson Acres Park
4711 West 70th Street
Edina, MN 55435
612-928-4577

Hours:
Thursdays, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Saturdays, 10 a.m. to noon
or by appointment

Free admission
Donations accepted!

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Opening soon: "Edina's Greatest Generation"

Vince Cockriel installing 'Edina's Greatest Generation' exhibit
Vince Cockriel installing 'Edina's Greatest Generation' exhibit.
Under construction,
opening in April.
Check back for more information.

Grand opening party set for Thursday, May 20. Everyone is invited to tour the exhibit, enjoy refreshment and hear a short program honoring "Edina's Greatest Generation." Admission is free.

Do you have a story to tell about life in Edina during World War II? We welcome donations or loans of photos and artifacts. Please call staff or more information, 612-928-4577.

The exhibit uses the extensive collection of avid military collector Vince Cockriel and the Edina History Museum to highlight World War II soldiers as well as life on the home front before, after and during the war.

"We Made History!" documents Edina's early suburban years

CLOSED:
Discover (or remember) the history-making people and events that took place in Edina as it made the transition from small town to suburb.

Southdale construction, first Little League, last farm in operation and birth of new businesses like Edina Realty are just a few of the topics explored in this exhibit.

"We Made History!" is part of the Society's effort to collect and preserve Edina's early suburban history. If you have stories, objects or photos from this period that you can loan or donate, please contact staff.

Little League from mid-1950s.

Permanent gallery: Eras in Edina History

Find out how Edina grew from a mill town on Minnehaha Creek to the thriving suburb it is today. See the objects and clothing used by early farm families. Discover the beginnings of Edina's first residential neighborhoods, Morningside and Country Club District. Remember Clancy's Restaurant from 50th and France. This exhibit covers the major milestones in Edina's development from the 1850s to the 1950s.

A scavenger hunt developed for second-grade classes is available for group tours. Please call ahead to make arrangements for large groups: 612-928-4577.


Streetcar at the northwest corner of 50th and France.

Upcoming: 150 Years of Edina Schools

In 1859, settlers near the Edina Mill on Minnehaha Creek decided to form their own school district. After a cord of wood was collected from each family, the community's first school opened in 1860 near the corner of what is now Highway 100 and Valley View Road.

Please help tell the story of Edina's 150 years of schools by loaning or donating your photos, school projects, lunch boxes, games or school clothes for our upcoming exhibit.

Loans or donations can be arranged. For more information, contact staff. The exhibit will focus on elementary grades, but any great school item will be accepted for the collection.

Marietta Jackson's fellow schoolmates in her 1918-1919 class.