VRA Conference Minneapolis 2024

FREE — No registration required!

Stretch your legs and join your fellow conferees in a visit to Minneapolis' Target Field, home of the Minnesota Twins. The ballpark environs feature numerous examples of public sculpture and mosaics (not all of them sports related!). On the way back to the Embassy Suites, view the oversize mural tribute to Minnesota music legend Bob Dylan. Allan Kohl will be your guide and raconteur. No need to sign up in advance — just meet in the hotel lobby outside the Emerald Bar (opposite the reception desk).

Register for this tour (separate from conference registration)

Limited to 30 people — Free
Tour participants are responsible for transportation to and from the location.
Address: 300 Nicollet Mall, Minneapolis, MN 55345

PRIOR REGISTRATION REQUIRED

Join Hennepin County Library Special Collections for a department tour at Minneapolis Central Library. The department manages the library’s archives and digitization program, with over 500 archival collections and a quarter-million digital items. Our digital collections are among the largest digital repositories in the state and are particularly rich in visual resources: Photographs, maps, posters, postcards, video recordings, restaurant menus, cartoons, school yearbooks, and property records. Attendees will tour the department workroom and archives, as well as our public service areas. The tour will cover equipment, technologies, user platforms, staffing and funding, material types, preservation measures, and usage patterns.

The tour will take place on the 4th floor of the Minneapolis Central Library and will take approximately 1 hour.