The best arts & culture spots in Owatonna

3 arts & culture spots we’ve checked and stand behind — with the story on each one. Not a ranking; a record.

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Stalwart, historic 1885 venue & campus that housed disadvantaged & orphaned children.

540 W Hills Cir

Stalwart, historic 1885 venue & campus that housed disadvantaged & orphaned children.

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The Bakken Museum

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Whether your kids need an energy outlet or you do, The Bakken Museum turns curiosity into play inside a gorgeous historic mansion. Tinker…

3537 Zenith Ave S (Minneapolis)

Whether your kids need an energy outlet or you do, The Bakken Museum turns curiosity into play inside a gorgeous historic mansion. Tinker in Spark to make music or a mini movie, get zapped with Ben Franklin’s electric tricks, and explore Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein roots...

From the Woodbury newsletter, August 8, 2026

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When you want a break from the usual galleries, The Museum of Russian Art brings sharp, timely shows like Poster Art of the Soviet Era,…

5500 Stevens Ave (Minneapolis)

When you want a break from the usual galleries, The Museum of Russian Art brings sharp, timely shows like Poster Art of the Soviet Era, Mark Mednikov: Artist and Architect, and Elena Kalman’s Catastrophe and What Survives, plus Russian language classes, smart events, and a dangerously browsable gift shop.

From the Minneapolis newsletter, September 1, 2026

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