Special Exhibits

The former packing floor of the mill, now Mill Commons, now features the museum store, cafe, changing exhibits, and visitor information. The exhibits are free to the public during regular museum hours and change two to three times per year.

These exhibits are unavailable during the Mill City Farmers Market indoor markets, March 15, April 5, 19 from 10 am to 1 pm.

Current exhibit

Going Out, Coming In: LGBTQ+ Spaces in Downtown Minneapolis.

Going Out, Coming In: LGBTQ+ Spaces in Downtown Minneapolis

May 15, 2025 - July 6, 2025
Going Out, Coming In brings to life the sights, heart, and energy of Downtown Minneapolis’s LGBTQ+ community spaces in their first decades.The exhibit details queer resistance, love, and identity formation amid the evolution of the neighborhood through the 20th century. The exhibit features sites where queer people found or created community while addressing the systemic challenges of legal and extralegal discrimination, urban renewal, and HIV/AIDS. This was previously on view at MCM in 2023 and 2024.