ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES

Scratch board illustration India ink/maskoid resist

Technical pen self portrait.

PACKAGE DESIGNInitial and secondary package design and point of purchase displayOriginal illustrations and hand painted sculpting.

ROBOTS! Acrylic paint pen on posterboard.

PAINTINGAcrylic on canvas or canvas board.

PAINTINGAcrylic on canvas or canvas board.

Jonasinterior painting

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couragestrength

STATION 6BATTALION 1

MINNEAPOLIS FIRE

TECHNICAL RESCUE

Hart Lake Massage

LOGO DESIGNSDesigned with Illustrator CS4.

Hennepin History Museum’s Mission and GoalsThe Hennepin History Museum’s material responsibility is to preserve Hennepin County’s history, by safeguarding the museum’s extensive physical and archival collections, while being mindful to represent the stories that are still being written today. We utilize our historic mansion to bring history to life by providing experiences that one can only create within an environment that holds onto its unique identity. We are a museum like no other because we have cherished the building that we were given.

Hours (Closed Mon.)Sun.: 1:00-5:00 pm Tues.: 10:00-2:00 pm Wed.: 1:00-5:00 pm Thurs.: 1:00-8:00 pm Fri. & Sat.: 1:00-5:00 pm

Museum Library & ArchivesTues.: 10:00 - 2:00pmWed. - Sat.: 1:00pm -5:00pm

Education/OutreachThis winter the Hennepin History Museum is launching a pilot program that aims to educate a group of highly motivated kids

as ambassadors in local history and common museum practices. We wish to ride the wave of awareness that this sesquicentennial, Minnesota’s 150th year, has brought to the historic community, and

teach students that awareness of our past should be an ongoing practice.

We have requested a grant from the Jay and Rose Phillips Foundation and have included the new program into our 2009 budget planning. Our hope is that one day this program will be a regular option for the city’s junior high students.

Collections CareIn order to support exhibits, archives, and education, collections care is an ongoing necessity. The museum owns over 500,000 three dimensional objects, including 200,000 costume and accessory items dating from the 1840s to the present. Many objects require special preservation techniques, including paper, fabric, wood, leather, glass, ceramic, stone, and original artwork. Some collections are culturally sensitive and when handling American Indian objects, for example, we fol-low storage and display guidelines developed with leaders of the local American Indian com-munity. Almost everything the museum owns has been donated rather than purchased, and documenting new donations is a major component of collections work. Finally, we are in the process of digitizing collections records using PastPerfect Museum Software, which will make objects more accessible to staff and the public. We follow all appropriate precau-tions with collections care, as outlined by the American Association of Museums.

ExhibitsTwo fl oors of exhibit galleries in the Christian mansion are open to the public six days a week. Visitor evaluations almost unanimously express surprise and gratitude for our thoughtful treatment of unexpected topics, from the everyday to the controversial. Examples of recent exhibits include The Lure of Shoes: Cultural Connections 1840-2007, Studies from Life: Costume and Object Portraits from the Collections of the Hennepin History Museum, by Minneapolis photographer Timothy G. Piotrowski, Building Ties ‘08 (a University of Minnesota Partnership): Culturally Sensitive Housing Designs for Mexicans & Ojibwa, and The Century of the Child: Growing Up in Hennepin County.

ArchivesThe museum library and archive is a valuable resource for researchers of local history. In 2007, 350 people signed into the reading room in order to view

materials We serve graduate students working on dissertations and grade school students working on

History Day projects. Important archival holdings include records of local clubs and social organizations, photographs documenting Minneapolis urban renewal projects, and the register of the Winslow House Hotel, which includes the names of most visitors who passed through the area between 1857 and 1861.

The Hennepin History Museum has participated in the Minnesota Association of Museum’s monthly Museum Sampler tour, and we were a feature site for The Rake magazines, Gallery Grooves tour. Free admission passes are made available to families through the Metropolitan Library Service Agency’s Museum Adventure Pass program, and Hennepin History Museum staff present annually to students in the University of Minnesota’s Museum Studies program. In addition, materials from the collections have been exhibited at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Weisman Art Museum, the American Swedish Institute, the Milwaukee Museum of Art and Design, and most recently, the Mill City Museum.

For the past three years the Hennepin History Museum has participated in the Minnesota Digital Library project, joining over 75 archival institutions from around the state. To date, we have submitted over 520 photographs for online public access, including images from 1930s photographer Ernest Kjorlie.

The Hennepin History Museum also goes beyond the boundaries of the traditional historical society by forging partnerships with artists and community groups who have unique perspectives. We provide a rare opportunity for underrepresented members of the public to present their personal stories not only through a guestbook or a blog, but through collaborative exhibits and programs.

Hennepin History Museum’s Relationships with Organizations

Hennepin History Museum’s Criteria for SuccessWe feel pride when we can make meaningful connections with community members, sparking an interest in local history. In the short term, success means getting diverse people into the Christian Mansion and reaching out to others through off-site exhibits and outreach programs. This depends upon the continued quality and originality of our programming and on our ability to care for our invaluable mansion and collections. In the long-term we hope to sustain a vibrant institution that Hennepin County residents will turn to not only for preservation of their personal objects and stories, but also as a place where they can continue to experience educational programming in an one of a kind historic mansion. Hennepin History Museum’s

Opportunities and ChallengesWe involve community members in the historical process everyday through collaborative exhibits and programs, archival research, recommendations for collections care, volunteer opportunities a user-friendly research library and interactive outreach programs. The Hennepin History Museum was once considered a “hidden treasure,” but since the addition of bold programming that collaborates with such organizations as the Minneapolis Public Schools, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, the Hennepin County Libraries, and the University of Minnesota.

We have done well as collectors and preservationists, and now we must assert ourselves as stewards of the historical community, and solidify an educational program that will allow for increasing audiences.

ConclusionAfter 70 years of continuous operation, the Hennepin History Museum knows its mission and believes in the work it is doing. The museum has an unmatched opportunity to help people draw connections between their own experiences and past history. We have a proven track record of building meaningful, interesting relationships with organizations and individuals, and our current base of community support is enthusiastic and loyal. Our challenge for the upcoming year is to maintain the Christian Mansion that we call home; this is the fi rst impression that we give to visitors as an organization.

We hope the Carolyn Foundation agrees, and will join us in our efforts to preserve history and bring back the awe that our organization’s home, the Caroline Christian Mansion, once inspired.

Give To The Hennepin History Museum And Preserve Your History$500 funds the purchase of one storage unit for our historic portrait collectionThe Hennepin History Museum’s portrait collection is of priceless historic value. The portrait collection is known for its artistic merits and for its unique-ness to Hennepin County. Many of the pieces that we have in our collection are one of a kind, and the collection as a whole is not reproduced anywhere else in the world.

$1,000 sustains the Docent program for one yearHennepin History Museum docents go out to any of the county’s public schools, bringing artifacts that students can view, and often, handle. Teachers may choose from one of many county related top-ics or we can customize our presentation to meet the schools curriculum needs.

$3,000 sustains the Jr. Docent program for one yearThe Hennepin History Museum launched a youth docent program in 2008 that educates children in local history by looking at the museum’s historic collection, enjoying visits to other historic sites, and learning how to construct their own exhibits. The goal is to have the Jr. Docents taking the les-sons that they have learned about history and their community, and teaching younger kids through hands on activities.

$5,000 funds one issue of the magazine Hennepin History Hennepin History is a thrice yearly magazine fea-turing articles on the history of Hennepin County. Originally published in 1941 as a mimeographed tabloid, it is now professionally edited. The maga-zine is a benefi t of membership in the Hennepin History Museum. The back issues of the magazine are available to the public, and have been a won-derful resource for researchers and history enthusi-asts of all levels.

PROMOTIONALBrochure, insert and pocket folder for a non-profit.

ILLUSTRATIONRandom doodles and drawings

LOGO DESIGNT-shirt logo for a local dart team.

POSTERDesign for a Day of the Dead celebration.

WEBSITE DESIGNHomepage design for a website.