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MPR News has you covered with news and stories about local art and culture happenings across Minnesota.

Art Hounds: Art Hounds are members of the Minnesota arts community who look beyond their own work to highlight what's exciting in local art. You can explore arts events here, or become an Art Hound today.

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Art Friend: Everyone needs an art friend. Art Friend is a new segment with our arts team. Art spaces can feel exclusive and art can be confusing, obtuse, and even boring. But, especially with the right context, everyone can be a critic. So let us be your guide- your Art Friend. Listen or read Art Friend stories here.

Our arts coverage is made possible in part by the Minnesota Legacy Amendment's Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.

How did the Edmund Fitzgerald sink? A new book looks into the theories

How did the Edmund Fitzgerald sink? A new book looks into the theories

“The Gales of November: The Untold Story of the Edmund Fitzgerald” digs into the mystery of the ship’s sinking and also shares interviews with family members of the crew.
by Dan Kraker, Aleesa Kuznetsov and Alanna Elder

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The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking: Remembering the Great Lakes shipwreck 50 years later

The Edmund Fitzgerald sinking: Remembering the Great Lakes shipwreck 50 years later

50 years ago, the Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior, killing 29 men. MPR News guest host Dan Kraker talks with a Great Lakes historian about the ship’s final, fateful voyage and what the ore carrier’s shocking sinking means to Minnesotans. 
by Dan Kraker and Cari Dwyer

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In Fargo, a long-overdue spotlight on women artists across 400 years

In Fargo, a long-overdue spotlight on women artists across 400 years

An exhibition at the Plains Art Museum brings together 400 years of women’s artwork, highlighting both celebrated and overlooked creators while confronting how the art world has historically excluded them.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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From Budweiser to kimchi, a new book tells the stories behind immigrant and community recipes

From Budweiser to kimchi, a new book tells the stories behind immigrant and community recipes

A new cookbook honors the overlooked home chefs who nourish their communities, including a south Minneapolis artist carrying on their grandfather’s immigrant legacy by grilling his beloved “Drunk Chicken” and reflecting on heritage, activism and belonging.
by Alex V. Cipolle

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Ask a Bookseller: ‘I See You’ve Called in Dead’ by John Kenney 

Ask a Bookseller: ‘I See You’ve Called in Dead’ by John Kenney 

Christina Tabereaux of The Snail on the Wall, a bookstore in Huntsville, Ala., recommends the novel “I See You’ve Called in Dead” by John Kenney. 
by Emily Bright

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Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations, followed by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Cirkut

Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations, followed by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Cirkut

Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations. Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff and Canadian record producer and songwriter Cirkut follow Lamar with seven nominations each announced Friday.
by The Associated Press

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The Minnesota author whose book inspired the movie 'Nuremberg'

The Minnesota author whose book inspired the movie 'Nuremberg'

Minnesota author Jack el-Hai’s book “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist” inspired “Nuremberg,” one of the fall’s buzziest movies. It’s a film set in history with questions for the present.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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