Calendar
First Saturday Guided Tour
Fee: Cost of admission
Date: First Saturday of every month
Time: 11 a.m.
*There will be no First Saturday Guided Tour on November 2, due to our Havoc at the Pavek event.*
First Saturday Guided Tours last 45 minutes and are included with the cost of admission. These public tours have a capacity of 15 people and are available on a first come, first served basis. To schedule a guided tour at a different time, click here!
No registration required.
Limited Time Frankenstein Pop-Up Exhibit
Fee: $0
Date: September 5 – October 27, 2024
Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Location: Meet Minneapolis Visitor Center
505 Nicollet Ave Suite 100 Minneapolis, MN 55402
Step into Frankenstein’s Lab and experience a display highlighting Mary Shelley’s iconic character. While you’re there, be sure to enter our giveaway for FREE tickets to Pavek After Dark: A Minnesota Frankenstein on October 19, 2024 – our signature fundraising event. Don’t forget to take a selfie and tag us!
No registration required.
Connecting Conversations Unseen Connections: The Anthropology of the Cell Phone
Fee: Cost of admission
Date: September 7, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m.
Join the Pavek Museum for a new lecture series called “Connecting Conversations.” The series will feature presentations from various experts in the past, present, and future of electronic communication.
If you’re interested in sponsoring this event, contact Advancement Manager Kaeleen Laird at [email protected] or 612-895-5472.
Pavek After Dark: A Minnesota Frankenstein
General Admission: $120.
VIP Admission: $150
VIP+: $200
Date: October 19th, 2024
Time: 5:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m.
A star-studded live radio play by members of the MN Broadcasters Hall of Fame, accompanied by a silent auction benefiting the Pavek Museum.
Sponsors
Gold: Citizens Independent Bank
Silver: Hubbard Broadcasting
If you’re interested in sponsoring this event, contact Advancement Manager Kaeleen Laird at [email protected] or 612-895-5472.
Havoc at the Pavek: Monster Mashup
Fee: Free
Date: November 2nd, 2024
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Join the Pavek Museum’s hourlong monster-themed escape room adventure with fun STEM activities for all ages!
Sponsors
Mummy Level: Discover St. Louis Park
Media: WDGY
Repair Right II: Antique Transformer Radios
Fee: $150
Dates: Stay tuned for our next session!
Repair Right II is an intermediate level electronics repair course. It will focus on antique transformer radios. Prerequisites required.
Crash Course: How to Solder
Fee: Pay what you can
Date: Stay tuned for our next session!
Crash Course is a pay-what-you-can course designed to teach essential skills in electronics repair such as soldering and reading a schematic.
Sonic Storytelling: Intro to Foley
Fee: $89
Date: Stay tuned for our next session!
Lightsabers, fire-breathing monsters, sandworms, flocks of birds, and squishy body parts! How are these sound effects created for radio, podcasts, and films, and how do they help tell the story? Taught by sound designer and composer Katharine Horowitz, course participants will learn about the history and art of foley: the creation or reproduction of sound effects.