Exhibits & Events
Watch for more coming soon!
The boys are back!
​6:30 pm, Saturday, August 16
Crow River String Band
A longtime local favorite will perform at the History Center Saturday, Aug. 16, 6:30 pm.
Admission: $15.​
Get your tickets by calling 320-275-3077, emailing dahs@dassel.com or stopping in at the Dassel History Center at 901 1st St. N. ​​​
Red Rooster Happenings
​10am, Saturday, August 30
Featured Speaker Galen Johnson
Humorous, insightful presentation on how this Dassel native's trip to Alaska 50-years ago changed the course of his life.
Free admission. Coffee and snacks
​​​​​2pm, Sunday, August 31
Our Town Reader's Theater
Inspiring interpretation of the greatest play ever written by Dassel High School alumni and others. Free admission.​
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August 16-September 14
WHAT'S IN A NAME: DASSEL, MINNESOTA
Discover the history of how Dassel got its name and the connection to the railroad.
Free admission
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The Amazing Art of John Berkey
If you've seen movie posters for King Kong, Star Wars and the Towering Inferno, or U.S. postage stamps of Santa Claus Christmas in 1983 and 1991, you've seen some of the work of artist John Berkey.
He was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2004, and called the most innovative and influential futurist painter of his time.
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Explore More Exciting Temporary EXHIBITS and EVENTS
From Dassel to Hollywood
The story of Dassel's own Munchkin, Hildred Olson, and her role in the Wizard of Oz movie.
Lamson: Rediscovering a Lost Hamlet of Collinwood Township
Little-known history about this once thriving community southeast of Dassel compiled by Dassel native Jon Bergquist with additional narration by C. Byron Lundeen.
Returning in 2025:
What's In a Name: Dassel, Minnesota 55325
How in the world did Dassel get its name? Find out and much more in this fun display when it returns to the museum!