2019 Hmong Museum Board Members

2019 End of Year Reflections

(Pictured above are 2019 Hmong Museum Board Members & Executive Director. Left to right: Koobmeej Lee, Nalie Lee-Heidt, Mai Vang, Chuayi Thao and Sandy Lo.)  Dear Friends, As I reflect back at 2019, I am ever thankful for the continued love and support Hmong Museum has from all of you. I just wanted to highlight […]

Hmong Museum awarded grant to develop a folk art class taught by Hmong elders

December 19, 2019. Saint Paul, Minnesota —Hmong Museum received a microgrant of $5,000 from the Minnesota Humanities Center to fund a program that will hire Hmong elders to teach bamboo basket weaving and other folk traditions with community members. This project was conceived after a successful collaboration with the Hmong elder Center in the spring […]

Elder at Partners in Action Exhibit

Press Release: Hmong Museum awarded $40,000 to strengthen their mission

December 2, 2019. Saint Paul, Minnesota —Hmong Museum has been awarded $40,000 from the Nonprofit Infrastructure Grant Program. The grant, which is a state appropriation from the Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development, was advocated and won through a partnership with Propel Nonprofits and the Coalition of Asian American Leaders. “Hmong Museum is a […]

Arts with Hmong Elder Center

The participants of the Hmong Elder Center never thought of their crafts as art. The cross-stitched flower cloth called Paj Ntaub and the freshly woven bamboo items in the process known as hiab poj tawb where always just a way of life. Despite this belief, the elder’s hands moves elegantly through the seams of the […]