Minnesota Centennial Showboat

Minnesota Centennial Showboat

Minnesota Centennial Showboat, ca. 1960. Photograph by the University of Minnesota Photographic Laboratory.

Minnesota Centennial Showboat at Stillwater levee

Minnesota Centennial Showboat at Stillwater levee

Minnesota Centennial Showboat at Stillwater levee, 1958. Photograph by John Runk.

Theater-goers boarding the Minnesota Centennial Showboat on the East Bank River Flats below the University of Minnesota Campus, 1970.

Theater-goers boarding the Minnesota Centennial Showboat

Theater-goers boarding the Minnesota Centennial Showboat on the East Bank River Flats below the University of Minnesota Campus, 1970. Photograph by the University of Minnesota Photographic Laboratory.

Somali Museum of Minnesota

The Somali Museum of Minnesota was founded in 2013 to preserve Somali culture and tradition through art exhibits, educational programs, and dance. Since then, the Minneapolis-based nonprofit has become more visible to Somali Americans across the United States as it expands efforts to showcase its growing artifact collections and traditional Somali dance across North America.

Photograph of dancers performing

Dancers at the Somali Museum of Minnesota's third anniversary celebration

Dancers perform at the Somali Museum of Minnesota's third anniversary celebration on October 1, 2016. Photograph by Final Shutter Photography.

Photograph of Somali Museum of Minnesota founder Osman Ali

Osman Ali, founder of the Somali Museum of Minnesota

Osman Ali, founder Somali Museum of Minnesota (right), accepting the Innovation Award at the 2017 International Somali Awards in London on March 15, 2017.

Photograph of gaashan (g-aa-sh-n; shields) and waran (wh-ran; spear)

Gaashan (g-aa-sh-n; shields) and waran (wh-ran; spear)

Gaashan (g-aa-sh-n; shields) and waran (wh-ran; spear). Photograph by Nikki Tundel, 2016.

Photograph of kabo (shoes)

Kabo (ka-bo; shoes)

A pair of kabo (ka-bo; shoes). Historically, Somali people wore shoes made from dried animal hide. Photograph by Nikki Tundel, 2016.

Photograph of carved geel (camel)

A carved geel (camel)

A carved geel (g-el; camel). The camel is an important animal to the Somali people and represents wealth and health. Photograph by Nikki Tundel, 2016.

Photograph of subeeciyad (sue-bay-see-yad; traditional female dress worn at festive occasions)

Subeeciyad (sue-bay-see-yad; traditional Somali female dress)

Subeeciyad (sue-bay-see-yad; traditional Somali female dress worn at festive occasions). Photograph by Nikki Tundel, 2016.

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