Hmong Cultural Center Of Minnesota

Resource Center and Museum for local and national use. The collections of the Hmong Resource Center library include more than 800 Hmong-related books, 400 Hmong-related theses and dissertations, 1000 Hmong-related academic journal articless and over 3,500 Hmong-related newspaper articles. The library also hosts a growing virtual library collection on the internet (www.hmonglibrary.org). The Hmong Cultural Center Museum provides a growing selection of interactive exhibits and interpretive materials that teach visitors about Hmong culture and history with an emphasis on the experiences of Hmong Minnesotans and the rich Hmong folk arts tradition In early 2024, with the assistance of a State of Minnesota Legacy grant, the Hmong Cultural Center Museum expanded with the addition of another 800 square feet of storefront space, enlarging our main museum exhibit areas on University Avenue at Western to 2,000 square feet of public exhibits. We also added track lighting in all of our exhibit areas. In 2024 the museum served more than 2,000 visitors

Cultural programs. Hmong Wedding and Funeral Songs Program - This 28 year old program teaches adults and youth traditional orally recited songs and procedures associated with MeejKoob (the traditional Hmong Marriage Ceremony) and Kev PamTuag Qeej Musical Instrument Program - The popular afterschool Qeej classes teach students in the art of the Qeej - a traditional instrument with students served with instruction in the Hmong Qeej instrument and Qeej songs played in the tradi-tional Hmong funeral ceremony Wedding and Funeral Songs Program 33 students served with instruction in traditional Hmong Wedding and Funeral Songs In 2024, HCC held its largest Qeej and Hmong Arts Festival to date. At the end of May, we brought our Hmong traditional arts festival, possibly the only festival of its kind in the United States, to a larger venue, the St. Paul River Centre. More than 2,200 persons attended a day-long celebration of the Qeej instrument and Hmong music and arts and crafts vendors, showcasing Hmong Cultural Centers heritage as the primary Hmong folk arts organization in Minnesota.