Cokato Museum Exhibit “Once Upon a Toy Box”

The Cokato Historical Society welcomes everyone to its annual meeting on April 21st at 6:30 p.m. in the Centennial Room at 175 4th Street Southwest in Cokato. It’s a free event and guests will be able to see the Cokato Museum’s newest exhibit “Once Upon a Toy Box.”
 
The evening will begin with a brief business meeting, followed by a presentation by Museum Director Johanna Ellison, who will share details about the recent restoration work completed at the historic Gust Akerlund Photography Studio. Following the presentation, attendees will be able to tour the newly restored Akerlund Studio and see the results of the preservation efforts firsthand.

The Studio was last open to the public in the early spring of 2024. The restoration work at the Akerlund Studio was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, which has helped preserve one of Cokato’s most significant historic sites.
 
The museum’s new exhibit, “Once Upon a Toy Box,” is a playful journey through time – celebrating the toys, games, and dolls that shaped childhoods from generations past through the 2000s. To find out more about this event, go to www.cokatomuseum.org or call at 320-286-2427.