Lifelong Learning

The Minnesota Historical Society is deeply engaged in cultivating meaningful relationships with adult audiences as lifelong learners, members, donors, volunteers and supporters. For FY14 - 15, in addition to offering over 80 different programs for Lifelong Learners, MNHS worked to build the organization's capacity for using skilled volunteers by implementing the Lifelong Learning Volunteer Program;launched the "Tours for People with Memory Loss" program to serve people with memory loss and their caregivers; worked with an architectural firm to assess the accessibility of selected historic sites and museums for an aging population and to develop recommendations for universal design improvements; implemented an evaluation system across programs to measure adult learner outcomes; and developed a business planning process for lifelong learning programs..