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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Inspiring a passion for the diverse history, culture and science of agriculture in South Dakota.

 

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The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum is dedicated to the preservation and interpretation of South Dakota's agricultural history and rural heritage. 

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Come experience the history of South Dakota's agriculture and settlement, as well as, learn about the technology of farming and life on the northern Great Plains at the Agricultural Heritage Museum! 

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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

Physical Address: 977 11th Street, Brookings, SD 57007

Mailing Address: SDSU Box 601, Brookings, SD 57007

Phone: 605-688-6226

Toll Free: 1-877-227-0015

Fax: 605-688-6303

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Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

Sunday: CLOSED (January 1 - March 31)

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'Drowning in Dirt: Joseph Hutton and the Dust Bowl' exhibit opening March 2

The South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum presents its latest exhibit, “Drowning in Dirt: Joseph Hutton and the Dust Bowl.”  This exhibit explores life in South Dakota during the 1930s through the eyes of a soil scientist trying to save family farms by preserving the land. The opening reception is March 2 from 4:30-7 p.m.

Three SDSU attractions earn ‘Great Places’ designation for 2022

Three attractions on the South Dakota State University campus have made the cut in the South Dakota Department of Tourism’s listing of 2022 South Dakota Great Places.

Smithsonian traveling exhibition highlighting changing landscape of rural America coming to South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

The Smithsonian’s Museum on Main Street, in cooperation with the South Dakota Humanities Council, presents “Crossroads: Change in Rural America.” The exhibition examining the evolving landscape of rural America opens at the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum in Brookings, SD and will be op...