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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

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

 

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Make & Take Monday Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2:30 to 5 PM to make an agriculture-themed craft for $1! June 12 Craft: Goofy Fruit Magnets. agmuseum.com. 977 11th St. Brookings, SD 57007. 605-688-6226

June 12 Make & Take Monday Craft: Goofy Fruit Magnets

Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2:30 to 5 p.m. to make an agriculture-themed craft for $1!

Make & Take Monday Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2:30 to 5 PM to make an agriculture-themed craft for $1! July 10 Craft: Patriotic Ice Cream Magnets. agmuseum.com. 977 11th St. Brookings, SD 57007. 605-688-6226

July 10 Make & Take Monday Craft: Patriotic Ice Cream Magnets

Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2:30 to 5 p.m. to make an agriculture-themed craft for $1!

Make & Take Monday Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2:30 to 5 PM to make an agriculture-themed craft for $1! August 14 Craft: Flower Suncatchers. agmuseum.com. 977 11th St. Brookings, SD 57007. 605-688-6226

August 14 Make & Take Monday Craft: Flower Suncatchers

Join us on the 2nd Monday of each month from 2:30 to 5 p.m. to make an agriculture-themed craft for $1!

977 11th St. Brookings, SD 57007 | 605-688-6226

Who We Are.

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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South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum

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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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Students walking in front of the museum

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Learn more about our educational programs and internship program! Or to schedule a tour of the museum! 

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Students interacting with the weather exhibit.

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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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Hours:

Monday - Saturday: 10 a.m.– 5 p.m.

Sunday: 1-5 p.m.

South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum Events

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Jun 14

Summertime Food Trucks and Fun

Jun 28

Summertime Food Trucks and Fun

South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum News

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Farmers in in 1936 in South Dakota

'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...