The Minnesota History Center Museum saw over 200,000 annual visitors during the 2007-2008 fiscal year, including over 64,000 students and 11,000 chaperones who attended on field trips. The museum has implemented a new "History Player in the Classroom" program where costumed interpreters portray historical figures and bring Minnesota history to life for students both in the galleries and in their classrooms.

1. Minnesota History Center Museum
Transforming School Field Trips with
History Player in the Classroom
Mary Mannes
School Programs Manager
Wendy Jones
History Center Museum Manager
Minnesota Historical Society
History Center Museum
St. Paul, MN
www.mnhs.org/HPIC

2. About the
Minnesota History Center Museum

3. Minnesota History Center
Attendance
2007-2008 Fiscal Year
• 203,643 annual visitation
• Field Trip Attendance
– 64,846 students
– 11,294 chaperones