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Welcome to the Museum of Visual Materials!
Christmas movies and Craft day for kids! Did we mention Santa is going to be here on Thursday, December 17th from 5:00 to 7:00? Check out our upcoming events for more details.
View our staff page to view our new employment opportunities. The home of the Museum of Visual Materials is one of the oldest building in Downtown Sioux Falls, South Dakota(1887). Even though we are the oldest building, we are the most advanced in GREEN environment efficient standards. Our building runs on Geo-Thermal heating and cooling, Solar panel energy, fast growing renewable resources such as cork and bamboo floors, and wheat cupboards. All of our plumbing and electric fixtures are high efficient and skylights have been added to the building to use more natural light. Learn More about our Green innovations in our LEED section of our website.
Our building has so much for the community to do.We have sewing machines for the community to use along with all of the fabrics, thread and buttons you would need to create whatever they would like for free. We have a state-of-the-art Commercial kitchen which will be used for cooking demonstrations and hall rentals. A sound proof listening room so people can enjoy 1 of 1000's of records or 8-tracks that we have on hand. Over 4,500 books so people can sit and enjoy reading all types of subjects such as cooking, religions, science, gardening, children's, fantasy, and the arts. We have a special brew of coffee that people can enjoy for free while relaxing and using our free Wi-Fi. You can also learn more about how this private collection came to be and understand how a hand made clock that runs on the Earth's gravity functions.
There is so much to do at the Museum of Visual Materials(MoVM) of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. We offer a unique museum experience in many different senses, five to be exact. The MoVM is a hands on experience where you will learn by your sense of touch, smell, hearing, taste and of course sight. The MoVM gives you the chance to experiences things like no other museum with all of the materials and facilities for you to expand your horizons for free. It's so different; you might forget you're in a museum!
Jerod Hybertson, a native from Viborg South Dakota, is displaying digital photography on canvas. Three panel sunsets along with some beautiful large format canvas. An artist reception will be held Friday December 18th from 5:00 to 6:30. Jerod will be signing purchased artwork and also will be hosting wine and food. The artwork will be discounted right before Christmas for some great gift ideas. The Museum of Visual Materials is located at 5th and Main Downtown, Sioux Falls. For information please call 605-271-9500