Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum - Duluth, MN

10/13/2026

Just a sample of items from our latest exhibit on INVENTIONS. The watch, radio, the light bulb, the vacuum cleaner, and the telephone are just a few examples among many. Until the building sells, we are still operating as usual! Come by and have a look!

10/01/2026

We'll have our exhibit on Albert Einstein up for this weekend! Normally, we would rotate exhibits today, but we wanted to give everyone one more chance to learn more about one of the greatest minds of the past century.

When we open on Tuesday next week, it will be with our Inventions exhibit.

We hope to see you!

09/20/2026

A beautiful day for a tour! Pop in anytime between 11am and 4pm today and chat with Bob Berg and Zabelle Stodola about the history of our building!

09/17/2026

08/12/2026

Did you know the FBI kept a secret file on physicist Albert Einstein that grew to 1,427 pages by his death in 1955? Started in December 1932 under director J. Edgar Hoover, the dossier tracked Einstein’s political activism, pacifism, and left-leaning associations, reflecting Cold War paranoia and fear of his public influence.

07/16/2026

We will be closed Friday, July 17 due to the dangerous air quality. Stay safe everyone.

07/05/2026

To compliment our Albert Einstein exhibition, we’ve added a wonderful donation of newspapers from Linda Buckley Dee.
A reprint edition from Chicago Tribune from America’s 200 anniversary in 1976.

07/01/2026

Happy rotation day!

We've installed the new exhibit on Albert Einstein this morning and hope to see you back again. As always, admission is free!

On a personal note, thank you for your support the last few weeks as we navigate the changes coming down the road. I especially love seeing so many new people in the space, curious and exploring. Like you, I've also enjoyed seeing the pictures Carrie has been sharing of this beautiful building on our page. Thank you all so very much!

-Matthew