Founded in 1975, the museum is housed in a building fusing the 100-year-old Carnegie Library building with a contemporary addition.
Six state-of-the-art galleries feature the contemporary art collection of regional artists including sculpture, ceramic, and glass works, a wide range of print and photography, over 300 Hmong textiles, paintings and video.
Each year, 20 to 25 solo and group exhibitions rotate through the six exhibition spaces.