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Need a break today? Consider a walk around Bde Maka Ska (photograph of the lake is by Alec Soth)
In 2020, Executive Director Dr. Kate Beane, her twin sister, and her father, were successful in helping to restore the Dakota name to Bde Maka Ska. This challenging effort was buoyed by community members, activists, and neighbors around the Twin Cities and Minnesota. The impacts of his historic moment were felt and applauded throughout the country.
Photographer Alec Soth captured a winter scene in all its stark stillness for a 2014 photograph, originally titled Lake Calhoun, that is now in the M’s permanent collection. Through community conversations, Alec Soth graciously agreed to update the name of this artwork to Bde Maka Ska.