3M and Maplewood Magically Adhered Exhibit

Maplewood Area Historical Society / 3M & Maplewood Exhibition

Magically Adhered.

The 3M & Maplewood: Magically Adhered museum exhibition explores the history of the co-development of the city of Maplewood, Minnesota and a major U.S. corporation, 3M, headquartered there. The exhibition is on display in the former milking parlor of a historic barn at the Bruentrup family farm that is also home to the Maplewood Historical Society. The exhibit tells this uniquely Minnesotan story through historic photos, 3M artifacts, products, advertising, and a video monitor running old company films. This Is Folly collaborated with Bluestem Heritage Group, the Maplewood Historical Society, Sala Architects and Franz Reprographics to create the exhibition.

Work & Credits

Our Work: Museum exhibition design, illustration & production oversight

Project Partners:
Bluestem Heritage Group, Maplewood Area Historical Society, Sala Architects, & Franz Graphics

Press Coverage: Twin Cities Pioneer Press

Historic Red Bruentrup Farm building that is the home of the Maplewood Area Historical Society.

Maplewood Area Historical Society building a the Historic Bruentrup Farm

Red, dimensional “Magically” title type and pop-off historic photos.
Dimensional red “Magically” type detail.
3M and Maplewood Magically Adhered exhibit introduction panel. Overlapping images of a farm and the 3M headquarters.
View of museum exhibition entrance including video with sound dome hanging from ceiling.
Colorful overview of the Magically Adhered exhibit  photo panels looking down the length of the exhibition.
Retro-style Illustration depicting a newly-installed Maplewood sign with farm in the background.
Large photo mural featuring historic black and white photo of  the family farm that would one day become the 3M corporate campus.
Vintage Where are we going? ad illustration of fortune teller looking into a crystal ball.
Real Estate Boom themed exhibition panel with pop-off photo of a newly built home.
Woman and children viewing “Open Land, Wide Roads, Low Taxes” exhibit panel.
Aqua-colored corporate clubs themed panel with historic photos of ping pong and golf club activities.
Large photo panel of two boys fishing.
Historic photo of Maplewood family planting a tree in front of their newly built home.
Retro-style illustration depicting the construction of 3M’s corporate headquarters.
Life Inside The Campus exhibit section including pop-off image panels and a retro-style illustration of the 3M campus.
Historic 3M Archery Club photo of a woman and man shooting a bow and arrow at a hay target.
Exhibition display case with labeled vintage 3M products and memorabilia including an early example of Scotch Tape.
Large cut out of 3M and Easter Seals ad featuring Jackie Gleason.
Illustration of long strip of wavy tape coming from a 3M Scotch tape dispenser.
Long view of colorful exhibition story and photo panels.
Final exhibition panel featuring a large overhead photo of the newly completed 3M campus.
 

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