Contact Person: Dina Vaynerman
651.292.3276                                                                                                                                            dvaynerman@landmarkcenter.org
 

Saint Paul – Historic Landmark Center located in downtown Saint Paul will be open to the general public during the Republican National Convention September 1-4, 2008.  With special exhibits, events and tours visitors are encouraged to visit this beautiful building in the heart of downtown. Activities during the convention include:
 
General Building Tours will be offered daily at 1:00 pm during the Republican National Convention. If you are interested in a personal tour for a group during the convention please contact Diane Lewis at 651.292.3230.
 
Landmarket Gift Shop will be open for visitors to purchase beautiful souvenirs to remember their experience in Minnesota . Open during building hours.
 
Museums
Landmark Center is home to many museums and gallery spaces, several of which will be open for the RNC including:

Gallery of Wood Art
The Gallery of Wood Art features four to six engaging exhibits each year by contemporary artists working in wood. The gallery also exhibits vintage lathes, and has a gift store showcasing the work of regional woodturners. Extended Hours September 1-5, Open Labor Day, Monday through Friday 9-5, and Thursday 9-8pm. Special Exhibit: Find out what happens when woodturning artists create practical items for everyday use at the American Association of Woodturners Gallery of Wood Art exhibit, Turned for Use II. From a mandolin to matched toilet plungers, jewelry boxes and bowls, the exhibit features a wide range of techniques and woods. Complementing and contrasting with the artist-made pieces will be historic examples of practical items known as treen.  Treenware includes any lathe-made household item that is not furniture - bowls, rolling pins, mashers, juicers, etc. Though humble, the historic pieces have a grace and beauty all their own.  The exhibit runs through December 19th.
 
Landmark Center Archive Gallery
150 Years of Postal Service in Saint Paul -- photos, memorabilia and more. Open during building hours.
 
RCHS Exhibit Gallery: St. Paul 's Rocky Roots
The exhibit St. Paul 's Rocky Roots showcases a selection of buildings from the upcoming reissue of the book Rocky Roots. The exhibit and the book use text & photos as a guide to the use of ornamental stone, particularly stone quarried in Minnesota , in buildings in downtown St. Paul . Open during building hours.

TRACES exhibit -Ongoing permanent exhibition: Stories, art, photographs and other documentation of Midwesterners' encounters with Germans or Austrians during World War II. Open Tues-Wed and Friday 9 am - 4pm; Thursday 9 am-8pm; Saturday 10 am - 5 pm; and Sunday 12-5 pm.  For more information please call: 651-292-8700.

Uncle Sam Worked Here - An interactive interpretive exhibit that gives visitors a glimpse into federal courts, wartime activities, prohibition, immigration and more that occurred in Landmark Center over the past 105 years. Open during building hours Landmark Center , 651-292-3233.
The Schubert Club’s two gallery spaces will be closed during the Republican National convention, questions can be directed to Kathleen Van Bergen, Executive Director 651.292.3267.
 
Special Exhibits
From Freedom’s Shadow: African Americans and the United States Capitol will be visiting Landmark Center from August 20 through September 28. The exhibit will be free and open to the public during building hours. The role of African Americans in the history of the United States Capitol has scarcely been a topic of discussion on public tours of the Capitol nor is it seen in the vast body of historical literature on the Capitol.  Since 1962 the United States Capitol Historical Society, a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, has preserved and promoted the history of the Capitol and Congress by providing educational programs and publications for the general public.  The Society’s newest traveling exhibit, “From Freedom’s Shadow: African Americans and the United States Capitol,” is an effort to increase public awareness of this subject. 

Impact Film Festival
 
Impact Film Festival is a four-day event held during the 2008 Republican Convention, showcasing two to three socially-themed documentary and dramatic films per day and featuring panel discussions with an engaging mix of filmmakers, entertainers, lawmakers and other civic leaders. The IFF slate represents the most powerful, thought provoking, and relevant independent films of the past year, exploring subjects that are foremost on the minds of the activists, delegates, party leaders and candidates. More information on times, dates and tickets is available at impactfilmfestival.org
 
IMPACT FILM FESTIVAL SLATE:
 
ACCIDENTAL ADVOCATE / Director: Jessica Gerstle­A moving odyssey of a father and daughter who track down the thinkers, politicians, crusaders and nay-sayers at the heart of the federally-funded stem cell research quagmire. World Premiere.
 
BATTLE IN SEATTLE / Director: Stuart Townsend­Chronicle of the dramatic events surrounding the 1999 World Trade Organization meetings in Seattle , Washington , featuring Charlize Theron (in attendance).

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BLACK LIST / Directors: Timothy Greenfield-Sanders and Elvis Mitchel­Dramatic portraits of some of today's most fascinating and influential African-Americans.  Famed Elvis Mitchell joins our discussion for an in-depth conversation about reclaiming "The Blacklist".
 
BOOGIE MAN: THE LEE ATWATER STORY (DNC/RNC) / Director: Stefan Forbes­The life and controversial times of Lee Atwater, the late political strategist for the Republican Party.
 
FLOW: FOR LOVE OF WATER (DNC/RNC) / Director: Irena Salinas­While oil grabs headlines, the world’s most important commodity is water.   This compelling documentary examines what we are all taking for granted – and shouldn’t.
 
I.O.U.S.A. / Director: Patrick Creadon­A bold examination of the rapidly growing national debt and its consequences for the United States and its citizens, brought to you by the director of WORDPLAY.
 
TROUBLE THE WATER / Directors: Tia Lessin and Carl Deal­2008 Sundance award-winner about poverty in America as seen through the eyes of a couple trapped in New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina.

14 WOMEN/ Director: Mary Lambert­Narrated by Annette Bening, this film follows female Senators such as Barbara Boxer, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Dole and Blanche Lincoln in the Capitol, on the road, on the campaign trail and even in their kitchen, exploring the issues, advantages and disadvantages of being a female politician in today’s political climate. (Co-presented with The White House Project at the RNC).
 
Landmark Center is handicap accessible.  Landmark Center is located in downtown St. Paul at 75 West 5th Street , facing Rice Park , next to the Ordway Center for the Performing Arts and The Saint Paul Hotel.  For more information call 651.292.3276 or visit www.landmarkcenter.org.

 

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