Our History

The Sisters of the Order of Saint Benedict arrived in Central Minnesota more than 150 years ago. On these pages you can read about our history, view photos from our archives and explore the annual exhibits put together by the Haehn Museum at Art and Heritage Place.

 Exhibits at the Haehn

To view videos and learn more about our past exhibitions, click here.

Hours of the Haehn Museum

The Haehn Museum and Whitby Gift Shop are open at the following hours:

  • 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday through Friday
  • 1 to 3:30 p.m. Saturday and Sunday

We are happy to accommodate after-hour visits for groups of 20 or greater. Contact us at 320-363-7098 or 320-363-7100, or ijesh@csbsju.edu

 

 

 

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Lighting the Torch recounts the determination, passion for education and unswerving persistence for excellence shown by the founding Sisters of the College of Saint Benedict.

In commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the college's founding in 1913, the current Haehn Museum exhibit portrays the story of key Sisters who gave rise to this splendor on the prairie during its first 50 years.