Museum Earns South Dakota’s 2023 Great Places Award

Museum Earns South Dakota’s 2023 Great Places Award

The Aktá Lakota Museum has been named one of South Dakota’s Great Places for 2023, a prestigious award it has received since 2002 when it was formerly known as the Great Star Award. This recognition, given annually by the state’s Department of Tourism,...
South Dakota DOT Construction Update

South Dakota DOT Construction Update

1-90 West and 190 East near Chamberlain is nearing the end! Nov. 9, 2023: A traffic switch took place on the Interstate 90 project at Chamberlain, on Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Traffic is currently traveling in a two-way configuration in the westbound lanes. In the...
Opening in November

Opening in November

Wóyake: Language in Lakota Art Curated by David A. Meyer II, ALM Assistant Curator Open November 13, 2023 Opening Reception November 16, 2023 | 4 – 6 PM Wóyake: Language in Lakota Art exhibit shares paintings and works that express wóyake the act of storytelling...
Poetry on the Road!

Poetry on the Road!

The South Dakota State Poetry Society is taking poetry on the road, and it is stopping at the museum! South Dakota’s State Poet Laureate, Bruce Roseland, along with other SDSPS member poets and special guests, will be visiting the Aktá Lakota Museum on November 16,...
Museum Hours Change

Museum Hours Change

On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, our museum hours will change for the winter months. Going forward the museum will be open Monday – Friday 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM, closed weekends and most National Holidays. Winter is a great time to visit and connect personally with the...