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CAPTURING COKATO:
​The Legacy of the Akerlund Photography Studio

The Cokato Museum would like to announce the opening of its new exhibit "Capturing Cokato: The Legacy of the Akerlund Photography Studio". Since it was built in the late 1890s, the Gust Akerlund Photography Studio has been used as a place to photograph the people of Cokato. Named after its main proprietor, photographer Gust Akerlund, the studio is now a national register site, complete with Akerlund's original equipment, furniture, and negative collection. In 2024, the City of Cokato was awarded a $117,001 Minnesota History and Cultural Heritage (Legacy) grant for the rehabilitation of the studio. The grant was funded by the people of Minnesota from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the Minnesota Historical Society. Until this project is completed, the studio will remain closed to the public. The new exhibit provides a glimpse into this the studio's rich history and early photography. Some of Akerlund's equipment, photos, and furniture will also be featured.

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The Cokato Historical Society is committed to actively collect, preserve, and interpret the history of Cokato and the surrounding area in the community and beyond.  To present programs to an audience of all ages, and maintain ties with our ethnic heritage, which is predominantly Swedish and Finnish.