The Minnesota Historical Society has awarded two grants help preserve history and cultural heritage in central Minnesota. The Haehn Museum at St. Benedict’s Monastery in St. Joseph received more than $4,000 for artwork conservation, while the city of St. Cloud received $7,000 to expand its self-guided audio tour of the Mississippi River.

The society will award a total of $6.75 million in Historical and Cultural Heritage Grants to nonprofit and educational organizations, government units and tribes during the 2010 and 2011 fiscal years.