- Explore unique and common edible mushrooms from around the state with experts from the Minnesota Mycological Society. - Bring your own mushroom mysteries for help with identification, and learn how to use iNaturalist to learn more and share your finds. - Create your own fungi environment in a take-home...
This monthly series provides a welcoming and accessible environment for individuals, families, and children who have sensory sensitivities. Experience our Minnesota Journeys gallery, temporary exhibits, the Touch & See Lab, and a brief planetarium show at 8:45 am—all with lowered lighting, quieter sounds, and fewer visitors. Any member of the...
Recommended for all ages Across the state, people will be looking up at the sky this weekend and learning about auroras during the Bell Museum’s Statewide Star Party. Find an event at sites across the state, or join us at the Bell on Friday night for our own Star Party. Outside,...
In an expedition-style set up outside of the museum, a team of students and scientists will work together to demonstrate how scientific collections are created. Visitors will watch the team work together to process collected organisms and take various data, preserve different types of samples, and produce specimens for the...
In an expedition-style set up outside of the museum, a team of students and scientists will work together to demonstrate how scientific collections are created. Visitors will watch the team work together to process collected organisms and take various data, preserve different types of samples, and produce specimens for the...
In an expedition-style set up outside of the museum, a team of students and scientists will work together to demonstrate how scientific collections are created. Visitors will watch the team work together to process collected organisms and take various data, preserve different types of samples, and produce specimens for the...
In an expedition-style set up outside of the museum, a team of students and scientists will work together to demonstrate how scientific collections are created. Visitors will watch the team work together to process collected organisms and take various data, preserve different types of samples, and produce specimens for the...
In an expedition-style set up outside of the museum, a team of students and scientists will work together to demonstrate how scientific collections are created. Visitors will watch the team work together to process collected organisms and take various data, preserve different types of samples, and produce specimens for the...
Recommended for all ages Join us for our next in-person Star Party! Outside, we’ll have our telescopes set up to observe our favorite deep space objects (weather permitting). Inside, hot magma summer continues! Learn more about volcanoes and Earth’s history from our experts with hands-on activities. In the planetarium, our...
Recommended for all ages Dig into Minnesota geology and celebrate ancient history through Indigenous perspectives! Throw an atlatl, learn how to make a canoe, and get to know local rocks as you chat with experts from the Minnesota Historical Society’s Jeffers Petroglyphs site and the Minnesota Geological Survey. Expect to...
