The Bell Museum brings together science, art, and nature with a unique Minnesota perspective. We’d love to host your group at the Bell to experience our world renowned wildlife dioramas, planetarium, and exhibitions.
As Minnesota’s natural history museum and planetarium, the Bell Museum aims to provide high quality science and nature learning for all Minnesotans!
GALLERY EXPERIENCES
Take your students on a journey through space and time in our Minnesota Journeys gallery! Groups can explore the museum gallery space, including the Touch & See Lab and Nova galleries. Soar into space exploration and the diversity of life, learning about topics such as astronomy, geology, biology, and current research being done at the University of Minnesota.
The hands-on learning continues outside in our sustainable Learning Landscape with native plants, gardens, a pond, a weather station, beehive, an upstairs observation deck and other highlights.
PLANETARIUM SHOWS
The Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium offers a wide variety of programs in our state-of-the art domed theater. With interactive live programs and recorded presentations, you’ll feel like you’re flying through Earth’s atmosphere to the far reaches of the universe.