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Students will explore habitat dioramas of Minnesota mammals and birds and also visit the Touch and See Discovery Room for the ultimate hands-on experience with an close and personal look at a live reptile or amphibian. Tours are led by experienced and enthusiastic University of Minnesota students.
Grade Level: PreK - 12th
Group Size: Minimum 15 students, maximum 90 students. Ratio of one adult (admitted free) for every 10 students.
Explore the museum's habitat dioramas and participate in a live animal program in the Touch and See Discovery Room.
Length: 1 hour
Cost: $4.25 per child, $5 per additional adult
Combines the Discovery Tour with an extra half-hour to explore the extensive collection of live animals, bones, skins, specimens, rocks, fossils and trees in the Touch and See Discovery Room.
Length: 1.5 hours
Cost: $4.75 per child, $5 per additional adult
Combines the Discovery Tour with extra time in the Touch and See Discovery Room and a half hour grade-appropriate ExploraDome Theater show. Available Thursdays and Fridays only.
Group Size: Minimum 15 students, maximum 60. Ratio of one adult (admitted free) for every 10 students, additional adults $5
Length: 1.5 hours
Cost: $6.25 per child, $5 per additional adult
Explore the mammal and bird diorama halls, Touch and See Discovery Room and special exhibit gallery at your own pace.
Length: 1 hour
Cost: $3.50 per student, $5 per additional adult
Journey below ground to uncover the life and mysteries lying beneath our feet! Take a tour of Minnesota soils and more in Dig It! The Secrets of Soil.
Length: 1.5 hours
Cost: $5.00 per student, $5 per additional adult
To make a reservation for a tour or for further information, please call (612) 626-9660 or email belladm@umn.edu. The Reservation Desk is open Tuesday through Friday between 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. To be added to the Bell Museum's Education Program mailing list, please contact bellmuseum@gmail.com.