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Audubon Experience Yoga
Start your weekend off on the right foot with balanced poses in the Bell Museum’s exhibition Audubon Animated. This 60-minute gentle hatha-style class will be held in the immersive video installation "The Audubon Experience,” and include movements inspired by birds, a bird-themed guided relaxation, and meditation accompanied by birdsong.
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Silent Sky
Silent Sky, by Lauren Gunderson, will be presented by Theatre Pro Rata in partnership with The Bell Museum on February 22–March 8, 2020, in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium. Showtimes Saturday, February 22, 7:30 pm Sunday, February 23, 3:30 pm Friday, February 28, 7:30 pm* (Open Captioned) Saturday, February 29, 7:30 pm Sunday, March 1, 3:30 pm Friday, March 6, 7:30 pm Saturday, March 7, 7:30 pm Sunday, March 8, 3:30 pm (ASL and Audio Description) General admission tickets…
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February Story Time
Calling all future scientists, techies, engineers, artists and mathematicians to Story Time. Families are invited to listen to fun and engaging stories that call out adventures and mishaps of kid scientists and engineers, and explore our universe from the far reaches of the galaxy down to tiny microbes here on Earth. Join us after the story for engaging STEAM hands-on activities.
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Solar Sunday
Telescopes aren’t just for night observing. We’ll have a variety of our solar telescopes out on our observation deck for safe solar viewing as well as some hands-on interactive activities to better understand our nearest star, the Sun.
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February Star Party
Explore Minnesota skies with the Bell Museum at free outdoor telescope observing nights.
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Petri Dish: Clearing the Air Around Cannabis
Cannabis has been classified as a controlled substance under federal law since 1970. The plant’s outlaw status hampered research and disrupted cultivation of Cannabis used for hemp fiber. But Cannabis wasn’t always flora non grata. The US Army encouraged hemp cultivation in Minnesota during the second world war and perceptions of the high-flying drug-type Cannabis have shifted dramatically in recent years. Now, laws restricting Cannabis are in flux across the country and the popularity of Cannabis derivatives such as CBD oil is on the rise. We’ll explore how we got here and where…
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Pi Day 2020
Help us continue the Pi Day chain we started last year—let’s see if we can beat our record of 500 links! You can make your very own link to add to the chain … which digit in this never-ending number will be yours? Dress your digit up with your very own irrational pi-ku (a haiku with 3 syllables/1 syllable/4 syllables) or a phrase in Pilish—the possibilities are endless (get it!)! This popup event will continue all day in Horizon Hall.
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Explore Minnesota skies with the Bell Museum at free outdoor telescope observing nights.
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Member Movie Morning
Members! Join for a cozy family-friendly morning and watch Wonderstruck (2017) projected on the big screen in the Nucleus!
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After Hours: Birds
Enjoy an evening at the museum! Curate your night from a host of activities, including sketching in the galleries, art-making activities, a planetarium show, and stargazing on the Ruth and John Huss Observation Deck (weather permitting).
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