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  • The Bell Celebrates Global Volunteer Month

    Published04/30/2020

    Volunteers are critical to all the Bell’s mission to ignite curiosity and wonder, explore our connections to nature and the universe, and create a better future for our evolving world. Our mission depends on dedicated volunteers to engage visitors as docents, gallery cart assistants, and in our astronomy programs. For…

  • Congratulations to our Graduates

    Published04/28/2020

    All the education and outreach that goes on at the museum would not be possible without talented University of Minnesota students—from the Touch & See Lab and exhibit galleries to the ticketing desk, Curiosity Shop, Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium, scientific collections, and beyond. As the academic year comes to…

  • The Bell Gives Back

    Published03/27/2020

    Staff from the Bell Museum give what they can to University researchers and healthcare providers working to stop COVID-19.

  • Bell Museum Hosts Minnesota’s First ‘Statewide Star Party’

    Published10/07/2019

    The Bell Museum invites stargazers across the state to participate in Minnesota’s first Statewide Star Party during the weekend of Friday, November 8 through Monday, November 11, 2019.

  • Photo Gallery: 2018/19 Skynet Scholars

    Published07/01/2019

    Our Skynet Scholars program teaches middle and high schoolers to operate research-grade telescopes through the internet. See a gallery of their astronomical images!

  • NASA Lunar Samples: July 16-28

    Published06/21/2019

    Hold samples collected by Apollo astronauts in your hands!

  • Stunning ‘Museum of the Moon’ landing in Minnesota May 21–June 9

    Published03/21/2019

    The Bell Museum will showcase “Museum of the Moon,” by UK artist Luke Jerram, from May 21–June 9, 2019.

  • Weather to Climate: Our Changing World

    Published02/01/2019

    Thunderstorms. Blizzards. Tornadoes. We don’t get to choose the weather, but we’re having an impact on it. Learn the difference between weather and climate and how they are connected in this special exhibit. On view February 2 – April 28.

  • Call for Artists

    Published11/14/2018

    The Bell Museum is seeking four resident artists for the 2019-2020 cycle of our Resident Artist Research Project, open exclusively to artists living and working in Minnesota.

  • Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture

    Published09/21/2018

    Food does more than keep us alive. Meals are the places where families meet, business is conducted and where our senses are stimulated. Food connects us to the land, to cultural heritage, and to each other.