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Findings in the University of Minnesota Herbarium: Connecticut Charter Oak Leaf
Published12/12/2020 , By Nehwoen Luogon-Bojkov
Undergraduate University of Minnesota Herbarium assistant Colin Robinson makes an interesting connection between a specimen in the collection and an iconic Connecticut symbol – on his first day on the job! -
Fall Bingo
Published10/09/2020 , By Heather, gallery programs coordinator & MN Master Naturalist
Explore #BellOutside by playing along with this game of Fall Bingo. How many of these squares can you complete in the Learning Landscape or in your own neighborhood? -
Bird Bingo
Published07/27/2020
Explore #BellOutside by playing along with this game of Bird Bingo. How many of these birds can you spot in the Learning Landscape or in your own neighborhood? -
Announcing Minnesota’s Second Annual Statewide Star Party
Published07/06/2020
When you look up at the night sky, do you ever wonder how different it would look under really dark skies? What others across the state can see compared to what you see in your town? We invite you to participate in Minnesota’s second annual Statewide Star Party November 9–14,… -
Diorama Spotlight: Cranes in the Red River Valley
Published05/01/2020 , By Adam Hartman, gallery programs assistant
It’s early May in the Red River Valley. Thousands of lesser and greater sandhill cranes gather just outside Fertile, Minnesota, on the sand dunes that remain of the dried lake bed of glacial Lake Agassiz. This is one of the sandhill cranes’ pit stops on their annual spring migration from… -
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. -
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. -
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.