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Diorama Spotlight: Wolves at Shovel Point
Published09/15/2020 , By Jennifer Menken, education collections manager
Along the North Shore, April is a time when winter and spring battle. We see this in the Wolves at Shovel Point diorama: the ice is out but late spring snow still rests under the trees. Herring gulls circle over waves of Lake Superior looking for small fish and other… -
Happy Plover Appreciation Day!
Published09/14/2020 , By Anna Cerelia Battistini, RARP resident artist in 2019–2020
When people ask why I chose to make artwork celebrating the piping plover during my residency at the Bell, my shortest answer is this: “it’s one of the cutest birds I have ever seen!” If you’re feeling blue, do yourself a favor and search for images of “baby piping plover.”… -
STEAM Kit Distribution ✔️
Published09/11/2020
Through generous support from our corporate partners, the Bell Museum distributed our final STEAM activity kits to schools and community centers last week. This third round of kits included everything needed to make s’mores in a solar oven and bird seed cookies to give migrating birds a boost! Providing opportunities… -
September Sky Lights
Published08/31/2020 , By Thaddeus LaCoursiere, planetarium educator
The September evening sky has more objects to look at than you can shake a telescope at. Part of this wealth comes from the placement of our Milky Way Galaxy. The bright core of the galaxy is still visible through the month, and can be found to the south-southwest, near… -
Minnesota Skies: September 2020
Published08/28/2020
Traditionally, Indigenous people keenly observed celestial objects, especially the Moon, and kept track of the passing of time. Each full Moon marked the passing of one month and reflected the “moon time” of women (menstruation). Seasonal activities that were culturally significant each month became the name of each month. Some… -
Diorama Spotlight: Spring at Cascade River
Published08/18/2020 , By Adam Hartman, gallery programs assistant
It’s June in northern Minnesota. The north woods are full of new life and growth as spring begins its transition into summer. The sights and sounds of the forest are set against the ambient crashing of the Cascade River’s upper falls. -
Minnesota Skies: August 2020
Published07/30/2020
Traditionally, Indigenous people keenly observed celestial objects, especially the Moon, and kept track of the passing of time. Each full Moon marked the passing of one month and reflected the “moon time” of women (menstruation). Seasonal activities that were culturally significant each month became the name of each month. Some… -
Spreading Summer Science Fun
Published07/29/2020
This summer, we’ve been hard at work assembling and distributing STEAM activity kits to schools, youth development organizations, and social service centers. Our generous corporate partners have invested in this important work in the Twin Cities, with lead funding from Boston Scientific. -
Diorama Spotlight: Tundra Swans at the Minnesota River Valley
Published , By Adam Hartman, gallery programs assistant
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Learning Landscape Activities
Published07/27/2020
Visit us on our Learning Landscape where you can walk our paths, pause for a moment of zen, or work on your observation skills. When you visit, try some of the activities you find here. Or try them wherever you get outside in nature #BellOutside.