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  • After Hours: Dog Days of Summer

    Published04/03/2019

    Enjoy an evening at the museum, open until 8:30 pm for this After Hours event. Whether you’re sketching, photographing, painting, or coloring, let inspiration be your guide as you curate your evening from a host of activities, including a show in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium. Weather permitting, telescope…
  • Extended Hours: August 7

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    Take in the Bell Museum at night! Our late/extended hours offer additional viewing time to check out the museum’s fascinating galleries and special exhibits all included with general admission. Visit the far reaches of the universe, see a glimpse of the diversity of life on Earth, travel back in time…
  • Extended Hours: July 31

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    Take in the Bell Museum at night! Our late/extended hours offer additional viewing time to check out the museum’s fascinating galleries and special exhibits all included with general admission. Visit the far reaches of the universe, see a glimpse of the diversity of life on Earth, travel back in time…
  • Extended Hours: July 10

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    Take in the Bell Museum at night! Our late/extended hours offer additional viewing time to check out the museum’s fascinating galleries and special exhibits all included with general admission. Visit the far reaches of the universe, see a glimpse of the diversity of life on Earth, travel back in time…
  • Extended Hours: July 3

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    Take in the Bell Museum at night! Our late/extended hours offer additional viewing time to check out the museum’s fascinating galleries and special exhibits all included with general admission. Visit the far reaches of the universe, see a glimpse of the diversity of life on Earth, travel back in time…
  • After Hours: The Last Butterflies

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    Enjoy an evening at the museum, open until 8:30 pm for this After Hours event. Whether you’re sketching, photographing, painting, or coloring, let inspiration be your guide as you curate your evening from a host of activities, including a show in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium or tonight’s special…
  • After Hours: Many Moons

    Published03/19/2019

    Enjoy a night at the museum. Tonight, we are open until 10pm to give you a chance to the the stunning Museum of the Moon as the sun sets, when it glows even brighter in Horizon Hall. Whether you’re sketching, photographing, painting, or coloring, let lunar-inspiration be your guide as…
  • After Hours: Moonlit Memories

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    Enjoy a night at the museum. Tonight, we are open until 10pm to give you a chance to the the stunning Museum of the Moon as the sun sets, when it glows even brighter in Horizon Hall. Whether you’re sketching, photographing, painting, or coloring, let lunar-inspiration be your guide as…
  • After Hours: True Colors & SciPride

    Published01/31/2019

    Activities free with gallery admission. Planetarium ticket fees apply. Happy Pride Month! CFANS and the Bell Museum are proud to host SciPride 2019 tonight from 6–8:30 pm. This celebration of Pride & LGBTQA scientists features lightning talks by UMN students, postdocs & research staff. Enjoy an evening at the museum,…
  • After Hours: Night Moves

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    Explore unusual and unique nocturnal plant and animal specimens from our collection—on display for one night only (get it). Whether you’re sketching, photographing, painting, or coloring, let inspiration be your guide. Tonight, we are open until 10 pm to give you a chance to see the stunning Museum of the…