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    Read about museum research, our exhibits, stargazing tips, meet our amazing team, and more!

    • About the Bell
      • Who We Are
      • Statewide Engagement
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      • Astronomy & Space
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      • Art & Science
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      • Bell Blog
      • Feedback & Ideas
    • On View & Coming Soon
      • Exhibits
  • Curiosity Shop

    Find the perfect souvenir for your inner science geek! Shop proceeds support the museum's programs, collections, and education efforts.

    • Visit the Bell
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  • Check out our programs and events!

    The Bell Museum welcomes all people regardless of race, sex, religion, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender, or other protected identity.

    • Events Calendar
    • Exhibits
    • Planetarium Showtimes
    • Spotlight Science
    • Resident Artists
    • Constellation Hunter
    • Winter Camps
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    • Teen Science Café
    • Educators & Groups
      • K–12 Field Trips & Groups
      • Traveling Planetarium
      • Scout Groups
      • Homeschool
    • Private Events & Rentals
      • Wedding & Engagements
  • Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas

    Our extensive online database merges data on birds, mammals, fishes, plants, and fungi.

    • About Bell Collections
    • Collections Acknowledgement
    • Salvage Wildlife
    • Graduate Awards & Fellowships
    • Minnesota Biodiversity Atlas
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      • Art & Film
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  • Missing the Bell? Check out our virtual tour—it doubles as language immersion if you're learning a new language!

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The Bell Museum is located on the traditional and treaty land of the Dakota people, in the area known as Mnisóta Makhóčhe (the land of Minnesota). Read more here.

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