Past Events

This monthly series provides a welcoming and accessible environment for individuals, families, and children who have sensory sensitivities.

Join the Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union on a guided bird walk! 

Telescopes aren’t just for night observing. Bell Astronomy staff will have a variety of our solar telescopes out on our observation deck for safe solar viewing.

Late/extended hours offer additional viewing time to check out the museum’s special exhibits, fascinating permanent collection, and more.

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.

Explore Minnesota skies with the Bell Museum at free outdoor telescope observing nights.

Come learn more about chronic wasting disease, the research being done to help combat its spread, and what you can do to help. Our hosts, Peter Larsen and researchers at the UMN College of Veterinary Medicine, are working to develop a rapid field testing device that will quickly detect chronic wasting disease in deer populations.

Telescopes aren’t just for night observing. We’ll have a variety of our solar telescopes out on our observation deck for safe solar viewing as well as some hands-on interactive activities to better understand our nearest star, the Sun.