10 Best Days of The Bakken
Celebrate summer with The Bakken Museum! 10 Best Days of The Bakken coincides with the Minneapolis Aquatennial and begins Friday, July 17 with electrifying activities and special offers every day through Sunday, July 26. Check out the Inventors´ Club Open House and meet kid inventors, learn about their creations and invent your own masterpiece. See live performances of Mary Shelley: Finding Frankenstein, meet Frankenstein´s monster and find out how he inspired Earl Bakken to combine electricity and medicine. Take a guided tour of the 1930s Tudor mansion that houses the museum´s collections and its spectacular gardens. Cool off with complimentary frozen treats and more!
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Time
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Activities
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Details |
Location |
| Friday, July 24 |
10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Inventors´ Club Open House |
Meet kid inventors, see their creations on display and make a light-up magic wand (wand making in Galvani Classroom 12:30 p.m.-1 p.m.). |
Various Locations (check with Visitor Service Desk)
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10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Scavenger Hunt |
Pick up a bookmark, check the clues and look for 10 featured stations in the museum. Gallery experts will be available to assist visitors. |
Throughout Museum (begins in lobby) |
| Saturday, July 25 |
10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Wizards´ Day |
Check out the magic of science, do hands-on experiments and more with the 3M Visiting Wizards (demonstrations 1 p.m. & 4 p.m.). |
Great Hall
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10 a.m.- 5 p.m. |
Scavenger Hunt |
Pick up a bookmark, check the clues and look for 10 featured stations in the museum. Gallery experts will be available to assist visitors. |
Throughout Museum (begins in lobby) |
| Sunday, July 26 |
10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
House & Garden Tours |
Take a guided tour of The Bakken´s 1930s Tudor mansion and its spectacular medicinal gardens (tours 1 p.m., 2 p.m., 3 p.m. & 4 p.m.). Free frozen treats. |
Throughout Museum (begins in lobby) |
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10 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Scavenger Hunt |
Pick up a bookmark, check the clues and look for 10 featured stations in the museum. Gallery experts will be available to assist visitors. |
Throughout Museum (begins in lobby) |
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