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!

 

Date Time                   
Activities    
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)
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
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)
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)

Upcoming Events

Nov 26, 2009 - Museum Closed
The Bakken Museum is closed for the holiday. ....
Dec 8, 2009 - Bakken Evening Out - Holiday Party
Celebrate the season with The Bakken Museum!  Listen to live music, sa....
Dec 17, 2009 - Behind-the-Scenes Tour
The Bakken Museum offers a remarkable setting in which to discover the scie....
Dec 24, 2009 - Museum Closed
The Bakken Museum is closed for the holiday. ....
Dec 25, 2009 - Museum Closed
The Bakken Museum is closed for the holiday. ....





 
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