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Greetings! 
Welcome to The Bakken Museum's new e-newsletter. In an effort to make our e-news more user friendly, we have switched formats. This format will give you the latest news, events and links quickly and easily. We hope you enjoy the new format. As always, we welcome your comments and feedback at bakkennews@thebakken.org.
Sincerely, The Bakken Museum
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SUMMER SCIENCE DAY CAMPS
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 Our summer camps are filling up fast!
Don't miss your child's chance to build his or her own take-home invention in the Museum's Student Workshop using lights, drills, switches, circuits, batteries, buzzers, motors and more. Campers also learn science-based magic tricks, and explore science through creative dramatics, group games and building challenges.
If you can think it, you can make it at The Bakken Museum!
Camps are Monday - Friday, 9 a.m. - 4 p.m. for one week.Cost is $245 per camper per session. Scholarships are available for those who qualify. For session dates or to download a registration form, visit www.TheBakken.org. To register, call 612-926-3878 ext. 219.
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DREAM IT, DO IT
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 Hands-on invention program for children
The Earl Bakken Science Program is a weekly workshop in which kids and teens learn The Bakken's four step invention process -- think it, make it, improve it, show it -- and turn their big idea into a reality in our Student Workshop with mentors from science and engineering fields. At the program's end, participants share their inventions with family, friends and museum visitors. Hurry! Spring session starts April 7.
Spring Session: Saturdays, April 7 - May 12 - Explorers (grades 4 - 6): 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.; $125 per student*
- Inventors Club (grades 7 - 9): 1:30 - 4 p.m.; $155 per student*
- Science Investigators (grades 10 - 12): 1:30 - 4 p.m.; $155 per student*
Registration required. For more info or to download a registration form, visit www.TheBakken.org. To register, call 612-926-3878 ext. 219. *Scholarships available for those who qualify. |
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
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Electric Heart
Now - August
Museum Hours
Come see, hear and feel the natural electricity that powers the human heart. Watch an animated heart beat in time to your heartbeat, create songs using your heart's rhythm and more.
The Florence Bakken Medicinal Garden Museum Hours
Enjoy
Minnesota's spring weather as you explore three acres of outdoor
bliss. Find flowers, herbs, shrubs and trees used as medicine in the garden.
Read a book on a bench next to the Koi pond and fountain. Visit the
wetland, count the many birds and see Minnesota's State Flower, the
Lady Slipper, in bloom.
Family Science Saturdays
10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Discover your inner scientist with friends and family during drop-in, hands-on activities every Saturday. Activities change each month and may include building a heart that shakes, rattles and rolls, making a capacitor and searching the Museum for answers to a scavenger hunt.
Guided Tours Tuesday - Saturday
For the price of regular admission, you can hear the stories behind our unique exhibits and have a hair-raising experience with a knowledgeable, entertaining tour guide. Pre-registration required. Call 612-926-3878 ext. 219.
Science Theater: Finding Frankenstein Monday - Friday
Meet Mary Shelley, teenage author of Frankenstein and mother of science fiction. Discover who she might be is she were alive today and how Frankenstein came to be during this 45 minute interactive, entertaining performance for groups of 20 or more. Pre-registration required. Call 612-926-3878 ext. 219.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
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Eco-vention
Saturday, April 21, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
It's
an Earth Day extravaganza! Join staff from Minnesota Center for Book
Arts and make your own book out of recycled materials. Make a leaf
rubbing with the Minnesota School of Botanical Art. Learn about the
water cycle from the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Ride
The Bakken Bike, make a garden-to-go, see artwork created from "found"
materials and enjoy demos by teenage Future City Competition
contestants.
Botanical HeArt
New exhibit opens May 12
You're invited to meet the artists and enjoy The Florence Bakken Medicinal Garden during the opening reception for Botanical HeArt, Saturday, May 12, 1 - 3 p.m.
Botanical HeArt
is an exhibition of botanical paintings of plants used medicinally to
treat heart ailments. The paintings, created by artists from the
Minnesota School of Botanical Art, will be exhibited May 12 through
August 31.
Free Botanical Painting Sampler Class
Saturday, June 2, 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. and 1 - 4 p.m.
Learn basic watercolor techniques used in botanical art and finish a small painting. Art supplies provided.
Maximum 10 people per class. Call 612-920-2013 for reservations.
Wizards Day
Saturday, July 21, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Calling
all wizards! Buy a copy of the final book in the Harry Potter series
from Creative Kidstuff and create a glowing wand to wave over the
pages. Meet owls like Hedwig from the University of Minnesota Raptor
Center. Enjoy "Science is Fun!" with the 3M Visiting Wizards and
"Professor Sepoc's Potion Class." Explore The Williams Collection
and get a close up look at real props from the Harry Potter movies,
including original drawings of the Nimbus 2000, a student quill and a
prototype of Hermione's wand.
Eco-vention and Wizards Day activities are included with The Bakken Museum admission. MELSA Museum Adventure Passes cannot be used for admission to Eco-vention, Wizards Day or other special events.
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BECOME A MEMBER TODAY!
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Members receive great benefits, including unlimited admission to The Bakken Museum for 12 months and FREE general admission to 250 participating Association of Science-Technology Centers in the U.S. and abroad.
- Orientation tour for new members
- Invitations to lectures and exhibit openings
- Two free admission passes to share with friends and extended family
- 10% discount on indivdual program and camp registrations
- 10% discount on The Bakken Museum store purchases
Individual: $30
Senior: $35 (two seniors plus up to two grandchildren per visit)
Dual: $40 (two people)
Family: $65 (all members in household)
Nanny: $5 (add a nanny to any Family membership)
Call 612-926-3878 ext. 219 to join today!
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HOURS AND ADMISSION
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Museum Hours
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday:
10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Thursday: 10 a.m. - 8 p.m.Closed Sunday, Monday and major holidays
Hours subject to changeLibrary Hours
Monday - Friday: 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Please call ahead to ensure the best service.
Admission
Adults: $7
Students and Seniors: $5
Children younger than 4: FREE
Members: FREE Prices subject to change
Directions
3537 Zenith Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55416-4623
The Bakken Museum is located at the corner of West Calhoun Parkway and 36th Street on the west shore of Lake Calhoun.
Parking
Free parking is available in the Museum's parking lot and on side streets.
The Earl Bakken Science Program and Family Science Saturdays are made possible in part by The Medtronic Foundation.
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