Science Museum of Minnesota

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🔍 Scientific research

⚡️ Endless discovery

📍 Downtown St. Paul
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Happy Pride Month 🌈
06/01/2026

Happy Pride Month 🌈

Our Backyard is about to be a little greener, thanks to the Kitty Anderson Youth Science Center's Skills Marketplace Pro...
06/01/2026

Our Backyard is about to be a little greener, thanks to the Kitty Anderson Youth Science Center's Skills Marketplace Program 🥬 ♻️

These evening classes provide opportunities for KAYSC youth to dive deeper into topics at the intersection of STEM and social justice, like climate change, food access, and emerging technologies. Hands-on activities are taught by a cross-sector group of field experts, including community-based organizations, museum staff, and KAYSC funders. This year's program culminated with an evening in Our Backyard, preparing garden beds for this summer's hopeful bounty. After this, students will graduate from the program with credentials, summer internships, or both!

Thank you to the Minnesota Vikings Foundation for helping to grow this program 💜 🌱

05/29/2026

Conventional pile burning releases significant toxins, smoke, and carbon dioxide into the environment, while also sterilizing the underlying soil. But, there's a solution! Biochar, created through pyrolysis — burning woody biomass in a low-oxygen environment using specialized kilns — acts as a reservoir for nutrients, water, and microbial life. This process helps to rejuvenate urban soils and combat invasive species like buckthorn.

Through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund, Great River Greening has worked with partners like Ramsey County to educate land managers, develop best practices, and promote the widespread adoption of biochar initiatives in Minnesota. Learn more at the link in bio.

TOMORROW: Join us at 4 p.m. on the Level 3 Atrium Stage for an opening presentation of our new exhibit, Minnesota’s Greatest Environmental Investment. Featuring hundreds of projects like this one, the exhibit explores the various ways Minnesotans have worked to preserve, protect, and maintain our natural resources.

Funding for this project was provided by the Minnesota Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund as recommended by the Legislative-Citizen Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCCMR).

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05/28/2026

Crack open and crack up (geodes) this Saturday during the Saint Paul Parks Conservancy Downtown Riverwalk Inauguration.

Take home a smashing find during the fun-filled event! When you purchase a break-open geode from the Explore Store, we will open it for you right here at the museum. After you crack open your rock, explore the Riverwalk at your own pace as parks, plazas, and riverfront spaces come alive with live music, guided walks, family-friendly activities hosted by local organizations, food for purchase, and stories about the people, places, and history that shaped Saint Paul as a river capital.

General admission is not required to participate; geodes must be purchased in the Explore Store. Offer is valid only during the event.

🌊 Downtown Riverwalk Inauguration
📆 Saturday, May 30 | 1-4 p.m.
🔮 $4.99 per geode

New life at the Station St. Croix Watershed Research Station! Baby deer: To protect their scentless, spotted babies from...
05/27/2026

New life at the Station St. Croix Watershed Research Station!

Baby deer: To protect their scentless, spotted babies from predators, mother deer can sometimes leave their young in one spot 12-24 hours, returning to nurse or relocate to a new secluded habitat.

Baby sandhill cranes: A baby sandhill crane is affectionately called a c**t, because they are born with long, strong legs. Just like newborn horses, these little chicks are up and running within 24 hours of hatching.

05/26/2026

Party with pride 💙🌈

Back by popular demand, we’re gonna party like it’s 1999 (million years ago). We’re transforming the museum lobby into science’s hottest club this June, and we want you there! Join us for an unforgettable experience where all you gotta do is get down, have fun, and connect with your community.

Features: dance floor, one included beer/wine/soda, live performances and science experiments, Omnitheater showings, adults-only gallery exploration, and a slime bar. Get tickets at smm.org/events.

🪩 Club Science: Pride
🕕 Saturday, June 13 | 5:30-11 p.m.
🎫 $55, 10% member discount
🔞 21+, IDs checked at door

05/26/2026

Thank you to and for all their work in getting Minnesota a state fossil — the giant beaver. We celebrated the one year anniversary of this incredible feat with a lot of little beavers 🦫🤭💙

05/24/2026

"The museum is a nonprofit? Then why do I have to pay for tickets?" If we had a dollar for every time we got this question in emails, on socials, or at our front desk, our financial situation would significantly improve.

To help explain the museum's financial situation, two marketers sat down to discuss where you ticket dollars go, what the term 'nonprofit' really means, and how you can support museums during a time of extreme funding stress.

Our Backyard opens TOMORROW! Turn your body into an electrical circuit, whisper across the park using acoustic science, ...
05/22/2026

Our Backyard opens TOMORROW!

Turn your body into an electrical circuit, whisper across the park using acoustic science, unwind in hammock chairs tuned to music, or simply enjoy lunch along the banks of the Mississippi River. It's where scientific discovery meets outdoor adventure, serving as a reminder to us all that learning never gets old.

The open-air exhibit is a seasonal specialty, offering large-scale learning you can't experience indoors --- perfect for the GOREGOUS weekend weather we're about to experience 😎 ☀️ We're open Monday, too!

It's time to 'ope'n up the cabin! Celebrate the start of a new season with new decor, crafts, and games for your seasona...
05/21/2026

It's time to 'ope'n up the cabin!

Celebrate the start of a new season with new decor, crafts, and games for your seasonal digs. With exclusive Minnesota merch and science-y boredom busters, our Explore Store is the unexpected space saver to put the finishing touches on your home-away-from-home.

https://store.smm.org/collections/home-office

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120 W. Kellogg Boulevard
Saint Paul, MN
55102

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 5pm
Tuesday 10am - 5am
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 5pm
Friday 10am - 8pm
Saturday 10am - 8pm
Sunday 10am - 5pm

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