The Bakken Museum

The Bakken Museum The Bakken Museum inspires a passion for innovation by exploring the potential for science, technology, and the humanities to make the world a better place.
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A historic mansion, unique collections, medicinal gardens, dynamic exhibits, and rich education experiences; The Bakken Museum truly has something everyone can enjoy.

Summer is the chance to try all sorts of things so be sure to stop by The Bakken Museum and see all our fun hands-on exh...
06/18/2026

Summer is the chance to try all sorts of things so be sure to stop by The Bakken Museum and see all our fun hands-on exhibits!

If you missed our Bakkenalia in May fear not! Summer Bakkenalia is coming up! On July 30th, get the rare chance to see w...
06/16/2026

If you missed our Bakkenalia in May fear not! Summer Bakkenalia is coming up! On July 30th, get the rare chance to see what the museum becomes after hours. Event runs from 6 pm - 9 pm.

Start the evening in the rooftop garden with blooming greenery, free drink sampling, and live music. As the sun sets, the energy shifts as interactive science activities come alive under the stars.

Explore the exhibits without the kids, grab something from the food trucks or cash bar, and catch special vault artifact presentations led by our curators.

By day, it’s a museum.
By night, it’s Bakkenalia.

Event is 21+. Free drink tastings included with ticket.
General admission: $35
Members: $30
Non-alcoholic: $20
Limited-income: $17.50
If you purchased bundle tickets in May then your tickets are already secured!

Another Friday another Fun Fact! Personally we love how silly loons look when they come on land! ...
06/12/2026

Another Friday another Fun Fact! Personally we love how silly loons look when they come on land!

It’s that time of year: Summer Bakkenalia! On July 30th, get the rare chance to see what the museum becomes after hours....
06/10/2026

It’s that time of year: Summer Bakkenalia! On July 30th, get the rare chance to see what the museum becomes after hours. Event runs from 6 pm - 9 pm.

Start the evening in the rooftop garden with blooming greenery, free drink sampling, and live music. As the sun sets, the energy shifts as interactive science activities come alive under the stars.

Explore the exhibits without the kids, grab something from the food trucks or cash bar, and catch special vault artifact presentations led by our curators.

By day, it’s a museum.
By night, it’s Bakkenalia.

Event is 21+. Free drink tastings included with ticket.
General admission: $35
Members: $30
Non-alcoholic: $20
Limited-income: $17.50
If you bought a bundle in May your ticket is already secured!

Thank you to our sponsor, Medtronic

Thank you to our media sponsor, Mpls.St.Paul Magazine

They say ‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,’ but does that also apply to turkeys? Because we're counting 15. ...
06/07/2026

They say ‘Don’t count your chickens before they hatch,’ but does that also apply to turkeys? Because we're counting 15. Our gardens are the perfect spot for brooding a clutch of turkey eggs

We will be at STEMFest tomorrow! June 6th! Our Education team will be there to facilitate so come join us at STEMFest to...
06/05/2026

We will be at STEMFest tomorrow! June 6th! Our Education team will be there to facilitate so come join us at STEMFest tomorrow!

Our Bakkenalia was a huge success last week! We'd like to thank everyone for attending and give a special thanks to all ...
06/04/2026

Our Bakkenalia was a huge success last week! We'd like to thank everyone for attending and give a special thanks to all our community partners who attended!
UMN Extension Hennepin County Master Gardeners Bumbling Fools Mead Wooden Ship Brewing Company Dapper Barons
As well as an extra special thanks to Medtronic for sponsoring the event!
Our next and last Bakkenalia for the summer is July 30th!

06/03/2026

Check out this cool artifact from our vault! If you're intersted in a vault tour check out our events calendar on our website!

We have TWO time slots for this months vault tour! So if you're interested in seeing Earl Bakken's collection kept in ou...
06/01/2026

We have TWO time slots for this months vault tour! So if you're interested in seeing Earl Bakken's collection kept in our state-of-the-art vault sign up for this weekend's vault tour!

Vault Tours are restricted to ages 18+. Each ticket includes admission to the vault tour as well as general admission to the museum for that date.
Spots are limited so act now!
Link: https://bit.ly/49YL66X

05/30/2026

Enjoy this video of our Koi fish having a lil swim. If you'd like to see our Koi fish consider coming to visit us at The Bakken Museum!

Address

Minneapolis, MN

Opening Hours

Tuesday 12pm - 4pm
Wednesday 12pm - 4pm
Thursday 12pm - 4pm
Friday 10am - 4pm
Saturday 10am - 4pm
Sunday 10am - 4pm

Telephone

+16129263878

Website

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