A person looking at the giant astronaut at the Science Museum from a distance.

Exhibits and Experiences

Get ready to make discoveries in downtown St. Paul here at the Science Museum of Minnesota.

A close-up photo of soft-serve vanilla ice cream on a cone.
Ice Cream Social

Dino-lightful event | August 14, from 2:30–4:30 p.m.

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A photo of a landscape painting of a green field.
Artist At Pine Needles Gallery

Temporary exhibit | On display through Sept. 2021

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Two sandhill crane art installations in the Science Museum lobby
Sandhill Crane Community Art

Temporary exhibit | On display until Sept. 2021

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A family builds structures out of cardboard
Cardboard City

Temporary exhibit | On display until Sept. 2021

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An image from NASA showing planet Earth from space.
NASA Earth Observatory Gallery

Traveling exhibit | On display until Sept. 2021

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A wide shot of the Collectors' Corner.
Collectors' Corner

Permanent experience

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A wide shot of the dinosaur exhibit with dinosaur fossils in the background. A woman is standing in front reading a panel.
Dinosaurs & Fossils Gallery

Permanent exhibit

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A family stands near the tornado activity, looking up at the swirling air
Experiment Gallery

Permanent exhibit

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Two people look at a brain and read information about it in the Human Body Gallery
Human Body Gallery

Permanent exhibit

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Two people observe a bird study skin in the Mississippi River Gallery
Mississippi River Gallery

Permanent exhibit

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RACE: Are We So Different?

Permanent exhibit

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Dr. Early wearing a cape while holding a bird.
Science Superheroes

Temporary exhibit | On display until Sept. 2022

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A wide shot photo of the Skin exhibit, featuring a rhinoceros and a person standing in the center
Skin: Living Armor, Evolving Identity

Traveling exhibit | On display until Sept. 2021

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An adult holding a child up to touch a basketball in the Sportsology exhibit
Sportsology

Permanent exhibit

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People standing near the entrance of We Move and We Stay
We Move and We Stay

Permanent exhibit

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An adult sits underneath the psychograph machine in the Weighing the Evidence exhibit
Weighing the Evidence

Permanent exhibit

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An adult holding up glasses that say "Newborn" while also holding a baby
Wonder Years

Permanent exhibit

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