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SUMMARY:Museum Nights
DESCRIPTION:Media Partner  \n\n\n\nFriday nights are the perfect time for a museum adventure! Explore museum galleries\, check out special Science Live performances\, enjoy delectable food and drink\, and catch an Omnitheater showing of our latest large-screen offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo make the most of your Museum Night adventure:  \n\n\n\n\n5:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle! \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more.  \n\n\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m.: Talks with a Scientist \n\n\n\nBite-sized presentations from local scientists and researchers about a new topic each week.  \n\n\n\n\n\n6:15 p.m.: Science of Sex Trivia \n\n\n\nTest your knowledge of the history and chemistry of copulation during this adults-only offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle!  \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLooking for a less structured visit? Food\, beverage\, gallery exploration\, and Omnitheater movies are all on continuous rotation during Museum Nights. Learn more at smm.org/mn. 
URL:https://smm.org/event/museum-nights-5-1/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Air\, Space\, and Sci-Fest
DESCRIPTION:Prepare for takeoff — you’re about to embark on an out-of-this-world journey to infinity and beyond. Air\, Space\, and Sci-Fest is an all-new celebration of flight\, futuristic worlds\, and the science that powers them. \n\n\n\nDuring this event\, dive deeper into our atmosphere\, from the physics of air and motion to the far reaches of space and sci-fi storytelling. Explore hands-on activities\, interactive performances\, and live demonstrations that uncover the science behind the stars\, the planets\, and the preposterous.  \n\n\n\nAir\, Space\, and Sci-Fest programming partners: \n\n\n\n\nAstro Club\, University of Minnesota Chapter\n\n\n\nAurorasaurus\n\n\n\nComo Planetarium\n\n\n\nNational Society of Black Physicists\, University of Minnesota chapter\n\n\n\nStarry Skies North\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRide free to the museum with Metro Transit!
URL:https://smm.org/event/sci-fest/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Bolton and Menk Featured Partner Day
DESCRIPTION:Join our partners from Bolton and Menk on the museum floor for hands-on activities and demonstrations that fuse scientific principles with their organization’s mission. Connect with STEM professionals from their organization\, learn the ‘why’ behind their work\, and deepen your understanding of their contributions to STEM. 
URL:https://smm.org/event/fpd-bolton-menk/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Museum Nights
DESCRIPTION:Media Partner  \n\n\n\nFriday nights are the perfect time for a museum adventure! Explore museum galleries\, check out special Science Live performances\, enjoy delectable food and drink\, and catch an Omnitheater showing of our latest large-screen offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo make the most of your Museum Night adventure:  \n\n\n\n\n5:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle! \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more.  \n\n\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m.: Talks with a ScientistLily Watkins\, Mechanical Engineering\, University of Minnesota  \n\n\n\nBite-sized presentations from local scientists and researchers about a new topic each week.  \n\n\n\n\n\n6:15 p.m.: Science of Sex Trivia \n\n\n\nTest your knowledge of the history and chemistry of copulation during this adults-only offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle!  \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLooking for a less structured visit? Food\, beverage\, gallery exploration\, and Omnitheater movies are all on continuous rotation during Museum Nights. Learn more at smm.org/mn. 
URL:https://smm.org/event/museum-nights-5-8/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Museum Nights
DESCRIPTION:Media Partner  \n\n\n\nFriday nights are the perfect time for a museum adventure! Explore museum galleries\, check out special Science Live performances\, enjoy delectable food and drink\, and catch an Omnitheater showing of our latest large-screen offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo make the most of your Museum Night adventure:  \n\n\n\n\n5:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle! \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more.  \n\n\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m.: Talks with a Scientist \n\n\n\nBite-sized presentations from local scientists and researchers about a new topic each week.  \n\n\n\n\n\n6:15 p.m.: Science of Sex Trivia \n\n\n\nTest your knowledge of the history and chemistry of copulation during this adults-only offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle!  \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLooking for a less structured visit? Food\, beverage\, gallery exploration\, and Omnitheater movies are all on continuous rotation during Museum Nights. Learn more at smm.org/mn. 
URL:https://smm.org/event/museum-nights-5-15/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Museum Nights
DESCRIPTION:Media Partner  \n\n\n\nFriday nights are the perfect time for a museum adventure! Explore museum galleries\, check out special Science Live performances\, enjoy delectable food and drink\, and catch an Omnitheater showing of our latest large-screen offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo make the most of your Museum Night adventure:  \n\n\n\n\n5:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle! \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more.  \n\n\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m.: Talks with a ScientistRishi Raj\, Materials Science\, University of Minnesota  \n\n\n\nBite-sized presentations from local scientists and researchers about a new topic each week.  \n\n\n\n\n\n6:15 p.m.: Science of Sex Trivia \n\n\n\nTest your knowledge of the history and chemistry of copulation during this adults-only offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle!  \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLooking for a less structured visit? Food\, beverage\, gallery exploration\, and Omnitheater movies are all on continuous rotation during Museum Nights. Learn more at smm.org/mn. 
URL:https://smm.org/event/museum-nights-5-22/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Opening Day: Our Backyard
DESCRIPTION:Powered by  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBe the first to visit Our Backyard!  \n\n\n\nOur Backyard is the summer space to create\, build\, splash\, wander\, and reminisce — or simply take a break and enjoy the river view. In this interactive outdoor exhibit\, experience large-scale\, full-body\, nature-based\, messy\, and noisy experiences that reconnect you with the world around us. Our Backyard\, where engineering meets creativity on the Mississippi River\, offers sophisticated outdoor fun for all science enthusiasts. \n\n\n\nDemonstration fields and gardens provide a living laboratory for exploration of cultural connections\, sustainability\, and the future of food. Shaded seating and a 1\,700-square foot pavilion — thanks to our friends at Best Buy Foundation — make it the perfect place to enjoy lunch while exploring the museum. \n\n\n\n\n\nExhibit Highlights \n\n\n\n\nDrop a small parachute\, experimenting with wind resistance\n\n\n\nCreate and run your own obstacle course\n\n\n\nMake music in hammock chime chairs\n\n\n\nCreate a small wind turbine\, testing its effectiveness\n\n\n\nShare secrets across the park using whisper dishes\n\n\n\nDesign a game using water blasters and targets\n\n\n\nExploring Energy\, powered by Xcel Energy\, a set of interactive exhibits that give you the chance to experiment with energy and wind power
URL:https://smm.org/event/backyard-opening-2026/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Cummins Featured Partner Day
DESCRIPTION:Join our partners from Cummins on the museum floor for hands-on activities and demonstrations that fuse scientific principles with their organization’s mission. Connect with STEM professionals from their organization\, learn the ‘why’ behind their work\, and deepen your understanding of their contributions to STEM. 
URL:https://smm.org/event/cummins-fpd/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Museum Nights
DESCRIPTION:Media Partner  \n\n\n\nFriday nights are the perfect time for a museum adventure! Explore museum galleries\, check out special Science Live performances\, enjoy delectable food and drink\, and catch an Omnitheater showing of our latest large-screen offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTo make the most of your Museum Night adventure:  \n\n\n\n\n5:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle! \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more.  \n\n\n\n\n\n5:30 p.m.: Talks with a Scientist \n\n\n\nBite-sized presentations from local scientists and researchers about a new topic each week.  \n\n\n\n\n\n6:15 p.m.: Science of Sex Trivia \n\n\n\nTest your knowledge of the history and chemistry of copulation during this adults-only offering.  \n\n\n\n\n\n7:15 p.m.: Science Spectacle!  \n\n\n\nLive demonstration featuring a rotating collection of supporting characters\, including fire\, rockets\, and more. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLooking for a less structured visit? Food\, beverage\, gallery exploration\, and Omnitheater movies are all on continuous rotation during Museum Nights. Learn more at smm.org/mn. 
URL:https://smm.org/event/museum-nights-5-29/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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SUMMARY:Opening Day: Minnesota’s Greatest Environmental Investment
DESCRIPTION:Be the first to see our new exhibit\, Minnesota’s Greatest Environmental Investment\, with an opening presentation on the Level 3 Atrium Stage at 4 p.m.  \n\n\n\nSince 1991\, Minnesotans have supported thousands of projects across the state through the Environment and Natural Resources Trust Fund (ENRTF). These projects span various geographies and fields of study but share a common goal: to preserve\, protect\, and maintain Minnesota’s natural resources.  \n\n\n\n\n\nDiscover how the ENRTF has a positive\, multigenerational impact in Minnesota by exploring an interactive map containing more than 100 stories\, all of which highlight how Minnesotans care for our outdoor spaces. In this feel-good exhibit\, enjoy mini-documentaries\, spotlight videos\, slide shows\, and activities about the people and places that are making the state more green. 
URL:https://smm.org/event/minnesotas-greatest-environmental-investment-opening-2026/
LOCATION:Science Museum of Minnesota\, 120 West Kellogg Blvd.\, St. Paul\, Minnesota\, 55102\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free with admission
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