Details
- Hours: Wednesday through Sunday: 10am to 4pm
The Bell Museum is Minnesota’s state natural history museum, founded in 1872 and serving learners of all ages for over 150 years. Visit our world-renowned wildlife dioramas, immerse yourself in the hands-on Touch and See Lab, tour the cosmos in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium and so much more!
Contact Information
- Bell Museum
- bellinfo@umn.edu
- 2088 Larpenteur Ave. W.
- St. Paul, Minnesota 55113
- Phone: (612) 626-9660
Amenities
- Accessible
Meeting Spaces
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Full Museum Rental
Occupancy: 0 - 600
A full-museum rental can accommodate 600 guests for a standing reception, 120 for buffet dining, and 150 for seated dining. Guests have access to the museum’s permanent galleries, as well as beautiful Horizon Hall.
Configuration Occupancy Banquet/Rounds 150 Reception 600 -
Nucleus + MN Journeys Exhibit
Occupancy: 0 - 100
Configuration Occupancy Banquet/Rounds 60 Theater 90 Reception 100 -
Ruth and John Huss Observation Deck
You can hold your event beneath the stars on the museum’s observation deck, allowing guests to explore the sky with our high-powered telescopes.
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The Nucleus
Occupancy: 0 - 80
The Nucleus is an intimate space tucked into the Minnesota Journeys gallery on the museum’s second floor. Options for layout include round tables and theater seating.
Configuration Occupancy Banquet/Rounds 60 Theater 90 Reception 40 -
Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Horizon Hall
Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Horizon Hall features floor-to-ceiling windows and a grand staircase, perfect for amazing photos. This elegant, expansive space can be configured in a variety of ways depending on your event.
Configuration Occupancy Banquet/Rounds 150 Reception 225 Theater 220 -
Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium
Our digital planetarium offers a unique event space accommodating 120 guests in tiered theater seating for a lecture, planetarium show or the perfect spot to get married under the stars, rain or shine.
Configuration Occupancy Theater 120
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