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October 08, 2018
St Paul, MN
New Bell Museum Tour |
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Coordinator: Nancy Sand |
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| Excited
as we were to see the new Bell Museum Monday afternoon, October 8,
ULLRs were equally excited to first join together for lunch at
D-Amico’s and Sons in Roseville. The group laughed to see one
very long group of tables set up for us and soon got in line to make
their meal choices. Then it was on to the new Bell. We were divided into two groups, and our tour guides were excellent showing us the new galleries and educating us about the exhibits. The new Bell features high-tech exhibits, the famous wildlife dioramas, outdoor learning experiences and more, plus a new state-of-the-art planetarium. The permanent galleries examine life in the universe, the tree of life, the web of life, and ask us to imagine the future. Of course, ULLRs were delighted to see the beautifully restored dioramas, some of which were originally created in the 1940s, and to learn how artists created a new very large wooly mammoth. A special treat was viewing a Jim Brandenburg film. Jim is a world famous nature photographer from Ely, MN. After visiting the galleries, we settled into reclining seats in the new planetarium. There hasn’t been a planetarium in the Twin Cities since 2002, so we were anxious to lean back, view the night skies, look deep into space, and identify constellations. Some ULLRs stayed at the Bell Museum longer to walk through Our Global Kitchen: Food, Nature, Culture, a special exhibit on loan from the American Museum of Natural History. This exhibit illuminates the complex and intricate food system that brings what we eat from farm to fork. In the Touch & See Lab ULLRs got hands-on access to natural history specimens as well as an opportunity to touch a live snake! All ULLRs participating in the Bell tours said they would be back to spend more time studying the exhibits and learning about our natural world. |
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