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  • Science Museum of Minnesota
  • Aerial view of Science Museum backyard.
  • Science Museum facade along Kellogg Blvd.

Our Mission

Turn on the science: realizing the potential of policy makers, educators, and individuals to achieve full civic and economic participation in the world.

About the Museum

The Science Museum of Minnesota is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization.

The Science Museum of Minnesota, founded in 1907, is a large regional science museum located on the banks of the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul. The Science Museum’s programs combine research and collection facilities, a public science education center, extensive teacher education and school outreach programs, and an Imax Convertible Dome Omnitheater to provide science education to our audience of more than a million people per year.

Java Lab

Enjoy a variety of espresso drinks, bakery goods, frozen yogurt, and glazed nuts.  Java Lab is located in the fifth floor lobby of the Science Museum of Minnesota.