The Bakken Museum

This is a beautiful science museum in an old mansion. There's a lot of building toys and cool exhibits about electricity. There's a scary presentation about Frankenstein that made me jump! I went with my friend in the summer time, and we are both adults, but we we enjoyed the exhibition and the activities. The outdoor garden and beautiful as well, and we enjoyed sitting in the shade right by the koi pond. So peaceful. The staff was very cheerful and friendly. Five stars. LOVE!

We enjoyed a few hours exploring the museum and playing with our kiddo in the interactive exhibits. This is an awesome museum for those interested by the intersection of science and medicine.

We had a great time at the Bakken museum with our 6 year olds. I would note that this is probably the youngest age I would take our kids, but they loved it and we spent a good 2 hours there.There are many hands on activities including building blocks, making music, and electricity. Also, there's a fun hunt for legos in each room!

My friend and I visited the Bakken Museum when we were in Minneapolis for Memorial Day weekend. It's a small and quirky museum. Officially, it's a museum dedicated to passion for innovation and exploring the potential for science, technology, and the humanities to make the world a better place. It has several small but interest exhibits - Ben Franklin's Electricity Party (I didn't think I'd enjoy this - that it was more for kids - but I had tons of fun in that room), Frankenstein's Laboratory, and the gardens and grounds. It doesn't feel like a large comprehensive museum, but it's an interesting museum in a great location - and the older building is beautiful! I'm not sure I'd return again, but it was really fun to visit once! Especially great for people who are interested in the use of science (not just the science itself)!

Came here with my partner over the Memorial Day weekend, the Bakken is in a really pretty part of the Chain of Lakes next to Bde Maka Ska. The exterior garden is really well done, but most of the enjoyment comes from the activities inside. It's well designed for kids and parents, with some fun interactive exhibits that let kids experience with animation and color. The Mary Shelly/Frankenstein exhibit is additionally interesting.One of the best things for us, honestly, was the Lego person scavenger hunt. The staff have hidden historical figures throughout the museum and many a child (and adult!) spent an hour or two trying to find them. Some are easier to find than others so be warned to check every corner and nook!

For some reason hearing that we were invited to go to the Bakken Museum didn't make feel like I was going enjoy it. It sounds like it was going to be a cold dark type of museum if you catch my drift. I WAS TOTALLY WRONG. I should've done my research and then I would've saw that it was actually a really beautiful property. Across the street from Lake Bde Maka Ska was The Bakken Museum so the views were beautiful. Walking in you are greeted by friendly staff and a beautiful SPARK sign. There are so many different activities that will SPARK your inner innovator my little one's loved the magnetic music wheel and the collaboration canvas. My teenager loved the animation station and Mary and Her Monster. SPARK was really fun but the best parts for us all was the Benjamin Franklin's electricity party exhibit. Its literally quite "shocking"! They have a lego scavenger hunt and on the weekends they have fun science activities for children of all ages. The Keva planks are also so much fun to build with. They counter balance themselves so it's easier to build things with it falling down.One of the staff members named Jayne was so so so amazing with my kids she was patient kind and so full of knowledge. She made the experience even better. Another staff member spoke with us and was so informative about The history of the home before it was turned into a museum it was really quite interesting and he gave us some really cool fun facts about it's background. The home was really nicely done for it's time. I enjoyed walking about and looking. The garden was beautiful and peaceful. It's just a glimpse of what is now history. Our experience was really wonderful I look forward to going back with my kids soon.

A visit to this museum had been on my bucket list since moving to Minnesota in 2018 and we finally made it happen! Earl Bakken, the inventor of the pacemaker and founder of Medtronic, purchased this mansion as a place to display things he'd collected over the years. In time, the mansion became the Bakken Museum, with a mission to nurture a love of science in all who visit. There are lots of hands-on displays for kids of all ages.My kids loved the scavenger.I loved the outdoor garden area and the home itself. Parking is free.Staff is super friendly and helpful Great learning opportunities and a good spot for field trips!Click here to read more about it: https://kathrynegly.com/2022/01/27/explore-the-bakken-museum-win-tickets-to-visit/Here's my Minnesota Bucket list: https://kathrynegly.com/2018/08/01/my-top-25-minnesota-bucket-list/

We stopped in here on a visit to Minneapolis. Son #4 thought it would be a cool place to stop in as well as hubby (engineers). I'm always down for checking out a new place, so we had some fun here.First of all, the building is beautiful! They have a brochure telling you all about its history and you can rent it out for a special event. The grounds are well kept and there is a free parking lot in the back. They have night time outings for grown ups here. Inside they have lots of hands on exhibits as well as volunteers helping you out with them. This is perfect if you have a STEM kid, albeit my college freshman was a bit older and taller than the other visitors.We had a good time upstairs at the Ben Franklin Electricity exhibit. There were lots of things to try and hubby and son were talking about lots of technical stuff as a result. The Frankenstein room was also very interesting but it was something to watch, not really participate in.Everything in this place is clean and looks fairly new, the upkeep is great! If I still had a school age kid, this would be on my rotation of outings during the winter and I would get a membership. Places like this need help financially as well as manpower, so if you are in the area, think about it.Thanks for the fun!

We stopped over here a couple weeks ago with our family. And were so pleasantly surprised,. It was a great place to bring my three and five year old, and the nieces and nephews had a blast too.

A fashionable mansion that houses an eclectic museum. There is a great interest in Benjamin Franklin & his fascination with electricity. There are some hands on exhibits replicating earlier experiments in generating and the flow of electricity. There is an interesting exhibit centered around Mary Shelly and her monster Frankenstein which is also related to electricity. There exhibits demonstrating how modern day prosthesis work as well as keva art & architecture playing with art while experimenting with physics. Great place for kids. For adults are lovely gardens, a medicinal garden and of course a mansion to explore.