Minnesota has a brand new museum - the Bell Museum of Natural History. I attended the gala opening on July 13th. The stars of the Bell are the beautiful dioramas by Francis Lee Jaques, Walter Breckenridge and John Jarosz. They were moved from the previous Bell Museum and refurbished. They are truly spectacular! The planetarium is a wonderful new addition. Check it out!


The new Bell is surrounded by nature.



The most beautiful dioramas!


Models for teaching botany.