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Bell Museum of Natural History

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The Bell Museum of Natural History is a museum located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on the campus of the University of Minnesota. On display are numerous animal specimens from all over the world. The museum is best-known for its dioramas which show caribou, timber wolves, bobcats, deer, moose, and a variety of birds from the wetlands. The museum also offers the Touch and See Discovery Room--a place where school groups and families can explore the natural world through interactive exhibits. The museum will move to a new location at the University of Minnesota-St. Paul campus in 2018.

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  • The museum is located in this building on the University of Minnesota campus. The museum's research collections are located throughout the St. Paul campus.
  • Touch and See Discovery Room

Sources

"History." Bell Museum. Accessed April 19, 2014. https://www.bellmuseum.umn.edu/about/history. 

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