Science Museum of Minnesota
This funding will improve our collection of artifacts representing Minnesota's cultural heritage and create new forms of statewide cultural heritage educational opportunities for audiences of all ages.
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Outcomes include improving the Science Museum of Minnesota's ability to generate and disseminate new knowledge from our collections and share with Minnesotans in actual and virtual ways. Create a comprehensive network of community partners and utilize community involvement for developing future programs.
Legacy funds were used to
- acquire 197 regional American Indian artifacts
- create over 300 stories in 5 communities as part of Suitcase Science
- 80% of Suitcase Science participants found the theater show both interesting and enjoyable
- 80% of Suitcase Science particpants reported connections linking them personally to the content of the show
The Science Museum has created a website, www.inhonorofthepeople.org, to share information about objects in Bishop Whipple Collections at both the Science Museum and the Minnesota Historical Society.To read the Science Museum of Minnesota's 2011 report to the legislature, click here.
Outcomes include improving the Science Museum of Minnesota's ability to generate and disseminate new knowledge from our collections and share with Minnesotans in actual and virtual ways. Create a comprehensive network of community partners and utilize community involvement for developing future programs.
Legacy funds were used to
- acquire 197 regional American Indian artifacts
- create over 300 stories in 5 communities as part of Suitcase Science
- 80% of Suitcase Science participants found the theater show both interesting and enjoyable
- 80% of Suitcase Science particpants reported connections linking them personally to the content of the show
The Science Museum has created a website, www.inhonorofthepeople.org, to share information about objects in Bishop Whipple Collections at both the Science Museum and the Minnesota Historical Society.To read the Science Museum of Minnesota's 2011 report to the legislature, click here.