Join us on special days for drop-in Explore It! events

Experience more hands-on engineering around a particular subject or with visiting partner organizations. No registration is required, just stop in with your family or the young engineers in your life. All activities are included with your Museum admission and free to members. Get ready to Explore It!

Upcoming Explore It! days:

10/14 — K’Nex Meet-Up with Austin Granger, 1:00—4:00 p.m.

Meet Austin Granger, creator of our K’Nex Ball Machine, and free build with Austin and other K’Nex enthusiasts.

12/2 — Squishy Circuits, 1:00—4:00 p.m.

Explore circuits and electronics – with dough! Featuring special visitors from Squishy Circuits.

12/9 — Tech Take-Apart, 1:00—4:00 p.m.

Roll up your sleeves, put on safety goggles, and dig into the guts of machines and electronics.

1/13 — 3M Visiting Wizards, 1:00—4:00 p.m.

Come in for family-friendly science and engineering demonstrations, and see the Wizards’ exciting 30-minute show. Experience engineering and technology with real scientists and engineers!

Enjoy photos of selected past Explore It! days:

Thank You to Our Past Partners:

National Weather Service
Beth Korth and Rob Stenzinger, Game Dev Day Organizers
University of Minnesota’s Student Chapter of the Society of Automotive Engineers
Minnesota Center for Book Arts
MathCEP of the University of Minnesota
The Home Depot
Eastman Nature Center of Three Rivers Park
LASER Classroom
YOXO Toys
Playful Learning Lab from the University of St.Thomas
Engineering Instructor Bob Zbikowski
3M Visiting Wizards
MNDOT Office of Aeronautics
American Workshop
GoSolar!
Minnesota Section of the American Chemical Society