Tour the cosmos and beyond in the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium
We are pleased to welcome you back to the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium with a 25% seating capacity limit. For your and staff safety shows are limited to 30 minutes, theater is cleaned between showings, and masks are strictly enforced while in the theater.
Starting June 4th, the capacity limit will be raised to 70% to continue to allow for at least one seat between groups. Shows will continue to be limited to 30 minutes, theater will be cleaned between showings, and masks will continue to be enforced.
For more details on the Whitney and Elizabeth MacMillan Planetarium including monthly planetarium shows for people who are deaf or hard of hearing visit the Bell's website
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Planetarium Show Descriptions
Out of This World!Recommended for all ages | 30 minutes
Hop into the Bell Museum’s spaceship and tour the planets of our solar system. Investigate the phases of the Moon, be the first humans to land on Mars, and fly through the rings of Saturn. Discover your favorite planet, or moon, while learning what makes a planet a planet in the first place (sorry Pluto).
Minnesota Night Skies
Recommended for all ages | 30 minutes
Join our planetarium staff as we take a look at the sky above Minnesota, including seasonal constellations, the Moon, and visible planets. There’s something in the sky for everyone.
Mysteries of Your Brain
Recommended for ages 8+ | 30 minutes
Mysteries of Your Brain takes you on an immersive, animated adventure into the human brain, exploring how the brain works and what makes human brains so special. Your tour guides on this journey are a curious girl and her crow companion—together you’ll zoom along the paths of neurons, fly through brains and experience illusions on a grand scale. You’ll learn how your brain makes you you and that, ultimately, we each have the power to change our brains.
Minnesota Water Stories (Starting June 11th)
Recommended for ages 10+ | 30 minutes
Minnesota is the land of 10,000 lakes. It is the land where the water reflects the sky. Water is essential to life and we all have connections to it, yet there are challenges threatening our waters. Minnesota Water Stories explores challenges, current research, and opportunities we have to protect our more precious resource.
A Planet for Goldilocks (Starting June 29th)
Recommended for ages 8+ | 30 minutes
The search for a planet like Earth - one with temperatures, oceans, and an atmosphere suitable for life has been a little like Goldilocks' search for a decent bowl of porridge: some are too hot, some are too cold, but some are "just right." Learn the techniques astonomers have already used to find thousands of tiny, dark worlds in orbit around distant stars - some in the Goldilocks Zone.
Far Out! (Starting June 29th)
Recommended for all ages | 30 minutes
Launch farther out than ever before. Journey to planets beyond our solar system, visit a black hole, or travel to the edge of our visible universe. The only thing expanding faster than the universe will be your sense of amazement!
Select Planetarium Show Only Tickets Below:
Adult: $10.00
Adult 65+: $9.00
Youth (3-21, 0-2 yrs free*): $8.00
UMN Student: $5.00 (with student ID)
Bell Museum members get 50% off planetarium tickets every day
Combo Museum & Planetarium
Adult: $21.00
Adult 65+: $18.00
Youth (3-21, 0-2 yrs free*): $16.00
UMN Student: $5.00 (with student ID)
*Children 2 and under may share a seat with an adult in the planetarium for free. If an additional seat is needed, purchase a Youth ticket.
Note: On duty Personal Care Assistants receive free admission every day. Please call 612-626-9660 to arrange a PCA planetarium ticket in advance.
To purchase tickets by phone, please call 612-626-9660
10 AM to 3 PM.
The box office is closed Mondays.