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O V E R V I E W

Facility:

The Bakken Library and Museum

Description:

Located in a beautiful Tudor mansion in Minneapolis, the Bakken holds a research treasure of 11,000 rare books and 2,500 scientific instruments relating to the role of electricity in life. The Bakken was founded in 1975 by Earl E. Bakken, inventor of the first transistorized cardiac pacemaker.

A D D R E S S

Address 1:

3537 Zenith Avenue South

Address 2:

City:

Minneapolis

State/Province:

Zip Code:

55416

V I S I T I N G I N F O

Hours:

Museum Hours: Tuesday - Saturday 10am to 5pm,
Thursdays 10 am to 8pm
Closed Major Holidays
(Museum Exhibits are Closed to the Public on Mondays)

Admission:

$7 Adults; $5 Students & Seniors; Children 3 and under are FREE!

Telephone:

(612) 926-3878

Website:

http://www.thebakken.org

R E V I E W S

E. Nickel, Co-op Member

Wonderful half day museum trip. Teaches all about electricity with a rather large assortment of hands-on activities-- more like a science museum dedicated to electricity. It is located in an old mansion-- very fun to roam around the upper levels. The Frankenstein exhibit was too scary for my kids but those older than 8-9 would probably love it too. On Saturdays they have Kids Hands-on stuff that has included building a robot of junk and designing circuits to light a bulb.