Take your time and delight your mind and eyes visiting the Minneapolis Museums

There is nothing worse than someone who does not know that there are museums in the cities of Minneapolis and St Paul. Contrary to the urban belief that “museums are boring and for nerds,” the reality is complete different.

Museums are well defined as places that exhibit collections or a conjunction of objects that represent some part or period of the human existence. Also, you can see and admire a little piece of history from different cultures or admire the art expression of certain personality.

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A visit to the museum can be cool and interesting because you can see a special collection that could be unique and not always available in other museums around the country.  



To be around a museum exhibition is always fun and cool because you can discover new things that you might don’t know and reaffirm something that you already knew.

Believe me when I tell you that a museum gives you a wonderful experience that you won’t regret.  

Let’s think out of the box - Benefits of a Museum

How many of you know a person that most of the time has the preconceived idea that an exhibition in a museum is boring and difficult to understand? Well, it might be if that person does not open his/her mind a little for some knowledge.

As long as you don’t want to become some kind of art critic, an exhibition is not always difficult to understand. Remember that there are museums guides, flyers, plate explanations, and headphones with the respective explanation about the exhibition.

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A museum is not always “observe and do not touch.” Recently there are some museums that invite the visitors to interact with the exhibition, just like the Science Museum of Minnesota.

Just giving some extra ideas:  

Break the routine a museum as perfect place for a date: show to your girlfriend/boyfriend that you are not only and expert in restaurants, bars and night clubs. Show your cool and cultural side taking him/her to a visit to the museum.

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* A date with your beloved is a date with history too, maybe you can see how human relationships have been evolve trough time. Also, not everyday someone has a date in a museum. The MIA has a nice calendar of activities that can be a wonderful experience for you and your date, family, friends, etc. 

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* A museum can help you to get close to those cultures that are far away, even here at home. Break the wall and establish an intercultural communication with those that are around you, maybe now you can understand more about the background of your neighbors or the origin of the diversity in our roots.

* Remember that museums are not only for school activities or families with kids that do not behave. Museums foment cultural diversity, art expression, and gather people and ideas in one place.

Just give yourself a chance and you will discover an infinite number of attractive topics that can make you think and comprehend how our society has been evolved into a cosmopolitan society.

Some Museums Websites:

Sience Museum 
 *the recent exhibition of King Tut is something you cannot miss.

MIA or Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Walker Art Center

Bell Museum of Natural History

Wesiman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota

Mill City Museum

The Bakken Museum

Minnesota Planetariums

HAVE FUN..!!!