Bell Museum

2088 Larpenteur Avenue West, Saint Paul, MN
600 Capacity
Nestled on the University of Minnesota’s St. Paul campus, the Bell Museum’s elegant building offers unique event spaces from the intimate to the grand. An event hosted in Minnesota’s official natural history museum, whether a small meeting or a large gala, is sure to be out of this world.

Event Spaces

Full Museum Rental
Full Museum Rental
General Event Space
600 Capacity
Horizon Hall
Horizon Hall
General Event Space
225 Capacity
Nucleus
Nucleus
General Event Space
90 Capacity
Nucleus & MN Journeys Exhibit
Nucleus & MN Journeys Exhibit
General Event Space
100 Capacity
Planetarium
Planetarium
General Event Space
120 Capacity

Recommendations

Excellent Venue for Natural Science Lovers — An Eventective User from St Paul, Minnesota
The Bell museum which opened at its new location in 2018 is beautiful facility which worked very well for me.I hosted a celebration of life for my child, who loved science, museums and learning. I used the Nucelus Room during regular museum hours and had a buffet brunch catered by Chow Girls from their list of approved caterers. The museum staff were all very helpful and the event went very smoothly. There were about 65 guests able to attend ranging in age from 2months to 84 years with all decades represented. The room had a very nice audio visual setup for a slide show with a bit of video. Guests could go out into the museum and grounds and come back to the room. I was very pleased with the event. There were options I could not take advantage of because of my constraints, such as, with an evening event there is an opportunity to do stargazing (of course this depends on visibility) and there are options as well.

Additional Info

Venue Types
Amenities
  • ADA/ACA Accessible
  • Outdoor Function Area
  • Outside Catering Allowed
  • Waterfront
  • Waterview
  • Wireless Internet/Wi-Fi
Features
  • Max Number of People for an Event: 600
  • Number of Event/Function Spaces: 5
  • Special Features: Tables & chairs provided, set-up & tear down of event tables & chairs, personal event coordinator and on-site event associate, 120 parking spaces, in-house A/V equipment, robust list of approved caterers.
  • Year Renovated: 2018