Co Chairs Letter

We are three different people, but we share a few things in common. We each had the honor of serving the Science Museum as members of the Board of Trustees. This means we have each seen, from the inside, the true value and potential of this extraordinary Minnesota landmark.

Even more importantly, we each had a moment—far earlier in our lives—when we got a glimpse of our own potential and the encouragement to pursue our dreams. Those moments changed our trajectories and made the lives we are now living possible.

We share Alison Brown’s belief that “talent is evenly distributed, but opportunity is not.” What keeps us so deeply committed to the Science Museum is a belief that it has a unique power to help people, especially young people, see themselves in science. To see what they are today and what they might become tomorrow—scientists, engineers, inventors, and critical thinkers. Someone playing in the Museum this week may someday walk on Mars.

To maintain this extraordinary power, the Science Museum itself must continue to change—to always be in the moment or a bridge into the future. And that is why we support this campaign.

We hope that all of you who felt the joy of discovery, including the joy of discovering your own potential, will join us in passing that experience on to the next generation.