Priorities
In order to transform the Museum experience—physical spaces, virtual access, and a unified organizing principle—and expand innovative STEM-equity programs, the campaign will be funded through a robust blend of individual major gifts, amplified annual giving, and significant public support.
Funding Sources
Funding Uses
We love dinosaurs.
We won’t become one.
To unlock the full potential of the Museum and, more critically, the people of Minnesota, the Science Museum is launching a $125 million capital campaign. $75 million will be dedicated to reimagining the Museum’s physical and virtual spaces. $50 million will scale educational programming, STEM career pathways, original scientific research, and policy engagement.
By empowering our most essential resource—the diverse human talent of our state—we will help Minnesota remain a global engine of innovation.
Powered by this capital transformation, all of the Science Museum’s work—exhibits, educational support, research, collections, even policy advocacy—will center on three issues of existential importance:
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Supporting the museum is an investment in building interest and skills in the youth of Minnesota for a needed future workforce. It's helping to protect our planet to maintain the delicate balance of ecosystems that sustain life. It gives us the tools to safeguard the environment to create a sustainable and thriving world for everyone.
Lisa M. Schlosser, Executive Director, Technovation [MN]