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Museum Admission
Admission to The Bakken Museum can be purchased online in advance or in person at the visitor services desk. Advanced tickets are not required to visit the museum. Please sign in to your online account on the tickets page to reserve member tickets.
Adults: $13
Seniors (65+): $11
Students (with ID): $10
Children (4-17): $9
Children (3 and under): Free
Members: Free
Native American Admission: Free
Limited Income Admission: $1
Please see below to learn about additional ticket types.
LIMITED INCOME DISCOUNT
To ensure access for everyone, The Bakken Museum offers $1 admission to anyone enrolled in the following programs: TANF, MFIP, WIC, General Assistance, Medical Assistance, MinnesotaCare, Supplemental Security Income, Social Security Disability Benefits, SNAP, Section 8, or Free/Reduced Price School Meals.
To receive $1 admission, please email us at info@thebakken.org, call us at 612-926-3878, or speak to a staff member at the visitor services desk.
BLUE STAR MUSEUM
Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and museums across America offering free admission to the nation’s active-duty military personnel and their families, including the National Guard and Reserve.
Please note: The Blue Star Museums program begins on Armed Forces Day and ends on Labor Day.
To receive free Blue Star Museum admission, please email us at info@thebakken.org, call us at 612-926-3878, or speak to a staff member at the visitor services desk.
ASTC PASSPORT PROGRAM
If you are a member of a science center or museum participating in the ASTC Travel Passport Program, you are eligible free admission for two adults and all children under 18 living in the same household. In addition, members of The Bakken Museum receive free or discounted admission to participating museums*.
* Restrictions apply. Not valid on admission to science centers within 90 miles of either your home residence or the science center or museum that you belong to. This distance is measured as a linear radius, not driving distance. Please see the ASTC Program Guidelines for more details.
To receive free ASTC admission, please email us at info@thebakken.org, call us at 612-926-3878, or speak to a staff member at the visitor services desk.
Native American admission
As a part of our ongoing Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion (DEAI) efforts, Bakken Museum staff have engaged in several conversations regarding the creation of a land acknowledgment. We are grateful for the resources provided by the Native Governance Center. These resources have helped us shape our internal conversations and explore our relationships with local Native communities, our intentions around a land acknowledgment, and identify other actions that could have a tangible impact.
While we are still working with these questions and growing our understanding, one suggestion that emerged was to offer free admission to visitors who identify as Native American in acknowledgment that The Bakken Museum resides on Dakota land. The Bakken Museum is located on the shores of Bde Maka Ska (White Sands Lake). Bde Maka Ska is the Dakota name for the lake that has been passed down in oral history. Free Native American Admission is a facet of the ongoing efforts we are taking as a part of our learning about ways to honor and respect our local Native communities.
To receive free Native American Admission, please speak to a staff member at the visitor services desk, email us at info@thebakken.org, or call us at 612-926-3878.
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