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==History== A group of businessmen led by Charles W. Ames established the museum in 1906 with the aim to promote intellectual and scientific growth in St. Paul. Initially known as the St. Paul Institute of Science and Letters, it was initially housed at the St. Paul Auditorium on Fourth Street. A brief merger with the St. Paul School of Fine Arts (now the [[Minnesota Museum of American Art]]) occurred in 1909.<ref name=history>{{cite web|url=https://www.smm.org/about/history|title=About the Museum|publisher=Science Museum of Minnesota|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140323081155/https://www.smm.org/about/history|archive-date=2014-03-23|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.startribune.com/timeline-the-long-twisty-journey-of-the-minnesota-museum-of-american-art/501582132/|title=Timeline: The long, twisty journey of the Minnesota Museum of American Art|website=Star Tribune|date=29 November 2018 |access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref> In 1927, the museum relocated to Merriam Mansion on [[Minnesota State Capitol|Capitol Hill]], which had previously been Colonel [[John L. Merriam|John Merriam]]'s residence. This location offered increased exhibit storage space. Due to the museum's continued growth, it moved to the St. Paul-Ramsey Arts and Sciences Center at 30 East Tenth Street in 1964. In 1978, the museum expanded into a new area on Wabasha Street between 10th and Exchange Streets via a skyway connection, allowing for additional exhibit space and the addition of an [[IMAX Dome]] (OMNIMAX) cinema.<ref name="history" /> In the early 1990s, plans for a new facility, adjacent to the [[Mississippi River]], were formed with architecture firm [[Ellerbe Becket]].<ref>{{Cite web| title=Art needs Nature | url=https://www.concreteconstruction.net/_view-object?id=00000154-22d4-db06-a1fe-73dc1aa70000 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231115235838/https://www.concreteconstruction.net/_view-object?id=00000154-22d4-db06-a1fe-73dc1aa70000 | archive-date=2023-11-15}}</ref> With aid from public funding initiatives, the new museum broke ground on May 1, 1997, and opened on December 11, 1999. During the move, 1.75 million artifacts were transported.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2011/08/22/behind-the-scenes-at-the-science-museum-of-minnesota/|title=Behind The Scenes At The Science Museum Of Minnesota|date=22 August 2011|publisher=[[CBS Minnesota]]|access-date=2 January 2018}}</ref> In the early 2000s, the museum hosted several exhibits, including ''[[Body Worlds|BODY WORLDS]]''; ''Tutankhamun: The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs''; ''[[Star Wars: Where Science Meets Imagination]]''; ''Real Pirates: The Untold Story of the'' Whydah ''from Slave Ship to Pirate Ship''; and ''The Science Behind Pixar''. It also added several films to its production roster, including ''Jane Goodall’s Wild Chimpanzees''; ''Tornado Alley''; ''National Parks Adventure''; and ''Ancient Caves'', and it built its exhibit production portfolio with exhibits like ''Robots + Us''; ''A Day in Pompeii''; ''RACE: Are We So Different?''; ''Maya: Hidden Worlds Revealed''; ''SPACE: An Out of Gravity Experience''; and ''Sportsology''. The museum continues to provide exhibit development, design, and production services for other museums.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Exhibit Services|url=https://www.smm.org/exhibitservices|access-date=2022-02-01|website=Science Museum of Minnesota|language=en}}</ref>
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