Spark Exhibit
About
Inspiration
and innovation are cornerstones of our human experience. Together they form a
cycle of discovery that people use to shape the world. This cycle begins with a
spark. A spark can be anything that transforms someone from a consumer into a
creator. They motivate us to make what we want to see. They can be intensely
personal or literally global in their scale. The Spark Exhibition explores
these moments to reveal a diverse and uniquely human tradition, one that fuels
our wildest imaginations and satisfies our most practical concerns.
Exhibit Highlights:
- Innovation
Inspired by Nature – walk through an immersive mural experience
exploring the ways people use strategies from nature to solve human
challenges. - Bakkenspiel
– play physical and digital musical instruments to discover the computer
and musical languages. - Animation
Station – create a stop-motion movie by photographing still
images of created scenes that threadtogether into an animated sequence.
- Collaboration
Canvas – move your body to collaborate with machines and create
virtual paint strokes and splatters in this kinetic, full-body
interactive. - Magic
Book – turn the pages of this one of a kind book to bring science
fiction literature to life! - Bakken
Booth – step into our phone booth to hear how communication has
changed over time to connect people and cultures. Keep an eye out for
secret codes to the Bakken Booth hidden throughout the exhibit! - Personal
Prostheses 2.0 – an updated version of our popular Personal
Prosthesis exhibit. Uncover how individuals inspire innovations in the
field of prosthetics.
The Spark exhibit is sponsored by the Medtronic
Foundation. Additional support provided by Riverbridge Partners, Great River
Energy, Fredrikson & Byron, P.A., and the Lillehei Family Charitable Foundation.
Visitor Information
The Spark Exhibit will open to the general public on
Friday, October 9. Tickets are included in the price of admission: $11 for
adults, $9 for seniors (62+), $8 for students (with ID), $6 for children (ages
4-17), free for children 3 and under, and free for members of The Bakken
Museum. To allow for social distancing, timed tickets are required and may be
purchased online at thebakken.org/tickets. Additional COVID-19 safety measures can be found
at thebakken.org/visit.