![Richard Johnson, (center) a volunteer at the Bakken Museum, shows students Autumn Percy (left blue jcacket), Spencer Stanley, and Kelsey Baeten (plaid jacket) of North Oaks Academy in Forest Lake a experiment on static electricity at the Bakken Museum located at 3537 Zenith Avenue South in Minneapolis, MN 55416 on April 1, 2013. ] JOELKOYAMA•joel koyama@startribune.com Richard Johnson, a volunteer I'm profiling, will be showing students throuh the Bakken Museum.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/TR5LWGUVIUPDXFY2TMC4VXR3N4.jpg?&w=1080)
On certain days, adults can catch a break at these museums, which charge for admission but typically offer discounts to youngsters, students and seniors, and to paid members:
Bell Museum of Natural History: Free on Sundays. www.bellmuseum.umn.edu
Minnesota History Center: Free on Tuesdays from 5-8 p.m. www.minnesotahistorycenter.org
Minnesota Children's Museum: Free on the third Sunday each month. www.mcm.org
Minnesota Landscape Arboretum: Free after 4:30 p.m. on third Thursdays (and all day every Thursday during the winter). www. arboretum.umn.edu
Minnesota Zoo: Moms get in free during Mother's Day weekend May 10-11. mnzoo.org
Walker Art Center: Free on the first Saturday of the month and from 5-9 p.m. every Thursday. www.walkerart.org
ALWAYS FREE
Como Zoo and Conservatory www.comozooconservatory.org
