Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum

FMSM is breaking barriers to ignite the curiosity in all of us.

FMSM reimagines what a science museum can be by fostering community, encouraging curiosity and exploration, and inspiring a future where anyone can be a scientist.

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The Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum is a 501(c) (3) organization and your gift is entirely tax-deductible.

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Interactive, immersive, and accessible experiences

FMSM offers multisensory experiences that connect with a diversity of interests and abilities. 

Unexpected perspectives encourage learning and insights. Fun is the foundation of learning.

• Hands-on STEM and hands-on creativity

• Immersive fun and learning

• Critical thinking across disciplinary divides

• Opportunities for social connection

• Intergenerational engagement

• Participation in scientific and technological processes

• Interactions with experts

• Digital plus in-person blend

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Community Outreach

While we work to establish the museum, our Outreach Coordinator, Kayla Adamek continues to bring interactive STEM experiences to public events through our mobile outreach platform, the STEM Response Unit. These STEM activities, funded through generous community support, provide opportunities for hands-on interactions with real science, help make scientific concepts concrete for participants, create life-long enthusiasm for science, and inspire future careers in STEM fields.

Upcoming Events

Where will the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum be next?

Fargo AirSho 2024

The Fargo AirSho is back and FMSM is thrilled to attend this year’s event!   The wait is over! After

LCUF Community Partner Day

Come see FMSM at the Life Care Unites Foundation Community Partner Day Block Party & Resource Fair. Event will be

Folkways Red River Market Jazz Fest

Visit FMSM at the Red River Market. Bring your friends, bring your family, bring everyone. Swing into summer at our

Sunset on the Riverfront

An evening of activities, music, food, art, and more on the Moorhead Riverfront. Hope to see you there.

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The Future Location of the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum

Thanks to a generous land donation from Brandt Holdings, the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum will join Urban Plains, a mixed-use urban neighborhood on the prairie.

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$70 Million to Open the Fargo-Moorhead Science Museum

This is a museum by and for the FM community and beyond. We will BUILD a museum like no other, using raised funds for construction of the building. The design and installations of permanent exhibits will CREATE a one-of-a-kind experience. Lastly, FMSM will IGNITE programs to impact our economy and education, and programming. To make it possible, we need your help.  

Community Voices

Carl-Martin N., supporter of FMSM, headshot of him with sandy brown hair and beard, wearing a blue and pink checked shirt.

Carl-Martin N.

Director of Communications, UWC-USA
“Every local high school in the F-M area has an Alumni Hall of Fame that features lots of Andersons, Johnsons, and Olsens who have gone on to great things and have given back to our community in meaningful ways. In the not too distant future, the names on these walls will be decidedly more difficult for many of us to pronounce – and a science museum dedicated to breaking down barriers of race and ethnicity in particular can make that happen more quickly. This is one of the main reasons why I’m supportive of this effort. Please keep me informed about your progress.”
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Craig C.

Geneticist, USDA-ARS
Just read a write-up about the proposed science museum! I agree – it’s long overdue. I look forward to hearing more about this and would be happy to participate (my 3 yr. old daughter would love this)…I am passionate about STEM and community involvement…I wish you all the best of luck on getting things moving.
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Becky B.

Paleontologist, North Dakota Geological Survey
“I grew up in Moorhead and went to school in the FM area. I now work in Bismarck, but would love to see my hometown get their SCIENCE on!”
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