The Bell Museum, formerly known as the James Ford Bell Museum of Natural History, is located at the University of Minnesota on the St. Paul Campus. In 2018, an 18 month, $79M total renovation was completed which increased the size of the museum by 30%, included a state-of-the-art planetarium, updated exhibits, a Touch & See lab, and a Learning Landscape. Services completed by Sonus Interiors were custom 3” Tectum baffles, custom Tectum “V-Line Grooves” ceiling panels, unistrut for all ceilings provided, custom acoustical wall panels, and RPG curved acoustical wood wall panels.

Completed: July 2018

Size: 90,000 SF

Location: St. Paul, MN

Services: Ceilings, Specialty Walls

Architect: Perkins & Will

General Contractor: McGough

Awards: CISCA Ceilings & Interior Systems Construction Association, Gold Winner

FAB Award Civic and Community Design Excellence, IIDA Northland, 2019

Engineering Excellence Award, American Council of Engineering, 2019

Excellence in Concrete & Masonry Design: Concrete Commercial Innovative & Decorative, Minnesota Concrete & Masonry Contractors Association, 2019

Top Projects of 2018, Finance & Commerce, 2018

National Design Award, Society of American Registered Architects, 2018

Most Notable Museums Opening This Year, Architectural Digest, 2018

TEKNE Award - Building Design & Infrastructure, Minnesota High Tech Association, 2017