Welcome to The Compassion Museum

Inspiring change - one heart, mind and pop-up at a time.

The Compassion Museum isn’t a place—it’s an experience.

Through our interactive exhibits, participatory installations, and immersive programs, we invite people to step into compassion - to explore its power to connect, heal and transform understanding. With the help of our partners, we create spaces for reflection, discovery, and action—where compassion moves from an idea into something people can touch, experience, carry forward—and be supported by.

Explore the Power of Compassion

Why It Matters

  • Loneliness & Disconnection are Rising

    1 in 2 adults report loneliness — a crisis affecting health and communities.

  • Support can feel out of reach.

    More than half of Minnesotans, including children, with mental health conditions go without needed support and care.

  • Communities are stretched.

    68% of nonprofits anticipate cutting programs despite rising need. Creative partnerships are essential.

  • Compassion works.

    Compassion helps bring people together, reduces depression and anxiety, and helps with change, loss & grief.

Bring Compassion to Your Community

We partner with organizations to bring installations and programs that transform spaces into experiences of empathy, connection and healing.

Find out how our engaging pop-ups and programs can help. We’d love to work with you!

We do the work - so you don’t have to.

Find out What’s Happening

  • A structure made of large cedar beams and hanging chimes stands amidst a green garden.

    In Loving, In Loss

    Help people find new ways to navigate & express grief in this moving participatory installation. In Loving, In Loss explores the universal experience of loss and invites visitors to honor loved ones by hanging a chime as part of a community soundscape. Contact us to book this installation.

  • Play Builds Compassion

    Designing Compassion - We’ve just completed the first phase of an exciting new collaboration with the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh—designing a pop-up experience for children and families that explores empathy, mindfulness, and self-kindness through play.

  • Calling All Libraries!

    Does your library love sparking curiosity and community? We’d love to collaborate. We’re seeking a partner library to help us test and host our newest Compassion Pop-Up—a hands-on experience designed for children and families.
    📬 Interested in partnering? Reach out here. It’s free for libraries.

  • Where Grief Finds Voice

    Visitors find healing ways to express grief and connect with others amongst the soloce of chimes.
    👉 Read more on MinnPost.

  • Going to Rochester!

    In Loving, In Loss, will travel to the beautiful Rochester Art Center in 2027. Learn more about hosting this moving, participatory sculpture at your organization.

  • A carton of brown eggs has facial expressions drawn in black ink on each egg showing suprise, fear, confused and sad.

    Thank You!

    Our first Gratitude Report is ready. From artists and educators to donors and volunteers, people like you are making this vision possible. Take a look at the impact we’ve created together.

GET INVOLVED

Ways to Support Our Mission

We believe in the power of experience and collaboration. Whether you want to host an exhibit, volunteer, or support this work, there’s a place for you. You can also join our email list and stay up to date on our great programming.