Popular series Brews & the Big Sky will return for its fourth session Tuesday, February 23rd in the main lobby of the Museum of the Rockies between 5:30 and 7:30pm.
Welcome to Our West! Hosting Yellowstone’s Visitors with Yellowstone National Park Lodges and featuring Red Lodge Ales Brewing Co. There is an $8 admission which includes a free glass and beer tasting for those 21 and older. Based on the popular Hops & History program, this new winter series pairs the unique growth of industry in the Big Sky with a unique local brew. This month, join Michael Fox, MOR Curator of History, and Yellowstone National Park Lodges as we look the history hosting the many tourists, explorers, and scientists who have visited Yellowstone National Park since it’s opening in 1872. Also at the Museum: new exhibits! 50 Greatest Photographs: National Geographic will be on display February 27th–May 30th.
In its 125-year history, National Geographic photographers have presented some of the most striking images of our world ever captured on film. In MOR’s new exhibit, National Geographic’s 50 Greatest Photographs, you’ll see not only at the photos as they appeared in the magazine, but also learn about the stories behind them and the photographers themselves. For some images, you will be able to see the “near frames” taken by the photographer: the sequence of images made in the field before and after the perfect shot. Documentary videos throughout the exhibition reveal many of the stories of these iconic photographs and the photographers who shot them. Join MOR and travel through 125 years of National Geographic’s history and its most unforgettable images. Across the Andes will also open on February 27th. Deia Schlosberg and Gregg Treinish set out to trek the length of the Andes Mountain Range from the Equator south.
Creating a new route, they covered 56 degrees of the globe and more than 7,800 miles through some of the most difficult conditions on Earth. And some of the most beautiful landscapes imaginable. Their incredible journey is now captured by 60 large-format photographs, personal journal entries, Insights into the Andean way of life, stories and maps, in a stunning exhibit called Across the Andes. Join MOR and travel with them as they trek over trails that have been used for centuries by locals, train tracks, aqueducts, and across snowmelt-fed lakes and rivers. Across the Andes is a remarkable photographic record of an even more remarkable journey that led to National Geographic naming Gregg & Deia Adventurers of the Year. Using the past and present Museum of the Rockies inspires life-long learning in science, history, culture, and art; advances knowledge through collections, research and discovery; and presents engaging, vibrant exhibits and programming. MOR brings the world to Montana and Montana to the world.
For more information for these and future events, or to register, visit museumoftherockies.org or call 406-994-5257. •
