Bozeman’s Museum of the Rockies continues to educate and entertain its members and other visitors to the Gallatin Valley this summer. The famed exhibitor also hosts a bevy of special events to accompany its many historical displays. Here’s a look at some upcoming happenings at our neighborhood museum.
On Thursday, August 15th, the Extreme History Project Lecture series continues with “The Best Gift: Montana’s Carnegie Libraries” at 6pm. The talk will be held in Hager Auditorium and is open to the public.
Kate Hampton of the Montana State Historic Preservation Office will speak on her hot-off-the-press book of the same name. The Best Gift reveals the history of these iconic libraries throughout Montana. She will delve into Bozeman’s own Carnegie library, giving the history of this monumental structure that sits silently on the corner of Bozeman and Rouse streets.
MOR’s annual summer series Hops & History is set to close with the Season Celebration on Tuesday, August 27th. Celebrate local Gallatin Valley brewers with this celebratory evening from 5–8pm at the Living History Farm. Enjoy beer tasting and live music in the Farm’s apple orchard, a keynote talk, and food available for purchase from Pizza Campania and The Mint Café.
“America: A Beer Nation” – Explore the history of beer in the United States, from colonial times to the present. As we boast of some of the world’s largest breweries, we are also a nation of home-brewers, micro-brewers and even nano-brewers. What is it about our country that makes it home to so many beer drinkers and brewery supporters? Admission for this 21+ event is $20, which includes a souvenir tasting glass and beer tickets.
Calling all thespians! Museum of the Rockies seeks volunteer actors for its pilot production of Haunted Mountain Theater. Bringing the Northern Rocky Mountains’ spookier history and folklore to life, the approximately 50-minute show will blend live theater with Taylor Planetarium’s state-of-the-art capabilities. Actors of varying types and ages are needed.
Auditions will take place on September 4th and 10th from 4:30–6:30pm each evening. Actors are not required to prepare an audition piece. Performances are scheduled for the nights of October 25th, 26th and 27th. For more information and to arrange an audition time, please contact Dorinda Dutcher at (406) 994-6223 or dorinda.dutcher@montana.edu.
Also at MOR, The Real Genghis Khan exhibit allows visitors to explore the culture, conquests, and heritage of one of the world’s greatest conquerors. The Genghis Khan exhibition offers an adventure in the vast grassland of Central Asia, amid the relics of Genghis Khan’s reign.
Experience life in 13th-century Mongolia, entering the tents, battlegrounds, and marketplaces of a vanished world. Explore Genghis Khan’s life and those of his sons and grandsons during the formation, peak, and decline of the Mongol Empire. View rare treasures with more than 200 spectacular objects on display to illustrate this story, including gold jewelry and ornaments, silk robes, musical instruments, pottery, sophisticated weaponry, and numerous other fascinating relics and elaborate artifacts.
Accompanying the exhibit, daily live performances by Mongolian artists will feature traditional music and dances. These begin at 12:30pm and 3:30pm through Sept. 2nd in Hager Auditorium. Exhibit tours also run daily at 2:15pm.
For more information about these and other upcoming events, as well as the Museum’s exhibits, visit www.museumoftherockies.org. •