January 2025
Raptor Meet and Greet
Saturday, January 4, 202at 10:30am – 11:00am Join educators from the Montana Raptor Conservation Center for a unique opportunity to meet one of their ambassador birds of prey. Learn about these incredible birds and how the Center’s rehabilitation efforts are helping to conserve avian "dinosaurs" (birds) for future generations. Redstart Classroom Included with membership/admission For more information: https://museumoftherockies.org/calendar
Find out more »Film Screening | Les Davis: Search for the First Montanans
Thursday, January 9 at 6 – 9 p.m. Les Davis, a pioneering figure in Montana archaeology, served as the Curator of Archaeology at Museum of the Rockies beginning in 1991. From his early work excavating the Lindsay Mammoth to uncovering evidence of 11,000-year-old Paleo-Indian family hearths in Montana's mountains, Davis became one of the most prolific archaeologists of the twentieth century. Alongside a team of experts, he traced the migrations and lifestyles of Paleo-Indians, from the end of the last…
Find out more »Homeschool Mondays
Monday, January 13, 2025 at 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Museum of the Rockies is committed to ensuring all Montana children can experience the wonders of our exhibits, from Triceratops fossils to the farthest reaches of space. To support homeschool families, MOR offers free admission once per school year for students and one chaperone per group. Registration is required Registered families can explore the museum at their own pace and participate in a themed, self-guided scavenger hunt to enhance learning.…
Find out more »Kids’ Night at the Museum: Winter Wonderland
Friday, January 17, 2025 at 5 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Treat your pajama-clad kids to an unforgettable evening at the museum! They will explore our darkened exhibit halls with flashlights, engage in winter-themed activities, and enjoy a pizza dinner. The night will conclude with popcorn and a cozy screening of Frozen. Capacity: 16 participants Ages 5 – 10 Redstart Classroom $45/member, $55/non-member Registration is required at: https://museumoftherockies.org/calendar/kids-night
Find out more »Cosmos & Cookies A Member-only Series of Events
Friday, January 246 – 7:30 p.m. Bair Lobby & Taylor Planetarium Included with membership Registration is required, limit of 120 participants Celebrate the wonders of the cosmos with an exclusive members-only event at MOR's Taylor Planetarium. Be among the first to experience Spark: The Universe Inside Us, a captivating new planetarium film from the California Academy of Sciences, narrated by Diego Luna. Explore how distant stars and cosmic events have shaped life itself. Do not miss this unique opportunity to…
Find out more »February 2025
SUE: The T. rex Experience! Member-only Special Exhibition Opening
Friday, February 76 – 8 p.m. For MOR Members only Included with membership Join us for an exclusive member-only exhibit opening celebrating the mysteries of SUE, the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex specimen ever discovered. Explore life-sized casts of SUE and Triceratops, immerse yourself in a multimedia journey to the Cretaceous, and meet the Field Museum’s Dr. Thomas Cullen, the exhibit’s Scientific Advisor. Enjoy light refreshments, a ribbon-cutting ceremony, and a panel discussion with Dr. Cullen, author-illustrator Ted Rechlin, and MOR’s…
Find out more »March 2025
Observe the Moon A Member-only Series of Events
Friday, March 76 – 8 p.m. Bair Lobby & Taylor Planetarium Included with membership Registration is required, limit of 200 participants Join us for a family-friendly evening under the stars! Observe the moon’s craters and mountains through telescopes outside the museum (weather permitting), and enjoy Forward to the Moon and Moon Base, two stunning planetarium shows under MOR’s 40-foot planetarium dome. Museum educators will offer engaging activities for young explorers, and light refreshments will be provided. https://museumoftherockies.org/calendar/moon-members
Find out more »4th Annual Dinosaurs and MOR! Member-only Event Kick-off
Friday, March 28 5:30 – 8 p.m. For MOR Members only Embark on a weekend dedicated to dinosaurs at MOR! Explore Paleo Passport stations scattered throughout the museum, enjoy two special showings of Dinosaurs: A Story of Survival in the Taylor Planetarium, and attend an engaging Hager Auditorium presentation by paleontologist and 3D technician Evan Sonnenberg from Triebold Paleontology. Evan will reveal the fascinating process of 3D scanning and printing a rare mosasaur, Plioplatecarpus peckensis. The evening culminates in the…
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