
February 2025
MSU Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series: Brock LaMeres
Montana State announces 12th annual Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series Montana State University has announced the lineup of celebrated faculty members who will present lectures during the 2024-25 academic year for the university’s 12th annual Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series. The series, which is free and open to the public, recognizes outstanding MSU faculty for their creative scholarship and leadership. Presenters will speak on inspirations for their work in talks suitable for professionals and the public. The lectures will begin at 7…
Find out more »MOR After-School: SUE Series (Ages 6-12)
In this new weekday afternoon program, children will explore the exciting special exhibit from Chicago’s Field Museum, SUE: The T. rex Experience. Through hands-on learning and 3D paleoart projects, children will discover the characteristics of T.rex and the other prehistoric species that lived alongside SUE during the Cretaceous Period. Throughout the series, children will engage in fossil exploration, create dinosaur dioramas, and make marine reptile mason jar aquariums. Capacity: 15 participants Register for Wednesday, February 12 via this link Register for Wednesday, February 26 via this…
Find out more »Land of Beginnings: Archaeology of Montana’s First People with Douglas MacDonald
Elise R. Donohue Lectures on the American West in Memory of Walter Rosenberry Presents | Land of Beginnings: Archaeology of Montana’s First People with Douglas MacDonald Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 5:30pm – 7:00pm How long have people lived in what is now Montana? When did they arrive, and where did they come from? For over a century, archaeologists have worked alongside Montana's Indigenous peoples to answer these questions. While much has been learned about the origins of the first…
Find out more »Pour and Roar: Raptors and Romance
Friday, February 14, 2025 6 – 9 p.m. | Age 21+ $65/member, $75/non-member https://museumoftherockies.org/signature-events/pour-and-roar-raptors-romance Grab a friend, a date, or come solo for an unforgettable Valentine’s celebration at Museum of the Rockies’ annual prehistoric date-night evening! Forget the usual “birds and bees,” this year, dive into the fascinating world of dinosaur reproduction! Enjoy delicious appetizers and wine before learning about ancient love and life through an entertaining, expert-led talk on fossilized evidence of reproduction. Test your skills in a quirky…
Find out more »MOR After-School: SUE Series (Ages 6-12)
In this new weekday afternoon program, children will explore the exciting special exhibit from Chicago’s Field Museum, SUE: The T. rex Experience. Through hands-on learning and 3D paleoart projects, children will discover the characteristics of T.rex and the other prehistoric species that lived alongside SUE during the Cretaceous Period. Throughout the series, children will engage in fossil exploration, create dinosaur dioramas, and make marine reptile mason jar aquariums. Capacity: 15 participants Register for Wednesday, February 12 via this link Register for Wednesday, February 26 via this…
Find out more »March 2025
MSU Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series: Neha John-Henderson
Montana State announces 12th annual Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series BOZEMAN – Montana State University has announced the lineup of celebrated faculty members who will present lectures during the 2024-25 academic year for the university’s 12th annual Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series. The series, which is free and open to the public, recognizes outstanding MSU faculty for their creative scholarship and leadership. Presenters will speak on inspirations for their work in talks suitable for professionals and the public. The lectures will begin…
Find out more »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 »MOR After-School: SUE Series (Ages 6-12)
In this new weekday afternoon program, children will explore the exciting special exhibit from Chicago’s Field Museum, SUE: The T. rex Experience. Through hands-on learning and 3D paleoart projects, children will discover the characteristics of T.rex and the other prehistoric species that lived alongside SUE during the Cretaceous Period. Throughout the series, children will engage in fossil exploration, create dinosaur dioramas, and make marine reptile mason jar aquariums. Capacity: 15 participants Register for Wednesday, February 12 via this link Register for Wednesday, February 26 via this…
Find out more »Tracing Trade Networks Through Obsidian Sourcing: An African Case Study in Relation to Montana and Beyond with Annya Jacobs
Elise R. Donohue Lectures on the American West in Memory of Walter Rosenberry Presents | Tracing Trade Networks Through Obsidian Sourcing: An African Case Study in Relation to Montana and Beyond with Annya Jacobs Thursday, March 13, 2025 at 5:30pm – 7:00pm Obsidian is a multifunctional tool that provides precise data regarding the archaeological record. By analyzing this unique inorganic material, archaeologists can track trade routes where the obsidian was trafficked and, in effect, help explain the possible social networks…
Find out more »Raptor Meet and Greet
Raptor Meet and Greet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10:30am – 11:30am 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
Find out more »Raptor Meet and Greet
Raptor Meet and Greet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, 2025 at 10:30am – 11:30am 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
Find out more »MOR After-School: SUE Series (Ages 6-12)
In this new weekday afternoon program, children will explore the exciting special exhibit from Chicago’s Field Museum, SUE: The T. rex Experience. Through hands-on learning and 3D paleoart projects, children will discover the characteristics of T.rex and the other prehistoric species that lived alongside SUE during the Cretaceous Period. Throughout the series, children will engage in fossil exploration, create dinosaur dioramas, and make marine reptile mason jar aquariums. Capacity: 15 participants Register for Wednesday, February 12 via this link Register for Wednesday, February 26 via this…
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…
Find out more »April 2025
MSU Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series: Lisa Rew
Montana State announces 12th annual Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series BOZEMAN – Montana State University has announced the lineup of celebrated faculty members who will present lectures during the 2024-25 academic year for the university’s 12th annual Provost’s Distinguished Lecturer Series. The series, which is free and open to the public, recognizes outstanding MSU faculty for their creative scholarship and leadership. Presenters will speak on inspirations for their work in talks suitable for professionals and the public. The lectures will begin…
Find out more »Great Power Competition in the 21st Century – Max S. Baucus and Mike McFaul
Thursday, April 17 Great Power Competition in the 21st Century The Max S. Baucus Institute's Stockman Bank Speakers Series presents the former U.S. Ambassadors to Russia and China in Conversation. Discussion begins at 5:30 p.m. with a reception at 7:00 p.m. Free and open to the public
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