The Museum of the Rockies offers a one-of-a-kind adventure. Where else can you discover, under one roof, one of the world’s preeminent dinosaur museums, reenactments of pioneer life, a woven tapestry of Montana’s Native American heritage, and spectacular star gazing?
Called “Montana’s most entertaining museum” by Lonely Planet Guidebooks, the Museum of the Rockies is Montana’s premier natural and cultural history museum. The Museum houses permanent exhibits on dinosaurs, geology and Montana history – including Native American cultures – as well as a planetarium, a living history farm and a museum store.
The museum is renowned for its paleontology program and is home to well-known paleontologist Jack Horner, scientific advisor to the Jurassic Park movies and commentator on many Discovery Channel specials. The Museum of the Rockies is home to one of the largest dinosaur collections in the world and the largest dinosaur fossil collection from the United States. In June of 2007, the museum will open its new spectacular Siebel Dinosaur Complex, featuring incredible fossil dinosaur eggs, nests, interactive games and giant sculptures.
During the summer, do not miss the outdoor Lewis & Clark challenge course, offering visitors the experience to climb aboard a keelboat, outrun a bear, and try to lift a cradleboard like the one Sacajawea carried. Additionally, the Living History Farm has daily activities, programs and livestock to illustrate life on a Montana homestead a century ago.
Summer hours from Memorial to Labor Day are 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. The rest of the year, the museum is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Sundays when it is open 12:30 to 5 p.m. Located just south of the MSU campus at 600 West Kagy Blvd. Call (406) 994-DINO.
