Museum of the Rockies - Bozeman
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MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES – BOZEMAN, MONTANA
The Museum of the Rockies at the Montana State University in Bozeman inspires
visitors to explore the rich natural and cultural history of America's Northern
Rocky Mountains. Located at the geographic center of the Northern Rocky Mountain
region, a vast, sparsely populated land which includes Montana, Idaho, Wyoming
and portions of Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Dakotas, the museum has something
new to offer everyone.
Explore the rich natural and cultural history of America's Northern Rocky
Mountains.
In 1957, the Museum of the Rockies was founded as a part of Montana State
University to begin the study and interpretation of this extraordinary region.
With this partnership, the Museum of the Rockies reaches diverse communities
with engaging exhibits, educational programs and original research that advances
public understanding of the collections.
NATURAL AND CULTURAL HISTORY
Despite its relative isolation, the Northern Rockies encompasses a significant
evidentiary record of cultural and natural history unique to North America.
Wrenching geologic processes including the creation and subsequent draining of
inland oceans, mountain building and glaciations have shaped the region's
history and influenced later development.
This intensely beautiful place has served as a migratory corridor and as a
crossroads for the growth of life on the North American continent. Life here
began with primitive marine plants and animals; later came dinosaurs, mammoths
and even grizzly bears; then to the migrating Paleo-Americans who traveled along
the great ice free corridor into what is now central Montana; on to the rise of
Native American people; and, finally to the paths of later explorers such as
Lewis and Clark, miners, cattle ranchers and settlers.
A crossroads for the growth of life on the North American continent.
THE MUSEUM OF THE ROCKIES - THE LARGEST NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM IN THE REGION
With 94,000 square feet, the Museum of the Rockies today is the largest natural
history museum in the region. It includes the only Digistar planetarium in the
Northern Rockies and has developed a fully interpreted Living History Farm on 11
adjacent acres.
The museum is distinguished by the quality of its services to the people of the
Northern Rocky Mountains, especially to the rural communities which are
characteristic of the region. Because of its rural nature, the museum has chosen
to grow through partnerships, working regionally and nationally with groups such
as the Nature Conservancy, Yellowstone National Park, the Lewis and Clark Trail
Heritage Foundation and the Army Corps of Engineers.
The only Digistar planetarium in the Northern Rockies.
RESEARCH AND COLLECTIONS
Acquiring broad-based collections which are used for research, publication,
exhibition and teaching, the museum is growing each year. The permanent
collection includes approximately 280,000 items, primarily in archaeology (45%),
photo-archives (36%), history (10%), vertebrate paleontology (8%), and
ethnology, geology and fine arts (1%).
MUSEUM HOURS
Summer: 5 June – 6 September 2004
Museum & Planetarium: 8am – 8pm daily
Living History Farm: 9am – 5pm daily
Lewis and Clark Challenge Course: 9am – 5pm daily
Martin Discovery Room: 9am - 4pm daily
Winter
Museum and Planetarium: Mon - Sat 9am - 5pm, Sunday 12.30pm - 5pm
Living History Farm: Closed for the season
Martin Discovery Room: 9am - 4pm daily
ADMISSION FEES
Adults $9.50
Ages 5-18 $6.50
4 and under Free
DIRECTIONS
The Museum of the Rockies is located at 600 W. Kagy Blvd on the south side
of the Montana State University campus in Bozeman. To contact the front desk,
call (406) 994 2251. For the information line, call (406) 994 DINO. E-mail
address is: wwwmor@montana.edu
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