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Smithsonian Exhibition Highlighting the History of Women Inventors in the US

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Throughout American history, women with diverse backgrounds and interests created inventions that changed lives every day. But women haven’t always had equal opportunities to be inventors or received as much recognition. The Smithsonian and the United States Patent and Trademark Office present Picturing Women Inventors, a poster exhibition that explores the inventions of 19 highly …

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Reopening Date Set

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The Museum remains closed to deal with the mess of our recent flood and to make planned updates and changes. Saturday, May 1 is our target reopening date and we hope to return to hosting tours and on-site events this Summer. You will experience a new Rice Museum with new flooring, new cases, a new gallery layout on the main …

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National Fossil Day

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Join us on Wednesday, October 14 for a live on-line discussion with local amateur paleontologist Greg Carr. Carr is a long-time volunteer with the Rice Museum and a member of the North American Research Group (NARG), a club of amateur paleontologists who scour sedimentary rocks across the western U.S. for fossil remains. A fossil preparation expert, Carr …

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