The Museum to excited to host Collector’s Edge Minerals for a special pop-up shopping event on Saturday, November 5. Free with general admission, this event will be your opportunity to view and purchase museum-quality fine minerals. Mineral collectors recognize Collector’s Edge Minerals, Inc. of Golden, Colorado, as one of the world’s premier sources for exquisite, collector-quality […]
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MAKE A RESERVATION Mark your calendars for the return of Mystery Mineral Day, scheduled for Saturday, September 10th, 2022 in the Northwest Gallery. The always-anticipated event runs from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Every year, the Museum organizes a panel of experts in the fields of rock & mineral identification, fossil study, and meteorite analysis. We bring together experts from
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Board Member since 2022 Julia moved to Hillsboro, Oregon in December 2020. Currently, she works as a Network Performance Engineer. Prior to her engineering career, she worked in the non-profit sector for eight years in varying development and program management capacities. Later she transitioned into account management and device support roles in the technology field.
Board Member since 2022 Conan has over 30 years of experience in corporate strategy, private equity, banking/finance, and management of large corporate enterprises. Since 1998 he has served as Co-President and 25% owner of Velocity Vehicle Group, a privately owned group of companies that serve the truck, bus, and capital equipment finance markets with almost
The Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals is looking for 2-5 regular volunteers to help maintain our grounds and trail system. Help to keep the museum grounds clean, safe, and inviting for visitors. Tasks would include regularly walking the trails, trimming blackberry and grasses as needed, and other tasks to keep the museum trails clean, safe, and
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LEARN MORE Tucker’s Dinosaur Club, the Rice Museum’s new kids’ club, launches September 1, 2021. Tucker’s Club is FREE to all but registration is required to become an official member. Members receive free passes to the Museum, an official member badge, and invitations to special club events at the Museum. Every month new activities will be posted to this page, and you’ll
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REGISTER NOW Join us on Sunday, June 5 at 10: 30 for a FREE guided tour and reading from local children’s author and illustrator Audrey Sauble. Audrey will be reading from her book, Can a Rock Grow. This nonfiction book explores different rock shapes while explaining how rocks change over time. After the reading, museum staff will guide you through the Museum. This
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Volunteer Rock Garden Planting Event: Thursday, March 24th, 2022. 10:00am-12:00pm. This volunteer opportunity is an event with multiple volunteers working with the museum to replant our rock garden with native plants, grasses, and shrubs. If we have an abundance of volunteers we will work on the rock garden project and other landscaping projects to help
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The Museum is offering free guided group tours (guided experiences) from March through November 2022 thanks to a grant from the Juan Young Trust. These limited capacity group tours hit all of the same Next Generation Science Standards as the Museum’s typical school tour program and are lead by the same enthusiastic group of educators. Tours
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MAKE A RESERVATION Mark your calendars for the return of Mystery Mineral Day, scheduled for Saturday, March 19, 2021 in the Northwest Gallery. The always-anticipated event runs from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Every year, the Museum organizes a panel of experts in the fields of rock & mineral identification, fossil study, and meteorite analysis. We bring together experts from
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