Events

The Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum hosts a wide variety of events, festivals, workshops, and classes at the museum.

This is an archive of events and activities at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals.

January 21 is #MuseumSelfie Day

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Wednesday January 21 is an unofficial holiday, #MuseumSelfie Day. This event is a fun and lighthearted way to celebrate your favorite museum, which of course is the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals. Visit the Rice NW Museum Wednesday and take a selfie with your favorite rock, fossil, gem, museum sign, exhibit case, or gallery. Post your pictures with #MuseumSelfie and follow @RiceNWMuseum and @MuseumSelfieDay. More instructions, suggestions, and ideas are on Cultural Themes.

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Rice NW Museum honored for educational exhibits at the 2014 Denver Gem & Mineral Show

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Thousands of people attended the Denver Gem & Mineral Show held the second weekend in September each year in Denver, Colorado. The theme of this year’s show was near and dear to the heart of the Rice NW Museum and Oregonian rockhounds: Agate. Agates are found in many places in Oregon and are well represented in the Rice NW Museum’s permanent exhibits. Curator Leslie Moclock selected about two dozen of the best agates and thundereggs from the museum’s collection for two temporary educational exhibits at the show September 12-14, 2014. Taking the museum to mineral collectors in attendance at shows is part of the museum’s outreach program. Both exhibit cases were recognized for their excellence in educational content and quality of the exhibition. The Denver Gem & Mineral Show Committee selected the Rice NW Museum case on the origin of agates for the Donna Chirnside Memorial Award honoring the best display by an institution at the show.  The Friends of Mineralogy, a group that promotes mineral education, awarded the Best Educational Case by an Institution Award to the Rice NW Museum case featuring thundereggs, Oregon State Rock.

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2014 Summer Festival August 2-3

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Join us for the 11th Annual 2014 Summer Festival on Saturday and Sunday, August 2-3, 2014, 10AM to 5PM, at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals. Sponsored by OMSI, the weekend event includes vendors with minerals, fossils, jewelry, and beads, gold panning, lapidary demonstrations, geode cutting, and a variety of activities for the young and old. There will be local food available for purchase and live music, and the famous Flintstones Mobile will make an appearance. A silent auction, raffles, and door prizes will be held throughout the day. Admission is $5 for adults, free for students 17 years old and under. A great experience for the whole family! Bring your inner rock hound and join us for a fabulous Summer Festival. Belong to a local school or rock club? Download and print and share the flyer for the 2014 Summer Festival Event. Membership Special To honor the 11th Annual Summer Festival, we are having a membership campaign. All attendees are eligible for $10 off all annual membership plans. The $5 admission fee will be applied toward membership, totally $15 off!

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Walt Wright Petrified Wood Seminar at Fossil Fest in August

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August 10, 11, and 12, 2014, will be Walt Wright’s Petrified Wood Seminar at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, hosted by the North American Research Group (NARG Paleo). Walt Wright is a leading expert in petrified wood. His popular seminar will be held in conjunction with the NARG Northwest Fossil Fest on August 9th, also at the museum. The 3 day workshop has two registration options within and without lunch for $90 and $110 respectively. Walt Write is an expert Botanist, Ecologist, Geologist, and Paleobotanist from Brea, California, with extensive professional experience as a Naturalist for the U.S. Forest Service in the Angeles Forest, education and research at the University of California, Riverside, and as consultant to federal government agencies on endangered species restoration and resource mitigation.

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9th Annual Northwest Fossil Fest

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The Northwest Fossil Fest hosted by North American Research Group (NARG) will be at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals Saturday, August 9, 2014. The Theme for the 9th Annual Northwest Fossil Fest is Petrified Wood. The event is free for families to learn about fossils, fossil collecting, preparation, identification, and display. The event includes lectures and demonstrations, including a presentation by acclaimed petrified wood specialist, Walt Wright, followed by an optional 3 day workshop (requires separate registration). The schedule for the Fossil Fest is: 11:00AM – Fossils of Oregon 1:00PM – Walt Wright’s Introductory Lecture on Identifying Petrified Wood 3:00PM – Brad Newport and the Holleywood Ranch on his famous Petrified Wood Collection and its history This is a great event for families and fossil fans. Attendance for the Fossil Fest includes free admission to the museum. For more information and registration, see Northwest Fossil Fest.

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