Latest news and announcements from the Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum.
Make your reservations now to experience our newest exhibit in the Master Gallery – The Mineral Adventures of Bruce Carter. It’s a two-case extravaganza of mineral beauty, with several notable specimens hailed by experts as tops in the world. Schedule your reservation here Bruce has been a life-long mineral collector. Growing up in New Jersey and Connecticut, …
Summerfest Postponed to 2021 The Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals has reluctantly decided to cancel the 2020 SummerFest. We did not take this decision lightly, but circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic we felt this was the safest course of action. We determined that the potential health risks to our employees, volunteers, members, vendors and visitors …
Good news! During the time of COVID-19 we are now able to take appointments to visit the museum gift shop. We hope to open the museum galleries in the near future. Thank you for choosing to support the Rice Museum! Our Museum Store offers a wide variety of rocks, minerals, fluorescent minerals, thunder eggs, petrified wood, …
As the Rice Museum works towards being able to reopen our galleries to the public we welcome your input to help us in our mission to engage, inspire, and educate generations on the splendor and complexity of our Earth. Please take our survey to help us make everyone feel safe as we reopen. Visitor Safety …
Over the years the patio sank so much that it was a tripping hazard. The Terra Firma team gently pumped in fast-setting foam to slowly lift the concrete. Once the project was complete, the tripping hazard was mitigated and only a few cracked tiles remain to fix. Patio Lift Completed with Grant from Kinsman Foundation …
The Museum successfully completed a Pollinator grant project this spring thanks to the generous support of the Tualatin Soil & Water Conservation District. Funded by the Tualatin Watershed Improvement Grant (TWIG) program, the museum’s event planning and maintenance team planted about 40 different rose bushes and 35 lavender plants encircling the back public area. The …
Pollinator Project Completed Thanks to TWIG Grant Read More »
Dear Friends, First and foremost, the entire staff of the Rice Museum, and I hope that you, your family, and your friends safe and healthy. Nine weeks ago, we shut our doors to the public. I personally never thought that I would be writing a letter in the middle of a world crisis. Yet, here …
Due to the continuing threat from COVID-19, the Museum will be closed to the public until the authorities at the Center for Disease Control and the Oregon Health Authority advise differently. The decision to temporarily close was a difficult one as we want to remain available to the community and our supporters. We will have …
Support the Rice Museum through our Adopt-a-mineral Program now available on our website. Why Adopt-a-mineral? Do you have a favorite mineral at the museum? Would you like to support the museum in acquiring new minerals? By participating in our Adopt-a-Mineral program, you symbolically adopt your favorite mineral and become an important part of the museum! …
Reader’s Choice Nomination Help support the Rice Museum of Rocks and Minerals in the mission to engage, inspire, and educate generations on the splendor and complexity of our Earth by voting for us! Click here to vote!
