Latest news and announcements from the Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum.
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 […]
Rice NW Museum honored for educational exhibits at the 2014 Denver Gem & Mineral Show Read More »
The Rice Museum would like to welcome the Northwest chapter of the Fluorescent Mineral Society to our facility for their annual meeting. In honor of their meeting, we have improved our own fluorescent display in the Rainbow Gallery by replacing lights and filters to make our fluorescents truly shine. Come by to see the improvement.
Fluorescent Mineral Society Annual Meeting Read More »
The Oregonian featured the Rice Northwest Museum’s Annual Summer Festival this past weekend.
Rice Northwest Museum Summer Festival Featured in Oregonian Read More »
The 50th Annual Rock Show presented by the Clackamette Mineral and Gem of Oregon City, Oregon, will be held on Saturday, October 25, 2014, from 9AM-6PM at the Clackamas County Fairgrounds in Canby, Oregon. There will be door prizes, exhibits, displays, demonstrations, a fluorescent show, silent auction, kid’s corner, dealers, and rocks available for purchase.
50th Annual Rock Show by the Clackamette Mineral and Gem Society in October Read More »
The 2014 Portland Regional Gem Mineral Show Association is the 34th Annual event hosted by the Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Association October 10-12, 2014. This is one of the largest rock, gem, and mineral shows in the Pacific Northwest, bringing together over 40 dealers and hundreds of exhibits. There will be demonstrations, lectures, workshops,
34th Annual Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Show in Hillsboro Read More »
The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is proud to announce Julian Gray as the new Executive Director for the museum, and Leslie Moclock as the new curator. The news was reported in the Hillsboro Argus and Oregon Live and the Oregonian.
New Executive Director and Curator Read More »
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
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The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals, in Hillsboro, Oregon, is proud to announce a new permanent exhibit featuring myrickite carvings, slabs, jewelry, and polished specimens, all donated by John Li of Portland, Oregon. Myrickite is a lapidary term that refers to agatized or opalized cinnabar (a mercury mineral). It is the small quantity
New Permanent Exhibit of Rare Myrickite on Display Read More »
In July 2013, Gloria Staebler, known as Lithographie on Facebook, visited the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals at the request of Raymond Lasmanis, former Natural Resource Scientists at the State of Washington. Gloria reported on her trip and shared her beautiful photographs in a Facebook article and gave us permission to share her
Lithographie Shares Her Rice NW Museum Visit on Facebook Read More »
We are honored to announce that the Washington County Visitors Association of Oregon awarded a new “People’s Choice” award to the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals for best attraction. The award was presented to the museum’s executive director, curator, and board members in an awards luncheon hosted by the Washington County Visitors Association
Rice Museum Awarded People’s Choice Award for Best Attraction in Washington County Read More »
