Rice Northwest Museum Summer Festival Featured in Oregonian
The Oregonian featured the Rice Northwest Museum’s Annual Summer Festival this past weekend.
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News
Latest news and announcements from the Rice Northwest Rock and Mineral Museum.
50th Annual Rock Show by the Clackamette Mineral and Gem Society in October
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.
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34th Annual Portland Regional Gem and Mineral Show in Hillsboro
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,
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New Executive Director and Curator
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.
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9th Annual Northwest Fossil Fest
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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New Permanent Exhibit of Rare Myrickite on Display
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
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Lithographie Shares Her Rice NW Museum Visit on Facebook
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
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Rice Museum Awarded People’s Choice Award for Best Attraction in Washington County
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
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Rice Northwest Museum Honored with Cultural Tourism Award
The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is proud to announce receipt of the 2012 Cultural Tourism Award from the Washington County Visitors Association of Oregon. The annuals Stakeholder Appreciation Luncheon and Tourism Awards were held May 11, 2012, and was one of six local businesses honored with Tourism Industry Awards.
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Rare John Veevaert Collection of Benitoite at Rice Northwest Museum
The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is proud to announce the John Veevaert Collection of Benitoite will be on exhibit June 27th, 2012 until March 18, 2013. This is the first time a portion of the Veevaert collection has been on public exhibition. Benitoite is a cyclosilicate. Cyclosilicates are also known as ring
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