EVENT CALENDAR
MYSTERY MINERAL DAY
SAT, SEP 21ST
10AM-2PM
Is it a rock? A fossil? A meteorite? Bring it by, and one of our experts will tell you.
Limit 5 rocks/specimens per person.
Included with general admission. Free for members.
DINO PLAY DAY
SAT, SEP 28TH
10AM-2PM
Join us for DINO PLAY DAY!
Fossil Digs – you get to be the paleontologist!
Hands-on Fossil Table – touch real dino bones!
The Fossil Team – will be here with their fossils and replicas!
Dinosaur & Prehistoric Critter Drawings – by geology student and artist, Ethan Schmunk!
Dino Crafts – let your imagination run wild!
This event is in conjunction with Worldwide Day of Play, an event sponsored by the Association of Children Museums and Nickelodeon. As a day dedicated to experiencing joyful learning through play, it focuses on getting children and their families active!
Included with general admission. Free for members.
FREE GUIDED TOUR
MAY-NOVEMBER
Embark with us on a journey into the fascinating world of rocks and minerals.
This well-curated tour is designed to provide a fun and educational introduction to the world of rocks and minerals and the Rice Museum. Walking through our galleries you’ll admire the stunning beauty of nature’s artwork while learning about the geological processes that create them. In addition, you’ll hear about the couple that spent a lifetime collecting these wonders, and then turned their collection and home into a museum. Afterwards enjoy the displays at your own pace, have a picnic outside, or walk one of our nature trails.
It’s the perfect tour for science enthusiasts, rockhounds, or anyone who has driven past us on highway 26 and wondered what that mid-century modern home was in the middle of the farmland!
Advanced registration is required. This is a mixed group (families) tour with up to 20 attendees. Recommended for first grade and older. Please make sure to register all people in your party, including children.
SAVE THE DATE:
Sat, Sep 28th – Worldwide Day of Play
Sat, Oct 19th – Garage Sale
Sat, Oct 26th – Halloween
Sat, Nov 9th – Diamonds and Diorite: A Minecraft Day
Sat, Dec 7th – Nifty Fifties Christmas