In a November 1, 2015 article in the New York Times, Quentin Hardy calls attention to five noteworthy museums around the United States. The Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals is one of the museums highlighted in the article. Other unique museums mentioned include the George Eastman Museum in Rochester, New York; the Philbrook […]
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
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The Rice Northwest Museum was featured recently on Travel Oregon’s Grant’s Getaways program for KGW-TV (Portland) as a “Gem Of A Museum.” The video and article by Grant McOmie explores the Williamette Valley’s unique geological history, and how the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals not just preserves that history but helps you understand
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