Plan Your Visit

MOR Special Exhibitions

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We look forward to your visit!

Museum hours, events, programs, and visitation policies are subject to change at any time.

MUSEUM HOURS
Daily, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. (See exceptions below.)

  • The museum is open year-round except for four days. We will be closed on January 1, November 25, December 24, and December 25. Days that the museum is open and our hours of operation are subject to change throughout the year.
  • MOR's Museum Store will be closed from January 2 - 6 for inventory.
  • Explore Yellowstone in the Martin Children's Discovery Center will be closed January 3 - 5 for annual maintenance.
  • Museum Store, Taylor Planetarium, and Explore Yellowstone operate at different hours than the main museum. Please read about them on the Plan Your Visit page.

About MOR

Museum of the Rockies (MOR) is an independent 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, a college-level division of Montana State University, a Smithsonian Affiliate, and a repository for state and federal fossils. MOR is recognized as a world-class cultural and natural history museum and research facility.  It is renowned for displaying an extensive collection of dinosaur fossils, including the fully-mounted Montana's T. rex skeleton!

MOR delights members and visitors with changing exhibits from around the world, cultural and natural history exhibits, planetarium shows, educational programs and camps, insightful lectures, benefit events, and a museum store.

Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, MOR is one of 1,096 museums to hold this distinction from estimated 33,000 museums nationwide. The museum is also a member of The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Travel Passport Program and the Montana Dinosaur Trail.

FEATURED EVENTS

Mar 31

Observe the Moon with MOR Members

View Observe the Moon with MOR Members

Apr 5

Presenting Prehistory: A Paleontology Lecture Series - The Ultimate ‘Iffyosaur’: The Story of An Unusual Ichthyosaur Composite

View Presenting Prehistory: A Paleontology Lecture Series - The Ultimate ‘Iffyosaur’: The Story of An Unusual Ichthyosaur Composite

Apr 14

Dinosaurs and MOR! Multi-day Events
(all day)

View Dinosaurs and MOR! Multi-day Events

Apr 20

Complete History of the Marvel Universe with Douglas Wolk: Lecture and Book Signing

View Complete History of the Marvel Universe with Douglas Wolk: Lecture and Book Signing

Jun 22

Summer Solstice in the Rockies: Viva l'Italia!

View Summer Solstice in the Rockies: Viva l'Italia!

Gift a Year of Experiences

Share all that you love about MOR with your friends and family! With a gift membership, you can experience our exhibits, programs, and classes together. MOR members can also be used at over 360 museums worldwide through the ASTC Travel Passport Program. So, share the joy and give a gift that lasts all year long.

View Gift a Year of Experiences

Collage of Thomas D. Mangelsen's Catch of the Day photo, siblings playing a butterfly game in a past exhibit, a toddler, held by their mom glides on a large replica butterfly.

Gift a Year of Experiences

Share all that you love about MOR with your friends and family! With a gift membership, you can experience our exhibits, programs, and classes together. MOR members can also be used at over 360 museums worldwide through the ASTC Travel Passport Program. So, share the joy and give a gift that lasts all year long.

View Gift a Year of Experiences