We look forward to your visit!

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

MUSEUM HOURS
Daily, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. The Taylor Planetarium and Explore Yellowstone operate at different hours than the main museum. Please read about them on the Plan Your Visit page. 

The museum is open year-round except for five days. We will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day, New Years Day, and two TBA dates in October 2022. The museum will close early on Christmas Eve Day. Days that the museum is open and our hours of operation are subject to change throughout the year.

August 4, 2021 Update: Given the elevated rate of transmission of COVID-19 and its variants in our community, Montana State University is recommending that all individuals - vaccinated or not - wear face masks or coverings indoors on campus.

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 1,083 museums to hold this distinction from the more than 35,000 museums nationwide. The museum is also a member of The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Travel Passport Program and the Montana Dinosaur Trail.