Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals

08/29/2026

Join us at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 12, for a special story time with Audrey Sauble featuring Can a Rock Grow? Discover how rocks form, change, erode, and sometimes break apart in an instant. This fun, fact-filled picture book introduces young learners to the rock cycle and the many different kinds of rocks found in our world. This book is recommended for children ages 4-8 years old.

Free for museum members; general admission pricing applies for nonmembers. Books will be for sale in our Museum Store

08/28/2026

What would you uncover at Rainbow Ridge? ✨

Imagine spending the day digging through Nevada’s famous opal fields, searching for flashes of color and one-of-a-kind treasures beneath the surface.

Our Rainbow Ridge Opal Adventure Raffle gives one lucky winner the chance to experience the thrill of opal mining firsthand—all while supporting the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals.

Raffle tickets are just $20, and every ticket helps support the museum’s collections, exhibits, and educational programming.

The raffle ends October 1, 2026, at 3 PM PST. Enter today and see where your luck takes you:

https://rice-nw-museum-of-rocks-minerals.square.site/product/rainbow-ridge-opal-adventure-raffle/EUXL4WJGMPWHBODALMYO4PWX

08/27/2026

08/27/2026

Now on display-- new exhibit, by guest curator Isabella "Izzy" Mozingo, Tualatin Valley Gem Club Juniors program.

Izzy is earning the American Federation Mineral Societies Juniors Showmanship badge by making her own public educational display.

Topics: Petrified wood and Amethyst

On exhibit in the Community Room at the Rice Museum for 1 month. Come see it while it's here!

More info:
📣 The Junior Geologist program is typically at the Brookwood Library in Hillsboro. Exact dates TBD, 2:00-3:00 pm, Kids 5 and up. Parents are required to attend along with their child. Please RSVP (at the link below) to “Gordon / Junior’s program” with any questions and include in the description the names and number of people attending at https://tvgc.org/contact/.

This program is open to non-members and members who can RSVP through the contact because of space availability.

Tualatin Valley Gem Club is a Non-Profit, educational group of rockhounds, lapidaries, jewelers, faceters (and more) enthusiasts on the west side Portland, Oregon.

08/26/2026

Tomorrow is the day! Join us at the museum for our community blood drive. Anyone who gives blood gets a free bloodstone.

Thursday, August 27th from 10am-3pm. Red Cross Blood Mobile will be between the Museum Store and NW Gallery.

Help us reach our goal of 32 appointments - and making a meaningful difference for patients during the current blood-supply crisis.

https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=RiceNorthwestMuseum

08/25/2026

It is happening now! The release party for Sunstone Pilsner brewed by BearKat Brewing is from 3-9pm today, Tues, Aug 25th. Proceeds of sales benefit the Museum.

Bearkat is a kid friendly establishment.

08/25/2026

It’s release day! 🍻✨ Join us tonight from 3–9 p.m. at BearKat Brewing in Sherwood for the debut of our collaborative Sunstone Pilsner.

Every pour supports the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals’ education programs, exhibitions, and collections care. We’ll also have beautiful Oregon sunstone specimens on site for you to see up close—the sparkling inspiration behind the beer.

Come raise a glass to Oregon geology, local craft beer, and the Museum!

📍 BearKat Brewing, 20345 SW Pacific Hwy, Ste. 404, Sherwood

08/22/2026

It is Summer Bash today, August 22nd, from 10am-4pm. Lots of fun activities, like a Bounce Castle.

08/21/2026

Only one day until Summer Bash ! ☀️💎

Join us this Saturday, August 22, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals for a day packed with family fun. Crack open a geode, meet some adorable goats, enjoy face painting and lawn games, stare at the sun safely through solar telescopes, bounce alongside dinosaurs, and explore the wonders waiting inside the museum.

Whether you come for the rocks, the goats, or the bounce castle, there’s something to make everyone smile. Bring your family, invite your friends, and help us make this a summer day to remember! 🦕🐐✨

08/20/2026

🩸 One week to go!

On Thursday, August 27, Rice Northwest Museum of Rocks and Minerals will host an American Red Cross blood drive—and we still need donors to help meet our goal of 32 appointments.

The Red Cross has reported a national blood supply crisis, making every scheduled donation especially important right now.

📅 Thursday, August 27
🕙 10 a.m.–3 p.m.
📍 Red Cross bus between the Museum Store and NW Gallery

Bring a friend, make an appointment, and help strengthen our community—one donation at a time. Everyone who donates gets a FREE bloodstone.

👉 Reserve your appointment: https://www.redcrossblood.org/give.html/drive-results?zipSponsor=RiceNorthwestMuseum