Qualla: Museum of the Rockies https://qualla.com/museum-of-the-rockies en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:04 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/1/5/museum-of-the-rockies-wp/hero-small.webp Qualla: Museum of the Rockies https://qualla.com/museum-of-the-rockies Museum of the Rockies: Introduction https://qualla.com/museum-of-the-rockies/ Photo credit Burley Packwood, CC BY-SA 4.0. The skull measures larger than Sue, the famous specimen at Chicago's Field Museum. But this Tyrannosaurus rex never left Montana. For decades, dinosaur fossils found in the state were shipped elsewhere to fill the halls of distant museums. That changed in 1990 when a newly discovered T. rex skeleton stayed home, and the Museum of the Rockies began building what is now the largest collection of North American dinosaur fossils in the United States. Thirteen Tyrannosaurus rex specimens call this place home, including one of only two complete skeletons ever found.

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/1/5/museum-of-the-rockies-wp/c815-museum-of-the-rockies-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Museum of the Rockies: Keeper of Deep Time https://qualla.com/museum-of-the-rockies/ Photo credit Greg Goebel from Loveland CO, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0. The museum's collections span more than 500 million years, from Middle Cambrian marine life to frontier homesteaders. Founded in 1957 with support from physician Caroline M. McGill, the institution has grown to house 300,000 objects. In 1980, it acquired over 10,000 photographs f...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/1/5/museum-of-the-rockies-wp/c815-museum-of-the-rockies-tyrant-kings-and-ancient-bones.mp3 0:06 3 full Museum of the Rockies: Living History on the Grounds https://qualla.com/museum-of-the-rockies/ Photo credit Jllm06, Public domain. The Tinsley House sits on the museum grounds, moved from Willow Creek in 1989. William and Lucy Tinsley migrated west during the Civil War, met in Virginia City where both worked, then settled in the Gallatin Valley after marrying. They built their log home in 1889 using timber g...

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]]> Mon, 26 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/c/8/1/5/museum-of-the-rockies-wp/c815-museum-of-the-rockies-living-history-on-the-grounds.mp3 0:06 4 full Museum of the Rockies: Beyond the Dinosaurs https://qualla.com/museum-of-the-rockies/ Photo credit Wasted Time R (talk), CC BY 3.0. The Taylor Planetarium offers a 104-seat domed theater for exploring the night sky. A $4 million Curatorial Center for the Humanities opened in 2017, providing storage and curatorial space for art, archaeological, historic, Native American, and photographic collections. Students ...

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