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Tuesday 10am - 5pm Wednesday 10am - 5pm Thursday 10am - 5pm Friday 10am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 5pm

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The spectrUM Discovery Area is the University of Montana's hands-on science museum.

The spectrUM Discovery Area is the University of Montana's interactive science museum located at the Missoula Public Library.

10/29/2026

Thank you to all of our wonderful volunteers and special guests from the University of Montana for our Halloween Extravaganza this last Sunday! 🎃 From liquid nitrogen and fire demonstrations, animals in jars, actual sheep brains you could touch, parasites, and animal furs you could pet, we had it all 👻 We hope to see you at next year's Halloween Extravaganza!

10/23/2026

Join us for another exciting international event where we get to learn about Latino History in Montana! 📣 This event is happening on Wednesday, October 28th at 6pm on the 4th floor of the Missoula Public Library in Cooper Room B. Take a night to immerse yourself in culture ✨🌎

10/21/2026

Join us for Halloween at spectrUM this year on Sunday, October 25th from 12-3pm! We will have lots of fun experiments happening and a couple very cool specimen displays to check out 🎃 See you there!

10/17/2026

We've been having a lot of fun with our international events these last few nights! Here are some photos we took to remember Egyptian night and Sri Lankan night 📸 Join us later this month for a couple more events coming up 📅 🌍

10/14/2026

This week is National Earth Science Week! We are doing earth science activities all week at the Discovery Bench so make sure to stop by and join us for an activity

10/09/2026

We will be closed tomorrow for our annual Big Night fundraiser! Visit our website for more info: https://bignight2026.auctria.events/
We will be open for normal hours Saturday, October 10th from 10am-6pm.

10/07/2026

Can't make it to our Big Night event this Friday? No problem! You still have the chance to support spectrUM by participating in a raffle 🎟 Scan this QR code or visit our website to check out the items on the Big Night page

10/06/2026

The week is here! Big Night is this Friday, October 9th and you won't want to miss out on our exciting STEAMpunk Soiree ⚙ 🎩 Join us for a night of live music, drinks, and delicious food as you celebrate an evening of curiosity and discovery. Tickets available here: https://bit.ly/3TOmhG1

10/02/2026

Next week is spectrUM's 19th Birthday! Make sure to join us at the Discovery Bench on Wednesday, October 7th to help us celebrate 19 years of inspiring curiosity through science 🥳

09/26/2026

Happy Friday scientists! As you look up at the full moon tonight, think about our science fact of the day 🤔 🌝

Address

455 East Main Street
Missoula, MT
59802

Opening Hours

Tuesday	10am - 5pm
Wednesday	10am - 5pm
Thursday	10am - 5pm
Friday	10am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 5pm

Telephone

(406) 728-7836

Website

http://spectrum.umt.edu/

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