2 JOBS: MUSEUM EDUCATOR & FOSSIL PREPARATOR

2 FULL TIME POSITIONS – MUSEUM EDUCATOR & FOSSIL PREPARATOR Badlands Dinosaur Museum at Dickinson Museum Center (City of Dickinson, North Dakota, USA) is proud to present openings for two full time paleontology positions: MUSEUM EDUCATOR and FOSSIL PREPARATOR. Full details of both positions can be found at the City

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The Dickinson Museum Center is now Thrivent Choice Enrolled

You can now support the Dickinson Museum Center through our non-profit advisory board partner, the Southwest North Dakota Museum Foundation, by donating through Thrivent Choice® ! We’re proud to be a Thrivent Choice®-enrolled organization. Through the Thrivent programs, we are eligible to receive grant dollars, fee-free donations, and support from

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Joachim Hosts Community Art Show

The Joachim Regional Museum presents the 2021 Community Art Show which features artworks in a variety of mediums by area artists. Open March 2 – April 8, Monday-Saturday 9-5 with paid Museum admission.

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JOB: SEASONAL PALEONTOLOGY ASSISTANT

SEASONAL POSITION – MUSEUM PALEONTOLOGY ASSISTANT As part of its summer programming, Dickinson Museum Center is seeking a seasonal paleontology assistant for the 2021 summer tourist season, starting in mid-late May or early June (flexible), and lasting up to 12 weeks. POSITION SUMMARY: The seasonal paleontologist is a position that

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Raptor braincase discovered by Dickinson scientists

December 23rd, 2020: New research from Badlands Dinosaur Museum describes part of a braincase from the dromaeosaurid “raptor”  dinosaur Saurornitholestes. Read more on our Press Page…

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FREE EVENT: Annual Field Report (Nov 19th)

ANNUAL DINOSAUR FIELD REPORT (Nov 19th 6pm): Dr. Denver Fowler and Dr. Liz Freedman Fowler present the latest discoveries from our summer fieldwork digging dinosaurs, and the latest news from Badlands Dinosaur Museum. (NOTE: unlike in previous years, the 2020 presentation will not be given in a lecture hall –

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DINO DAYS in the Field

Watch how the paleontology field crew from Badlands Dinosaur Museum finds and digs up dinosaur bones in the beautiful badlands of Montana! This summer, the museum’s weekly outreach program, Dino Days, aimed to teach kids all about paleontology, geology, and all things dinosaurs. For our last Dino Days of the

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“Captain Hook”: new species of bizarre dinosaur named by Dickinson scientists

New research from Badlands Dinosaur Museum describes a new species of the bizarre alvarezsaurid dinosaurs, called “Trierarchuncus prairiensis” meaning “Captain Hook of the prairie”. Read more on our Press Page…

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Dino Days

Happening all summer long on Fridays and Saturdays. All ages welcome! This drop-in activity is included in the price of admission to the museum. There will not be an activity at the Museum on July 4th since the Museum is closed. We will be participating in the parade downtown. Check

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Dickinson Press: New species provide missing links in evolutionary history of horned dinosaurs

[Jun-11-2020] Badlands Dinosaur Museum’s Denver Fowler, Ph.D., and Dickinson State University’s Elizabeth Freedman Fowler, Ph.D., recently completed research that describes two new transitional species of dinosaur that fills gaps in the lineage of the horned dinosaur Pentaceratops. Read the full story at the Dickinson Press by clicking here

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