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Summer Camps

When school is out, spectrUM is in! spectrUM offers a variety of summer camps for your child. Scholarships are avaiable for families in need. Registration for members opens on March 1.

Communities for Immunity Participating Museum

To promote the health of our community, spectrUM is offering a voucher for one free day of a spectrUM science camp if you or anyone in your household receives a first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine in 2022.

spectrUM's Event Calendar

Check out spectrUM's upcoming events.

Making Across Montana

Making Across Montana is a project funded by the Institute of Museum and Library Services to develop, test, and share a replicable, sustainable approach for making and tinkering engagement in rural and tribal communities.

STEM Role Models

Meet spectrUM's favorite STEM role models. This is what a scientist looks like.

EmPower Place at the Missoula Food Bank, a collaboration between spectrUM, the Missoula Food Bank and Community Center, and the Missoula Public Library, is a vibrant community space where children and families can learn and play together.

EmPower Place at Missoula Food Bank

EmPower Place is a vibrant community space where children and families can learn and play together.

The University of Montana spectrUM Discovery Area is Missoula's hands-on science center dedicated to inspiring a culture of learning and discovery for all.

spectrUM is open in the new Missoula Public Library at 455 East Main Street, Tuesday-Saturday 10am to 6pm.

We host guided activities at our Discovery Bench every Tuesday-Saturday from 2-6pm. Activities are free and open to the public. No registration required.

Schedule and Weekly Themes:

May 17-21: Engineering and Contraptions
May 24-28: Astronomy
May 31-June 4: Geology and Fossils

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EmPower Place at Missoula Food Bank

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