MOR focuses on Paleontology, Native American History, and Montana History, but also includes Changing Exhibits from around the world, a Living History Farm, the Taylor Planetarium, the Martin Children's Discovery Center and educational programs for all ages.
Museum of the Rockies is both a college-level division of Montana State University and an independent nonprofit institution. Accredited by the American Alliance of Museums, MOR is one of just 775 museums to hold this distinction from the more than 17,500 museums nationwide. The Museum is a Smithsonian Affiliate and a repository for federal fossils.