Join us at our Big Night Museum Masquerade
Friday, October 24 | 7pm | 455 E Main St
Supporting Science for All to ensure that all children in Montana have access to hands-on science and inspirational role models.
Step into a night of mystery and science with spectrUM Discovery Area's Big Night at the Museum Masquerade, on October 24.
Enjoy live music, an open bar, and delicious food, all included in your ticket fee. This elegant gala supports free, hands-on science programming for our community's curious mind. Dress to impress, don your mask, and help us make science accessible for all!
Contact Alex Sobin for more information at alex.sobin@mso.umt.edu
If you cannot attend the event, we encourage you to support spectrUM right now by making a donation.
Become a Big Night Sponsor
You or your organization can support Big Night 2025 by becoming an event sponsor. Big Night sponsors enjoy marketing opportunities and exclusive perks. Sponsors can contact spectrUM's director, Alex Sobin, for more information at alex.sobin@mso.umt.edu
Your Impact
Your support is crucial to spectrUM's efforts to provide barrier-free access to hands-on science education. Big Night raises funds to support:
- Providing totally free admission to our award-winning science museum, which has expanded service to 40 hours a week.
- EmPower Place at the Missoula Food Bank & Community Center, providing enriching learning opportunities for families experiencing food insecurity.
- Science on Wheels, a traveling science museum that reaches rural and tribal communities across the state of Montana.
- 鲍苍驳耻颈诲别诲听field trips聽in Missoula and our neighboring communities.
- Scholarships for students to access spectrUM鈥檚 summer camps.
- 鈥淪cience Bytes鈥 on the Flathead Reservation, embedding hands-on science at free summer meal sites.
- The Bitterroot Summer of Science, which brings free STEM programming to communities throughout Ravalli County.
- Cutting edge聽science exhibits, offering students the opportunity to participate in hands-on STEAM education.