Cretaceous Crossroads — Museum of the Rockies
Cretaceous Crossroads, a 2,300-square-foot permanent paleontology exhibition at the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana, opened July 2, 2025, the museum's first new primary paleontology exhibition in over a decade; interpretive planning by Lord Cultural Resources, with Bluewater Studio leading design-build (exhibit design, media, and fabrication) alongside gallery designer WeatherstonBruer Associates.
| Venue | Museum of the Rockies |
|---|---|
| Project type | New Exhibition |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2025 |
| Technologies | AV interactives, augmented reality, microscope stations |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| bluewater-studio | Exhibit Design | Design-build lead: project planning, interpretive planning, content development, exhibit/graphic design, media & technology, lighting design, mount making |
| bluewater-studio | Fabrication | Fabrication and installation |
| Lord Cultural Resources | Interpretive Planning | |
| weatherstonbruer-associates | Exhibit Design | Gallery designer |
Description
The exhibition explores three Montana geologic formations (Two Medicine, Judith River, and Bearpaw) spanning roughly 72 to 82 million years ago, using real fossil material, 3D prints, casts, murals, an augmented reality piece, and discovery drawers, featuring specimens including a mounted Maiasaura and a 30-foot Daspletosaurus horneri.