Upcoming Events
Turtle Soup | Tamie Hopp - Points in Time: 150 Years of American Disability Policy from Indigenous Wisdom to Civil Rights
Tamie examines 150 years of American disability policy through two hypothetical figures that will help illustrate (and humanize) critical junctures in disability history.
STEAM Saturdays - Forces & Stability: Engineering Against Motion
Participants design freestanding structures that must withstand movement, wind, and added weight!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Corey Christianson - A South Dakotan in the Great War: Alfred Dahlin
Join Corey for the story of Alfred Dahlin, a soldier in WW1. After serving his country, he returned to Sisseton, South Dakota.
His story is told through photographs, letters, and research.
STEAM - Design Under Constraints: Solving Real Engineering Problems
Design structures using a limited set of materials and evolving constraints!
Women's Adventure Film Tour 2026
The Women’s Adventure Film Tour is a celebration of the inspiring women around us who are doing extraordinary things in the name of adventure.
This Annual event is sponsored by Black Hills based, women owned outdoor and adventure businesses.
April Cliff Effect Escape Room
Cliff Effect Escape Room – An Eye-Opening Experience
Will a raise move your family forward—or push you further behind?
Violin Duo In Concert - Black Hills Chamber Music Society
Featuring Sarah Grimes from the Minnesota Orchestra and Kayla Moffett from the Kennedy Center Opera.
STEAM Saturdays - Mirrors & Light Lab: Exploring Reflection, Symmetry & Optical Design
Explore how light behaves through hands-on mirror investigations and symmetry-based art!
Morning Session: 10:30 AM
Afternoon Session: 2:00PM
Turtle Soup | Justin Horn - Black Hills or Bust: Lt. G.K. Warren's Three Western Expeditions
Justin’s presentation will venture across the American West, detailing the life of Lieutenant G.K. Warren, who was given the unofficial title of “The Explorer of Nebraska Territory.”
Justin will discuss Warren’s adventures, hardships, and explorations.
Slow Art Day
Celebrate Slow Art Day at the Journey Museum! Enjoy a full day of special programming including slow flow yoga, sound baths, storytelling, STEAM learning, and more.
Turtle Soup | Gina Gibson - Below the Surface: Art Inspired by Deep Science
Gina will discuss the many adventures that accompany her life as an artist, from her time at the deepest underground lab in the United States to Zürich, Switzerland.
STEAM Saturdays - Paper Engineering & Motion Lab: Balance, Movement & Creative Mechanics
Participants test center of gravity, structural strength, and pattern repetition!
Morning Session: 10:30 AM
Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM
Turtle Soup | Paul L. Hedren - Sitting Bull’s War
In this deeply moving account, viewers are immersed in the struggles of the Lakotas and Northern Cheyennes in the 1870s to retain a lifeway on the buffalo prairie.
STEAM Saturdays - Invent & Prototype – Spring Makers Lab: Design Thinking, Iteration & Creative Problem Solving
Celebrate invention and imagination in this open-ended prototyping session!
Morning Session: 10:30 AM
Afternoon Session: 2:00 PM
June Poverty Escape Room
The Poverty 101 Session explores the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
June Poverty 101
Poverty 101 Session explores the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
August Cliff Effect Escape Room
Cliff Effect Escape Room – An Eye-Opening Experience
Will a raise move your family forward—or push you further behind?
August Poverty 101
Poverty 101 Session explores the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
October Poverty Escape Room
The Poverty 101 Session explores the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
October Poverty 101
Poverty 101 Session explores the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
December Cliff Effect Escape Room
Cliff Effect Escape Room – An Eye-Opening Experience
Will a raise move your family forward—or push you further behind?
December Poverty 101
Poverty 101 Session explores the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
Violin and Guitar: Latin Fire - Black Hills Chamber Music Society - Matinee
Welcome Maya Anjali Buchanan and John Marcel Williams for the Black Hills Chamber Music Society 2026 Concert Series.
STEAM Saturdays - Materials Matter: Choosing What Lasts
Participants investigate how different materials bend, break, or hold under stress by designing and testing small structures made from a single material!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Violin and Guitar: Latin Fire - Black Hills Chamber Music Society
Welcome Maya Anjali Buchanan and John Marcel Williams for the Black Hills Chamber Music Society 2026 Concert Series.
Turtle Soup | Dean Simmons - Prisoners on the Prairie--WWII Axis POWS in MN and SD
Following a viewing of the PBS Documentary, Held in Minnesota: Untold WWII POW Stories, Dean Simmons will speak about the camps in Minnesota and South Dakota during World War Two.
The John Bahcall Colloquium - SURF Speaker Event
Join us in hosting SURF for this month’s John Bahcall Colloquium, a speaker series that features talks spanning underground science, astrophysics, neutrino physics, and more!
STEAM Saturdays - Strong Shapes: Designing for Strength
For this week’s activity, participants build and test structures using simple materials to explore how different shapes distribute weight and resist collapse!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Marty Two Bulls Jr. - The Art of Marty Two Bulls Jr.
Join the talented Marty as he discusses his career and life as an interdisciplinary artist.
Additionally, view the exhibit he recently curated, Lakota Contemporary, currently on display in the Stanford Adelstein Gallery.
STEAM Saturdays - Communication & Precision: Circuits That Connect the World
For this week’s activity, inspired by Shirley Ann Jackson, participants will build a send-and-receive circuit to explore how electrical signals communicate messages!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Dr. David Wolff- Rapid City: Becoming the Gateway to the Black Hills
Join David to learn how, despite its rocky start, Rapid City would come to be known as “the Gateway to the Black Hills.”
He will discuss Rapid City’s founding, early struggles, and a few of the activities that allowed Rapid City to grow and prosper.
Rapid City Founder's Day Celebration
Celebrate the 150th anniversary of Rapid City with FREE admission to the museum all day and the unveiling of a newly refreshed exhibit honoring the founders of Rapid City.
Flyfishing Film Tour - 2026
Don’t miss this 20th anniversary special presentation of the Fly Fishing Film Tour (F3T) in the Journey Museum Theater.
F3T is sponsored by Dakota Angler and Outfitters.
STEAM Saturdays - Light & Art: Circuits That Changed Daily Life
For this week’s activity, inspired by Lewis Latimer, explore how electricity becomes light by creating your own light-up circuit art!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Marissa Marshall & Eric Veach - Starlit Badlands: Science, Culture & the International Dark Sky Journey
Marissa and Eric set off on an exploration of the natural wonder of the Badlands’ night sky.
Join them to learn why dark sky conservation matters and what the International Dark Sky designation means for South Dakota, our communities, and future generations.
STEAM Saturdays - Signals & Infrastructure: Traffic Light Circuits
For this week’s activity, inspired by Garrett Morgan, explore how cities use circuits to manage safety at scale by building a traffic light circuit with red, yellow, and green LEDs!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Aaron Douglass - Nature’s Mating Game
Join Aaron for a discussion about the intricate and unique world of animal mating behaviors.
He’ll cover how South Dakota wildlife attract mates, what acts of mating can entail, unique anatomy, and what prairie voles can teach us about love. Prepare to laugh and learn a lot.
STEAM Saturdays - Safety Systems: Circuits That Protect
For this week’s activity, inspired by Marie Van Brittan Brown, participants will build a simple alarm circuit that activates when a “door” opens!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Shelly Rose from the Coeur Wharf Team - A Golden Journey
Shelly sifts through the rich history of gold mining in the Black Hills and digs into how Coeur Wharf maintains its shining legacy.
February Poverty 101
Poverty 101 Session explores the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
February Poverty Escape Room
The Poverty 101 Session explores the dynamics and myths of poverty for attendees from all sectors and fosters a shared understanding of poverty.
STEAM Saturdays - Yogurt Making with SDSMT
SDSMT scientists Laura and Alex lead a live demonstration on how good bacteria helps to create yogurt!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Kibbie Brown - The Colorado Exodus -1878: The Resettlement of Native American Families
Speaker Kibbe Brown takes you on her family’s journey on the Western Frontier, 1858-1878. Three generations reside, intermarry, are born, and die in the present-day Colorado front range.
STEAM Saturdays - Shake It ’Til You Make It: Butter Engineering & Emulsions
Discover the science behind one of the oldest food-making techniques!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Dr. Matt Simmons - History of Medicine: Stories from Western South Dakota
Dr. Matt Simmons, an academic and medical professional, will discuss the colorful history of medicine in Western South Dakota.
STEAM Saturdays - The Great Bean Cooking Experiment
Discover how heat and chemistry transform food in a fast, sensory-rich investigation into food chemistry and cooking science!
Morning Session: 10:30am - 11:00am
Afternoon Session: 2:00pm-2:30pm
Turtle Soup | Craig Howe & Lukas Rieppel - In and Out of Place
Join Craig and Lukus for a detailed discussion surrounding the extraction, and needed repatriation, of fossils from Lakotan treaty lands.
In their presentation, they will make a case for why prehistoric fossils taken from Lakotan treaty lands should be returned.
Nostalgia Night Film Series
Nostalgia Night Film Series is back for its 31st season to benefit the Friends of the Devereaux Library.
STEAM Saturdays - Sugar to Crystal: Fast Crystallization Lab
Learn how crystals grow by making your own sugar crystal starter!
STEAM Saturday - Bread in a Bottle: Yeast & Gas Production
Explore how yeast makes bread rise in a quick and memorable introduction to chemical reactions!
STEAM Saturdays - Light Maze Lab
Use mirrors, angles, and flashlights to guide a beam of light through a custom-built maze!
STEAM Saturdays - Lantern Makerspace
Design and build a glowing winter lantern- a perfect blend of art, engineering, and seasonal magic!