Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum

05/29/2026

99 visitors stopped by the museum today largely thanks to the Association of Christians in Mathematical Sciences (ACMS) and Christian Engineering Society (CES) joint meeting.

05/28/2026

ONE DAY ONLY! The Dice Museum is open tomorrow (Thursday, May 28) from 10:30 AM to 3:15 PM. Admission is free as always. See our webpage for directions: www.calvin.edu/dice

05/09/2026

MAGIC WAND found in the Bruce Dice Mineralogical Museum (North Hall, Calvin University) on the Touch Table yesterday.

DESCRIPTION: Approx. 12 inches, light wood, feels slightly tingly, possibly phoenix feather or dragon heartstring.

STATUS: The wand is currently being kept in a high-security location in the museum.

TO CLAIM: Are you a Calvin student who tried to cast Lumos during a recent scavenger hunt? A visitor who tried to cast Alohomora to open the case containing our gold nugget? A visitor who tried to cast Engorgio to make our four-foot amethyst geode even larger? If so, please call the Dice Museum (616-526-8100) as the museum is now closed for most of the summer. You must prove ownership by identifying the wand’s core or by successfully reversing the transfiguration spell on the stapler. If not claimed by the end of the summer, it will be added to our permanent collection.

05/08/2026

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04/28/2026

END-OF-SEMESTER AND SUMMER SCHEDULE FOR THE DICE MUSEUM

The Dice Museum will be open for its last day of the semester this Friday, May 1. Don't wait too much longer to check out some of our new displays (this amazing fluorite specimen is in one of them)!

For Commencement Weekend, the museum will be open from 1-4 PM on Friday, May 8 and from 10 AM - 12 PM on May 9.

The museum will be closed for most of the summer, but will reopen on weekday afternoons (1-4 PM) during the month of August (Aug. 3-28).

04/10/2026

If you are looking for something to do tomorrow (Saturday, Apr. 11), stop by the Dice Museum's table at the Indian Mounds Rock and Mineral Show between 9:30 AM and 7 PM, at the Rogers Plaza Town Center in Wyoming, Michigan. Besides having some amazing minerals from our collection, we will also have some of our new museum T-shirts for sale.

04/04/2026

On Tuesday, April 7, the Dice Museum is opening a special exhibit on mineral deposits of the central United States, focusing on two classic localities: the Illinois-Kentucky Fluorspar (Fluorite) District and the Elmwood Mine in Tennessee. The exhibit includes specimens from the Dice Museum permanent collection and specimens on loan from the Loren Lemmen collection.

04/02/2026

Get your Dice Museum T-shirts while they last at the Calvin University Bookstore! Starting next week, they will also be offered for sale in the museum as well. Sizes include S, M, L, and XL. Price is $20 and proceeds benefit the museum.

04/01/2026

Godspeed to the astronauts of Artemis II as they start their historic voyage to the Moon later today!

04/01/2026

The Dice Museum is pleased to announce a notable addition to its meteorite collection. No, it wasn't a piece of the Ohio meteorite that fell a few weeks ago and eluded Director Kent Ratajeski's attempts to find a piece. This is a significant specimen of a famous meteorite found more than 10,000 years ago in central Africa. Currently not assigned to any group, it contains an element not normally found in most types of meteorites which has some interesting properties and applications. Stop by the museum to see this incredible piece! Today only! - April 1.