The Journey Museum

The Journey Museum in Rapid City brings together five major prehistoric and historic collections to tell the complete story of the Western Great Plains - from the perspective of the Lakota people and their unique Native American history, and the pioneers who shaped its past, to the scientists who now study it. The museum proudly houses many permanent collections, including the Museum of Geology at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology collection, the South Dakota Archeological Research Center collection, the Sioux Indian Museum collection, and the Black Hills Historical Society’s Pioneer Collection. We hope to reconnect people to their past and inspire life-long learning by offering special programming, research, curated art displays, and easy-to-access digital archives. We believe knowledge and stories about our heritage can re-energize a community and be a stimulus for empathy and connection to place. Our hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and 1-5 p.m., Sunday.