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From poetry to painting and philosophy to chemistry, the University provides an open environment for all learning. As the cultural hub of Missoula, UM showcases its student and faculty talent in concerts, recitals and drama productions. The Montana Museum of Art and Culture houses the state’s largest art collection and features treasured works at year-round, public exhibits in campus galleries. The Philip L. Wright Zoological Museum features one of the major zoological collections in the northern Rocky Mountain region with more than 22,000 specimens, while the UM Herbarium boasts the world’s best representation of northern Rocky Mountain flora with more than 125,000 specimens. These museums provide important resources for research, teaching and educational outreach. UM also hosts a number of annual events, such as the Montana Science Fair and Foreign Languages Day, aimed at enriching the discovery process for state high school students.