Category: Permanent/Changing Exhibitions

A new series of works by Los Angeles artist Hilary Baker, Prophets investigates the symbology of moths. Baker lost her longtime home to the Palisades Fire in January 2025. It was then that she began painting moths, examining them through crisp graphic stylings and contemporary color fields. Her examination of moths brings to light images of spiritual messengers, capable of transformations and navigating darkness. Visitors are prompted to pay more attention to moths large and small through 18 bright, lavish renderings. 

An original exhibition, Under Pressure takes visitors on an educational, insightful and thought-provoking journey into the forces that make volcanoes among the most majestic and often misunderstood natural wonders of the world, while exploring their individual stories and temperaments.

In the 19^th and early 20^th centuries, illustrated maps and advertisements functioned as powerful enticements to attract new inhabitants to the West. Drawn West: A History of Promoting Place explores a century of salesmanship, when artists and cartographers alike crafted an image of the West that depicted both fact and fiction. The visually engaging exhibition features 50-plus maps, artworks and advertisements from the Museum’s extensive collections.

Soil is made from minerals, air, water and decaying bits of organisms. But soil is not just a bed of crunched up rocks and other materials. Soil is alive. Soil Alive! beckons visitors underground to explore the subterranean world beneath us in a family-friendly, interactive exhibition. Presented in English and Spanish.

Located on the path leading toward the E. L. Wiegand Ponderosa Playscape, Finding the Light stands out among its natural surroundings, much like it did on the desert playa of Nevada. Created by local artist Kevin Necessary, the monolithic sculpture stood at Burning Man in 2024. Visitors walking the trail are encouraged to interact with the colorful shadows as the sun crosses the sky. The art installation is on view at the Museum temporarily.