A single event that spans one or more consecutive days.
The Museum will be closed for staff development. We’ll reopen at 10:00 am on Friday, January 10! (more…)
Oregon’s Summer Lake Wildlife Area is a wetland habitat that hosts thousands of migrating and resident birds. Among them is the Trumpeter swan, the state’s largest waterfowl. A species that almost disappeared from the U.S., Trumpeter swan populations have rebounded thanks to partnerships between federal, state and private organizations. Please join Martin St. Louis—retired Oregon (more…)
The Museum begins accepting submissions for the 2025 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. This will be the 11th anniversary of the prize, which honors creative nonfiction that illustrates artistic excellence, sensitivity to place and desert literacy, with deserts as both subject and setting. The submission deadline is May 1. (more…)
This is your ticket to get the entire family out of the house in their pajamas! Take family pajama portraits in our photo booth, enjoy story time with your kiddos, decorate holiday cookies, savor beverage tastings from regional craft vendors and more. This is the final Winter Nights of the year! 4:00 pm – 7:30 (more…)
Happy holidays! (more…)
Attention animal lovers! Hightail it to the Museum after dark for watercolor crafts, a look at our new exhibition from artist Hilary Baker—who will be here to greet you—a Museum scavenger hunt, cookie decorating and more. Oh, and don’t forget to “paws” for a photo in our photo booth! Animal-themed outfits are highly encouraged. 4:00 (more…)
Flannel is the fabric of the season! Don your grungiest flannel as you explore our new Blood, Sweat & Flannel exhibition after hours. Grab a treat at the Rimrock Café, enjoy holiday discounts at Silver Sage Trading, take a few silly photos in our photo booth, decorate holiday cookies and more! 4:00 pm – 7:30 (more…)
When the moon hits your eye, like it’s 5:45, it’s December…which means, Winter Nights are back! Throw on your ugliest sweater or craziest hat and head to the Museum after hours for cookie decorating, beverage tastings, store discounts, story time, photobooth fun and more holiday shenanigans. 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm Adults and member guests (more…)
Get ready to rev your engines for this year’s Prohibition Party! We’ll explore the 1920s shift from old-school courting to the fast-paced world of public dating. With live music, dancing, a costume contest and plenty of roaring romance, it’s your chance to party like it’s 1925 — when the business of romance became an increasingly (more…)
Photo courtesy of the National Park Service The geology of the John Day basin records a rich history of changing environments, including deep oceans, subtropical rainforests, temperate forests and sagebrush steppes. While volcanic and tectonic activity built the land we see today, the John Day River and its tributaries have helped to expose these rocks. (more…)