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11.01.25
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Winter hours begin! The Museum will now be open daily 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. (more…)
Event Type: Single Event
A single event that spans one or more consecutive days.
Exhibition Opening: Hollow and Still – Photographs Following Fire by David Paul Bayles
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11.01.25
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 1, 2025 – February 15, 2026 In September 2020, the Holiday Farm Fire, driven by fierce east winds, burned 173,000 acres along the forested McKenzie River canyon in the Cascades of Oregon. Hollow and Still brings together a special collection of photographs from acclaimed photographer David Paul Bayles, who was one of the first (more…)
Happy Thanksgiving! Museum Closed
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11.27.25
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
The Museum is closed for Thanksgiving so Museum staff and volunteers can enjoy the holiday with their families. We’ll see you at 10:00 am Friday, November 28! (more…)
Silver Sage Trading Winter Sale & Museum Store Sunday
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11.22.25
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 22, 2025 – November 30, 2025 At the Museum store, you get more than a souvenir. Kick-start your year-end shopping at Silver Sage Trading during the Winter Sale! Find 20% discounts on most merchandise for Museum members, plus special discounts on holiday gift favorites from local artisans, designers and small businesses. Then, on November (more…)
Exhibition Opening: Drawn West: A History of Promoting Place
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11.08.25
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
November 8, 2025 – June 28, 2026 In the 19th and 20th centuries, maps and advertisements functioned as powerful enticements to attract colonists to the High Desert region. Drawn West explores a century of salesmanship, when artists and cartographers alike crafted an image of the West that depicted both truth and fiction. Selected from the Museum’s collections, (more…)
Veterans Day
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11.11.25
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
We’ll be honoring Veterans Day all day long with free admission for veterans! FREE admission all day for veterans. Active-duty service members and up to five family members receive free Museum admission through the Blue Star Museums program every day. (more…)
Senior Day
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11.19.25
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Visitors 65 and older are invited to enjoy the Museum for FREE. The Museum will also be open to the general public. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm FREE for all seniors age 65 and older (more…)
Museum & Me
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11.20.25
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm
A quieter time for children and adults who experience physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities to enjoy the High Desert Museum after hours. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibitions and revisit your favorites. Sensory packs are available to borrow with headphones, fidgets and more. 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm FREE for individuals, friends and family; RSVP required (more…)
Exhibition Closing: Art in the West
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09.20.25
9:00 am - 5:00 pm
Last chance to see Art in the West! For more information about the exhibition, click here. A Journey Together by David Sherwin Parker (more…)
Natural History Pub: The Sagebrush in Prisons Project
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09.08.25
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
The sagebrush plant is a keystone species that grows throughout the great basin. Since 2014, the Institute for Applied Ecology has teamed up with the Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Corrections to teach incarcerated crews how to grow sagebrush seedlings and learn about sagebrush ecosystems. The project, now spanning five states and (more…)