Wildlife Conservation Photography


  •  01.13.24
     10:00 am - 2:00 pm

Join our wildlife team to learn about and photograph the wildlife in our care. Experienced photographers will be available to assist participants with camera techniques for portrait-style and action photography opportunities with raptors and mammals. Participants are welcome to explore the fundamentals of their equipment during a preliminary Zoom meeting on Friday, January 12 at (more…)

Waterston Desert Writing Prize Submissions Open


  •  01.02.24
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

The Museum begins accepting submissions for the 2024 Waterston Desert Writing Prize. This will be the 10th 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…)

Winter Nights: By the Fireside


  •  12.28.23
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

 This is your ticket to get everyone out of the house in their pajamas!  Did someone say family portraits in pajamas at the Museum, with story time readings for the kiddos? We’re in! And the sugar cookies have got to go… 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm $10, Ages 3-12 $6, Ages 3 and under free, (more…)

Winter Nights: Exploring Endangered Species


  •  12.21.23
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Bring the family to explore our two newest exhibits, Endangered in the High Desert and Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species.  The exhibit themed scavenger hunt that ends with an art project is sure to be a crowd pleaser for animal lovers of all ages. And, there are sugar cookies to decorate! 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm (more…)

Winter Nights: College Night


  •  12.14.23
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

We’re staying open late with free admission for college students with their ID! Everyone is invited to come dressed in their best and brightest vintage snow-wear for zippy games of Bingo – something we like to call RetroTangoBingo. 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm $10, Ages 3-12 $6, Ages 3 and under free, Members free (more…)

Winter Nights: Welcome to Winter

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  •  12.07.23
     4:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Intrepid trivia lovers of Bend, unite! Come match wits with our resident brainiacs in a Museum version of speed trivia. Untold prestige and a few prizes await. Did we mention that the sugar cookies won’t decorate themselves? 4:00 pm – 7:30 pm $10, Ages 3-12 $6, Ages 3 and under free, Members free (more…)

Exclusive Members’ Event: From Warhol to Whitebark Pine

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  •  12.08.23
     6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

  This event has sold out. To join the waitlist, please fill out the form below. Join the High Desert Museum in its exploration of the Endangered Species Act on the law’s 50th anniversary. The event will provide the first look at our monumental new exhibition Andy Warhol’s Endangered Species: From the Collections of Jordan (more…)