Event Type: Single Event

This program is canceled. We apologize for the inconvenience.   Join Randy Miller, President and Principal Owner of ASI Wealth Management, and John Bellman, Certified Financial Planner, as they discuss ways to incorporate planned giving into the road map of your dreams. They will speak to the power of endowed funds and how making such (more…)

  In an era of environmental decline and climatological change, engineers are redesigning the built environment to reduce carbon consumption. Across the region, homeowners and business leaders are constructing Living Buildings that meet the highest standards of sustainability. Please join Marc P. Brune, principal engineer at PAE, who will discuss Living Buildings and how they (more…)

Art in the West is an annual juried exhibition and silent auction featuring traditional and contemporary art that celebrates the landscapes, wildlife, people, cultures and history of the High Desert. This year’s invitation-only exhibition features almost 100 works of art by dozens of renowned artists from across the country. The entire collection is available to (more…)

Registration for this program is closed. Back-to-school night, but for teachers! Central Oregon teachers and school administrators are invited to network with community organizations to support and enhance their upcoming school year. Come early for the first screening of the High Desert Museum’s joint film project with Oregon Black Pioneers, Meeting the Sewells. Doors open (more…)

  Don’t miss your last chance to explore the exhibition that considers the ambitions, intentions and outcomes (sometimes disastrous) of intentional communities in the High Desert and Western United States over the past half century. It highlights contemporary artists as well, sharing their visions of alternative worlds and futures. Imagine a World invites each of (more…)

Visitors 65 and older are invited to enjoy the Museum for FREE on this day with special programing. The Museum will also be open to the general public.  Made possible by             (more…)

Don’t miss your last chance for Desert Dwellers, Raptors of the Desert Sky and other summer programs! (more…)

  Central Oregon is home to a broad range of fungi. From mushrooms to molds, fungi play an important role in our region’s forests. Join Ariel Cowan, Oregon State University Extension Service, and Sarah Navarro, U.S. Forest Service, to learn how these inhabitants impact forest health. This event is FREE, and registration is required.   (more…)

This program is sold out. There are no seats available. Waterston Desert Writing Prize Award Ceremony Featuring Author Kevin Fedarko Join us for an evening of literary excellence. Kevin Fedarko, author of The Emerald Mile: The Epic Story of the Fastest Ride In History Through the Heart of the Grand Canyon, will speak about his (more…)

PLAYA Writing Intensive High Desert Museum Literary Series and the Writing Ranch present Lost in Place September 8 – 11, 2022 The Writing Ranch and the High Desert Museum are offering a unique weekend writing intensive at PLAYA, an arts and sciences residency campus located on Summer Lake, Oregon. Daily generative writing workshops, led by high desert writer and poet (more…)