Event Type: Single Event

  Don’t miss the final day of the traveling exhibit curated by Artworks for Change. The exhibition explores adaptable and sustainable housing in the age of climate change. The design innovations featured in the exhibit—high-tech and low-tech, extravagant and affordable—can help individuals survive during turbulent times. By combining science, technology, architecture and art, Survival Architecture encourages us (more…)

  The Waterston Desert Writing Prize (the Prize) was established in 2014 and inspired by author and poet Ellen Waterston’s love of the High Desert, a region that has been her muse for more than 40 years. The Prize provides financial and other support to writers whose work reflects a similar connection to the desert, (more…)

The Museum will be closed on Sunday, December 25. Happy Holidays!   (more…)

Après Snow Thursday, December 29 Adults $10, 12 and under $6 Members always free! Doing snowplay during the day? Join us this evening at the Museum! Checking out the new exhibition Under the Snow is the perfect way to wrap up adventures, along with a snack and beverage from the Rimrock Café. The Museum store (more…)

Solstice Social Thursday, December 22 Adults $10, 12 and under $6 Members always free! Take a break from the year-end hubbub with a special night at the Museum! Join us after hours to explore the new exhibition Under the Snow. A meal, snack or beverage await in the Rimrock Café, and the Museum store will (more…)

College Night Thursday, December 15 Adults $10, 12 and under $6 Members always free! We’re staying open late with free admission for college students! Join us after hours to explore the latest exhibitions and enjoy a festive night out. Rimrock Café will also be open. Kids activities will still be happening, and the Museum store (more…)

Sugar Cookie Shindig Thursday, December 8 Adults $10, 12 and under $6 Members always free! We stay open late for you to see the latest exhibitions and enjoy a festive night out! Tonight will include special activities for kids, including a High Desert-themed storytime, snowflake making and sugar cookie decorating. Rimrock Café will be open (more…)

Welcome to Winter Thursday, December 1 Adults $10, 12 and under $6 Members always free! We stay open late for you to see the latest exhibitions and enjoy a festive night out! Rimrock Café will be open for folks to grab a treat, and the Museum store will also be open with discounts for all, (more…)

  The illegal taking of wildlife and the destruction of habitat is a problem across the American West. Despite the pervasiveness of poaching cases, only a small percentage of poachers are caught. Join Senior Trooper Josh Wolcott and Yvonne Shaw of the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s Stop Poaching Campaign to learn about the (more…)

In the Arena: Photographs from America’s Only Touring Black Rodeo opens at the Museum on Saturday, November 19, 2022. Through the lens of San Francisco Bay Area photographer Gabriela Hasbun, this exhibit documents the exhilarating atmosphere of the Bill Pickett (more…)