Event Type: Single Event

  Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting objects while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. New themes weekly! NOVEMBER 15 – Book now Unbeatable Beaks Why are bird beaks the shape they are? Have (more…)

  Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting objects while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. New themes weekly! NOVEMBER 8 – Book now Fish Tale What is it like to live a day in (more…)

  Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting objects while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. New themes weekly! NOVEMBER 1 – Book now Creatures of the Night Did you hear that? What is out (more…)

  Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting objects while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. New themes weekly! OCTOBER 25  – Book now My First Nature Journal Nature journaling helps us pay attention to (more…)

  Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting objects while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. New themes weekly! OCTOBER 18 – Book now Museum in the Making If you could create any kind (more…)

  Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting objects while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. New themes weekly! OCTOBER 11 – Book now Art in Nature Participate in indoor and outdoor art projects using (more…)

  Come on an adventure! Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting objects while journeying through the Museum’s nature trails and exhibits. New themes weekly! OCTOBER 4 – Book now   Critter Collage Visit animal friends and create animal-inspired art. Explore (more…)

Don’t miss the final day of the original exhibit Lair: Light and the Art of Stephen Hendee! Lair is an immersive exhibition created for the High Desert Museum by artist Stephen Hendee. Hendee’s sculptures explore the spaces in which we live, both physically and virtually. Inspired by natural sciences, architecture, science fiction and digital culture, (more…)

Happy Thanksgiving! The Museum will be closed on Thursday, November 24. (more…)

  Dive into the hidden world beneath the snow. In this subnivium environment, animals create a secret matrix of tunnels to survive the winter’s frigid temperatures and hide from the predators that lurk above. Using interactive graphics, visitors will meet the species that depend on the snow, including a resilient mammal named Pika, an observant (more…)