Event Type: Single Event

The Museum has carved out a special time for visitors who wish to continue visiting in a mask-only environment! Grab your face coverings for Mask-up Mornings every Sunday from 8:30 am – 10:30 am. There is no registration required. Simply show up and pay regular admission. Remember, Museum members always get in for free! Face coverings will be required during this window (more…)

Registration is closed. PLAYA Writing Intensive High Desert Museum Literary Series and the Writing Ranch present Lost in Place August 12-15, 2021 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 will (more…)

AUGUST 23 – 26 (4-day camp)  K-1st: Magic of the High Desert – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list form here. Magic isn’t just in books. It’s all around you! Learn about the beauty, science and magic of the High Desert. Make a fairy garden for small animals to enjoy, explore how native plants can be used (more…)

AUGUST 16 – 20  K-1st: Buzzing and Blossoming – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list form here. Discover the amazing world of pollinators! Investigate their astounding variety and importance while exploring their life cycles, habitats and the flowers they pollinate. Create pollinator-inspired art and music. You’ll “bee” an expert in all things pollination after (more…)

AUGUST 9 – 13 K-1st: Nighttime Neighbors – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list form here. Do you ever wonder what howls in the night? Whooo’s watching from the trees? Learn about the nocturnal animals that come out to play while you are sound asleep. 2nd-3rd: Under the Big Top – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list (more…)

AUGUST 2 – 6 K-1st: Under Construction – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list form here. Humans aren’t the only builders. Learn about structures that other animals create including dams, webs and more! Explore forest, field and creek to look for animal homes and try your hand at building these natural structures. 2nd-3rd: Homestead Handicrafts – This (more…)

JULY 26 – 30  K-1st: Five Senses – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list form here. Can you find your way along a trail just by using your sense of smell? Or figure out what an object is by using your sense of touch? This week you will taste, smell, hear, feel and see! Learn (more…)

JULY 19 – 23  K-1st: Magic of the High Desert – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list form here. Magic isn’t just in books. It’s all around you! Learn about the beauty, science and magic of the High Desert. Make a fairy garden for small animals to enjoy, explore how native plants can be used as (more…)

JULY 12 – 16  K-1st: Buzzing and Blossoming – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list form here. Discover the amazing world of pollinators! Investigate their astounding variety and importance while exploring their life cycles, habitats and the flowers they pollinate. Create pollinator-inspired art and music. You’ll “bee” an expert in all things pollination after (more…)

JULY 6 – 9 (4-day camp)   K-1st: Nighttime Neighbors – This camp is sold out. Complete the waiting list form here. Do you ever wonder what howls in the night? Whooo’s watching from the trees? Learn about the nocturnal animals that come out to play while you are sound asleep. 2nd-3rd: Under the Big Top – This camp is sold out. (more…)