Event Type: Single Event

The Smithsonian’s National Collection of Fishes represents more than 70 percent of the world’s fish specimens and is the largest and most diverse collection of its kind in the world. Although the x-rays featured in the national collection were made for research purposes, the strikingly elegant images demonstrate the natural union of science and art (more…)

Registration is closed for this event. Before the Civil War, Western states and territories became a battleground over the westward expansion of slavery and the status of free and enslaved Black people. Professor Stacey Smith, a historian at Oregon State University, will explore the enslavement of Black people in the West and African American resistance (more…)

   Registration is closed for this event.   When Idaho rancher Jay Wilde returned to his family ranch after 30 years, he found Birch Creek, the once perennial stream that flowed through the ranch, flowing intermittently and dry by mid-summer. He discovered that the absence of beavers in the watershed was contributing to the demise of (more…)

Don’t miss the final day of the exhibition of work by artist jasna guy and entomologist Lincoln Best. In Time’s Hum explores pollinators, with a focus on the flowers on which they depend. jasna guy’s practice includes close observation of pollination ecology. This exhibition features graphite drawings, striking photographs of native flora, animations and vibrant (more…)

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…)

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…)

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…)