A single event that spans one or more consecutive days.
Silver Sage Trading will be closed on Tuesday, May 14 for a spring refresh. Visit us after Tuesday, May 14 to discover a new layout and new arrivals! If your only destination is Silver Sage Trading there is no need to pay Museum admission. (more…)
Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day at the High Desert Museum! We’ve got a full day of fun scheduled, including… Birding for Breakfast beginning at 7:00 am. To learn more and sign up, visit highdesertmuseum.org/birding-for-breakfast Guided tour of pollinator habitat with Hayley Brazier, the Museum’s Donald M. Kerr Curator of Natural History Western Beavers Cooperative interpretive (more…)
Happy Senior Day! Ages 65 and older get in to the Museum for free! (more…)
Long-awaited summer programs like Raptors of the Desert Sky begin! (more…)
Happy Mother’s Day! Mothers receive FREE Admission! (more…)
Join us in a discussion with several Indigenous artists who will share their work and talk about ways that Indigenous artists are keeping vibrant artistic traditions alive through traditional and contemporary artistic mediums. Artists will include Kelli D. Palmer (Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs), Jacy Sohappy (Cayuse/Nez Perce/Yakama) and Dr. Michelle Jack (sqilxʷ /syilx (Okanagan). Wednesday, May 15 (more…)
The Museum provides an excellent habitat for migratory bird species. Celebrate World Migratory Bird Day by joining Museum staff and volunteers to go birding on the Museum grounds, with a special opportunity to learn about our pollinator habitats and the importance of insects to migratory birds. Coffee and light breakfast items provided. This event (more…)
The Kids Curate exhibition opens at the High Desert Museum on May 24! This year the Neighborhood and Dual Immersion 4th graders at Bear Creek Elementary School focused on water and its importance to the many people, animals, and plants of the High Desert. Come enjoy the student’s watercolor artworks based on what they learned (more…)
When scientists study old growth trees and arboreal animals, they often need to grab their harnesses, ropes and carabiners to climb hundreds of feet up into the canopy. Yet this unique approach to data collection is often overshadowed by the scientific results that tree-climbing produces. Join Dr. (more…)
Join our wildlife team to learn about and photograph the wildlife in our care. Experienced photographers will be available to assist participants with camera techniques for portrait-style and action photography opportunities with raptors and mammals. Participants are welcome to explore the fundamentals of their equipment during a (more…)