Event Type: Single Event

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The 20-Dollar Art Show Extravaganza

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  •  10.17.25
     5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
  •  10.18.25
     9:00 am - 12:00 pm
  •  10.19.25
     9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Bend’s biggest little art show is back! Join us for The 20-Dollar Art Show Extravaganza, a weekend celebrating Bend’s biggest little art show! Featuring over 10,000 pieces of original art by establish and emerging local artists, this year’s show presented by Bright Place Gallery promises to be the biggest yet. As always, each mini masterpiece (more…)

Natural History Pub: The Forest Canopy – An Ecosystem Overhead

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  •  10.06.25
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Have you ever found yourself wandering beneath towering evergreens, wondering about the mysteries of the canopy above you? Nestled amidst the treetops, the forest canopy stands as one of the last biotic frontiers. Join Dr. Hannah Prather, Visiting Assistant Professor and Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Biology at Reed College, as she explores the (more…)

Winter Hours Begin

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  •  11.01.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

Winter hours begin! The Museum will now be open daily 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. (more…)

Exhibition Opening: Hollow and Still – Photographs Following Fire by David Paul Bayles

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  •  11.01.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

November 1, 2025 – February 15, 2026  In September 2020, the Holiday Farm Fire, driven by fierce east winds, burned 173,000 acres along the forested McKenzie River canyon in the Cascades of Oregon. Hollow and Still brings together a special collection of photographs from acclaimed photographer David Paul Bayles, who was one of the first (more…)

Happy Thanksgiving! Museum Closed

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  •  11.27.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

The Museum is closed for Thanksgiving so Museum staff and volunteers can enjoy the holiday with their families. We’ll see you at 10:00 am Friday, November 28!  (more…)

Silver Sage Trading Winter Sale Begins

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  •  11.22.25
     11:00 am - 4:00 pm

November 22, 2025 – November 30, 2025 At the Museum store, you get more than a souvenir. Kick-start your year-end shopping at Silver Sage Trading during the Winter Sale! Find 20% discounts on most merchandise for Museum members, plus special discounts on holiday gift favorites from local artisans, designers and small businesses. You do not (more…)

Exhibition Opening: Drawn West: A History of Promoting Place

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  •  11.15.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

November 15, 2025 – June 28, 2026  In the 19th and 20th centuries, maps and advertisements functioned as powerful enticements to attract colonists to the High Desert region. Drawn West explores a century of salesmanship, when artists and cartographers alike crafted an image of the West that depicted both truth and fiction. Selected from the Museum’s collections, (more…)

Veterans Day

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  •  11.11.25
     10:00 am - 4:00 pm

We’ll be honoring Veterans Day all day long with free admission for veterans!  FREE admission all day for veterans.  Active-duty service members and up to five family members receive free Museum admission through the Blue Star Museums program every day.  (more…)