Museum & Me

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  •  11.20.25
     4:00 pm - 6:00 pm

A quieter time for children and adults who experience physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities to enjoy the High Desert Museum after hours. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibitions and revisit your favorites. Sensory packs are available to borrow with headphones, fidgets and more. 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm FREE for individuals, friends and family; RSVP required (more…)

Exhibition Closing: Art in the West

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  •  09.20.25
     9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Last chance to see Art in the West!  For more information about the exhibition, click here. A Journey Together by David Sherwin Parker (more…)

Natural History Pub: The Sagebrush in Prisons Project

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  •  09.08.25
     7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

The sagebrush plant is a keystone species that grows throughout the great basin. Since 2014, the Institute for Applied Ecology has teamed up with the Bureau of Land Management and the Department of Corrections to teach incarcerated crews how to grow sagebrush seedlings and learn about sagebrush ecosystems. The project, now spanning five states and (more…)

Exhibition Closing: Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland

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  •  09.07.25
     9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Last chance to see Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland!  For more information about the exhibition, click here.  Frank S. Matsura: Portraits from the Borderland is organized by the Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture and was curated by Holloman and Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Associate Curator of Special Projects Anne-Claire Mitchell. (more…)

Last Chance for Summer Programs

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  •  09.01.25
     9:00 am - 5:00 pm

It’s the last day for Raptors of the Desert Sky, Desert Dwellers and other summer programs!  Photo by Abbott Schindler (more…)

Museum Closes at 2:00 pm

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  •  08.23.25
     2:00 pm - 5:00 pm

The Museum will close at 2:00 pm so our staff can prepare for our annual High Desert Rendezvous auction. We’ll see you tomorrow at 9:00 am! (more…)

Exhibition Opening: Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky

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  •  09.27.25
     9:00 am - 5:00 pm

September 27, 2025 — January 18, 2026 Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky is a career retrospective of nationally renowned artist Joe Feddersen (Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation). This exhibition gathers four decades of the prolific artist’s prints, glass, weaving, and ceramics in the largest and most comprehensive showing of his career to date. From (more…)

Members’ Exclusive: Exhibition Opening for Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky

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  •  09.26.25
     6:45 pm - 8:30 pm

Join Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D. and the High Desert Museum for an exclusive opening night celebration of the exhibition Joe Feddersen: Earth, Water, Sky, a career retrospective of nationally renowned artist Joe Feddersen (b. 1953, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation). Hear from Feddersen himself before exploring the exhibition and its comprehensive showing of (more…)

Lost in Place Nature Writing Intensive

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  •  09.18.25
     9:00 am - 5:00 pm

Join The Writing Ranch and the High Desert Museum on a unique weekend nature writing intensive at the Lodge at Summer Lake. Daily generative workshops will be led by Oregon Poet Laureate Ellen Waterston and will be complemented by morning and evening field trips with naturalist experts including Curator of Wildlife Jon Nelson. Lodging, food (more…)

Museum & Me

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  •  08.14.25
     5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

A quieter time for children and adults who experience physical, intellectual and/or social disabilities to enjoy the High Desert Museum after hours. Explore the Museum’s newest exhibitions and revisit your favorites. Sensory packs are available to borrow with headphones, fidgets and more. 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm FREE for individuals, friends and family; RSVP required (more…)