Featured Events

Please join us for our Annual Meeting with Executive Director Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D., to hear about the Museum’s recent accomplishments and upcoming plans. Afterward, stay for appetizers at our annual Member Appreciation Night. Enjoy photo opportunities with Father Christmas, storytelling and activities for all ages. Members will receive 20% off most merchandise in Silver Sage […]

This year's main stage TED Women event showcases the theme BOLD and BRILLIANT, which we will screen for our local audience. In addition, we will feature local panelists, discussion, our trademark Hydroflasks, and refreshment. We will screen fresh talks from the amazing speakers at TED Women (see program here.) Come to the amazing new space […]

Join a Museum curator to view raptors in Central Oregon. Visit the Fort Rock area to observe the natural behaviors of raptors including golden eagles, ferruginous hawks, prairie falcons, merlins and more. Transportation provided. Weather permitting. $50, Members receive 20% discount

In this three-hour drawing workshop, learn basic life drawing techniques through study of the wonderful Indigenous baskets that live here in the Museum. This workshop is suitable for teens and adults of any skill level. Materials will be provided. $30, Members receive 20% discount Free to tribal members

“Seasons Squared”, our group show for December, features 12” x 12” artwork, four for each season of the year. Each artist has chosen their season and interpreted it in their style and medium. The show opens December 6, from 4-8pm during Bend’s First Friday Gallery Walk in the Old Mill District. Every year Tumalo Art […]

Sunriver Music Festival presents concert rock violinist Aaron Meyer, at the Sunriver Resort Homestead on December 7th at 6:30 p.m. Aaron Meyer captivates audiences worldwide with electrifying stage presence and awe-inspiring virtuosity. In this special appearance, he’s bringing his four-piece band plus guest vocalists The Brown Sisters.

Produced for Minidoka National Historic Site, this film tells the story of a group of Americans and their incarceration by the U.S. government in the High Desert of southern Idaho, purely on the basis of race. “Minidoka: An American Concentration Camp” explores the lasting impact of incarceration on Japanese-Americans, through decades of shame and silence, […]

Come on an adventure! What do you know about the life of a tortoise? Dive into the world of shells and scutes as you imagine living as a tortoise for a day. Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories, and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting […]

Join us for an advance screening of OPB’s new historical documentary Oregon’s Moon Country. Before the 1969 moon landing, almost all the Apollo astronauts trained in Central Oregon, where unique lava formations were thought to resemble the lunar surface. The event features a screening of the half-hour Oregon Experience documentary followed by a Q&A. Doors […]

Come on an adventure! What do you know about the life of a tortoise? Dive into the world of shells and scutes as you imagine living as a tortoise for a day. Children ages 3-5 and their caregivers investigate science, art, music, stories, and culture in a fun, hands-on manner. Don backpacks filled with exciting […]