High Desert Museum

Don't miss your last chance for Mammal Encounters, Raptors of the Desert Sky and other summer programs!

Have you fallen in love with your favorite vision of the High Desert in Art in the West yet? The annual High Desert Museum juried exhibition and silent auction is on display at the Museum and online now! View work from renowned artists from across the country including Analee Fuentes, Jhenna Quinn Lewis and Robert...

Have you fallen in love with your favorite vision of the High Desert in Art in the West yet? The annual High Desert Museum juried exhibition and silent auction is on display at the Museum and online now! View work from renowned artists from across the country including Analee Fuentes, Jhenna Quinn Lewis and Robert...

Discover what harvest season is all about! Join the Miller family as they prepare for winter. Watch them crank, churn and pickle their goods. Smell the sweet fragrances of fresh-baked items and dig up the garden’s yield! FREE with Museum admission.

The ease with which we can access and enjoy the outdoors is influenced by many social, cultural, economic and physical factors. Join Zavier Borja, Latino outdoor engagement coordinator for the Children’s Forest of Central Oregon, and Kadee Mardula, operations director for Oregon Adaptive Sports, for a thoughtful discussion of access to the outdoors. How might...

Visitors 65 and older are invited to enjoy the Museum for free on this day. The Museum will also be open to the general public.

Join wildlife curators and volunteer photographers to learn about and photograph the wildlife in our care. The workshop will take place outdoors with social distancing. Face coverings are required. Participants should have a thorough understanding of their camera’s settings. Participants are welcome to attend a preliminary meeting online on Friday, October 16 to learn what...

Come experience a unique, colorful and captivating exhibition, and consider an old master and his motivations through a new lens. We are pleased to introduce The Image Hunter: On the Trail of John James Audubon, an exhibition featuring work by the artist Hitnes. John James Audubon (1785 – 1851) was an ornithologist, naturalist and painter....

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 exhibits and revisit your favorites. Face coverings are required. Free for individuals, friends and family! RSVP strongly recommended.

Stewart Harvey, author of Playa Fire: Spirit and Soul at Burning Man, will present images from his 30 years of photographing Burning Man. He will discuss the origins and evolution of the event, as well as the impact Burning Man artists are having on global art, culture and community.

Calling all ghouls and goblins! Celebrate Halloween at the Museum. Hear tales that make you tremble. Uncover myths about not-so wicked wildlife. Visit the Miller family and explore their favorite spooky traditions from the early 20th century. Costumes encouraged, but please wear face coverings instead of costume masks.