Nurture your creative writing. Take part in a unique weekend writing intensive at PLAYA, an arts and sciences residency campus located on Summer Lake, Oregon. Daily generative writing workshops, led by writer and poet Ellen Waterston, will be informed and complemented by morning field trips and evening discussions led by High Desert Museum Curator of […]
Central Oregon is home to a broad range of fungi. From mushrooms to molds, fungi play an important role in our region’s forests. Join Ariel Cowan, Oregon State University Extension Service, and Sarah Navarro, U.S. Forest Service, to learn how these inhabitants impact forest health. 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm Doors open at 5:30 pm […]
High Desert Museum
59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Bend’s biggest little art show is turning 10! The Museum is once again honored to host this year’s 20-Dollar Art Show, presented by Bright Place Gallery. Ever-growing and defiant in the face of inflation, this year’s event will feature thousands of pieces of original art by well over 100 local artists for the low, low […]
High Desert Museum
59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
We are incredibly excited to welcome the National Geographic society traveling exhibit, Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan, to the High Desert Museum on October 21, 2023. The opening of the exhibition is in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Endangered Species Act. Images featured in the exhibition were captured by National […]
High Desert Museum
59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Join the Museum in welcoming National Geographic Photographer and Explorer Ronan Donovan to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Wolves: Photography by Ronan Donovan. Donovan will share images he captured while studying wolves in Yellowstone National Park and Ellesmere Island in the Arctic Circle. A public reception in the Museum’s Rimrock Café will precede his […]
OSU - Cascades Campus - Edward J. Ray Hall
1500 SW Chandler Ave, Bend, OR
National Geographic Explorer and Photographer Ronan Donovan moderates a panel discussion exploring the complex relationships between wolves and humans in Oregon.
High Desert Museum
59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Bring the whole family to experience the world of wolves through dynamic and interactive stations with National Geographic Photographer Ronan Donovan. Learn about wolf family dynamics, unique adaptations, how to howl like a wolf and more!
High Desert Museum
59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States
Intrepid trivia lovers of Bend, unite! Come match wits with our resident brainiacs in a Museum version of speed trivia. Untold prestige and a few prizes await. Did we mention that the sugar cookies won’t decorate themselves?