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  • Virtual Tips and Strategies for Effective Charitable Giving

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Join local experts Erin MacDonald, trusts and estates attorney for Karnopp Petersen LLP, and Julie Gregory, senior philanthropic advisor for Oregon Community Foundation, to learn about innovative ways to structure your philanthropic giving to support the High Desert Museum and other charities during your lifetime or in your estate plan. This is a virtual event.

    Free
  • Senior Day

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Visitors 65 and older are invited to enjoy the Museum for free on this day with special programing. Made possible Mid Oregon Credit Union With support from Home Instead Senior Care

    $65
  • Museum and Me

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    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. Free for individuals, friends and family RSVP: highdesertmuseum.org/ museum-and-me-oct Made possible Mid Oregon Credit Union With support from US Bank, Mark and Kathy Kralj

    Free
  • High Desert Halloween

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    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.

    $2 – $65
  • $20 Art Show Opening Night Party

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Bend’s biggest little art show is back, presented by Bright Place Gallery. The Museum is honored to host this year’s $20 Art Show, featuring thousands of pieces of original art by over 100 local artists. Join us to celebrate with live music, food, drinks and $20 art. Costumes encouraged. Portions of the event will be […]

    $5
  • Winter Hours Begin

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    The Museum will be open from 10:00 am — 4:00 pm through March 31, 2022.

  • Natural History Pub: A Land of Fire and Ice: Forest Resilience in Central Oregon

    McMenamins 700 NW Bond St.

    Fire can have dire consequences for those in its path. How can adaptations of forests in the face of natural disturbances be beneficial to biodiversity? Join Ariel Cowen, regional fire specialist, and Thomas D. Stokely, forestry and natural resources extension agent from Oregon State University Extension, for the story of how fire has shaped the […]

    Free, RSVP is required
  • Exhibition Closing: “$20 Art Show”

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Don’t miss the final day of Bend’s biggest little art show, presented by Bright Place Gallery. The High Desert Museum is honored to host this year’s $20 Art Show. This year promises to be bigger than ever featuring thousands of pieces of original art by over 100 local artists for the low, low price of […]

  • Veterans Day at the Museum

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    In honor of Veterans Day, we are proud to offer free admission all day to all United States Armed Forces veterans.

    FREE
  • Exhibition Opening: “Carrying Messages: Native Runners, Ancestral Homelands and Awakening”

    High Desert Museum 59800 South Hwy 97, Bend, OR, United States

    Through the stories of five Indigenous runners, Carrying Messages: Native Runners, Ancestral Homelands and Awakening highlights the historical significance of running in Native cultures in the Western United States and running as an expression of empowerment, sovereignty and cultural revitalization today.