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High Desert Museum

Address
59800 South Hwy 97
Bend, OR United States Get Directions
Website highdesertmuseum.org

Events at this venue

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  • Last Chance for Summer Programs

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

    Last chance for Raptors of the Desert Sky, Desert Dwellers and other summer programs!

  • Ranch Sawmill Demonstration

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

    Full steam ahead! See the 1904 Lazinka Sawmill in action and discover how critical steam-powered sawmills were to families in the High Desert.

  • Father’s Day

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

    Free admission for all dads!

  • Melodies & Steps of 1904

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

    Join us at the Ranch to enjoy tunes of the turn of the 20th century as well as learn fun dances. Experience the new-fangled music machine, the gramophone, and test out your swing and jitterbug. We might even dance a waltz or two!

  • Melodies & Steps of 1904

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

    Join us at the Ranch to enjoy tunes of the turn of the 20th century as well as learn fun dances. Experience the new-fangled music machine, the gramophone, and test out your swing and jitterbug. We might even dance a waltz or two!

  • Writing West: A Conversation with Two Award-Winning Authors

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

    Join Beth Piatote and Raquel Gutiérrez as they read from their recent books and discuss the opportunities and challenges for writers of color whose storytelling is shaped by America’s Western landscapes. Co-hosted by Oregon State University-Cascades Low Residency MFA in Creative Writing Program.

    $5 – $20

  • Exhibition Opening Lair: Light and the Art of Stephen Hendee

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

    Lair is an immersive exhibition created for the High Desert Museum by artist Stephen Hendee. Hendee’s sculptures explore the spaces in which we live, both physically and virtually. Inspired by natural sciences, architecture, science fiction and digital culture, he uses color, light and space to create simulations of virtual worlds that transport the viewer to […]

  • Exhibition Opening Kids Curate: The Power of Process

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

    From the hands and hearts of student artists, Kids Curate: The Power of Process brings the voices from the halls of Hugh Hartman Elementary School in Redmond to the walls of the Museum. The Kids Curate program, now in its 10th year, uses an interdisciplinary, art-centered approach to develop social-emotional skills, empathy, perspective and more. […]

  • Birding for Breakfast

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

    The Museum grounds host a diverse population of migrating songbirds. Come before the Museum opens to experience the serene pleasure of strolling for sparrows. Tour independently or join a wildlife specialist or natural history volunteer to help you identify the birds. Coffee, tea and pastries provided. 7:00 am–9:00 am, doors open at 6:30 am $15, […]

  • Women in the West Weekend Stories and Poetry of Western Women with Kathy Moss

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

    Visit the Museum on both Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon to meet with two of Eastern Oregon’s women buckaroos. Award-winning Western poet and storyteller Kathy Moss enthralls audiences with her tales of horse training, driving cattle and more. She’ll bring along her books and CDs to sell and to sign. 7:00 pm–8:30 pm, doors open […]