Maturango Museum

05/23/2026

Free Saturday June 13, 2026
11:00-2:00 Bee craft and presentation

Beekeeping In The Western Mojave Desert
Greg Watson, a 20-year local backyard beekeeper, will address some basics about honeybees, hopefully giving the audience a basic understanding of them and what we can do personally to protect them.
There will also be a bee themed craft.

05/22/2026

It's your last chance to come view the amazing artwork of the students of Pierce Academy of the Arts. The show comes down Sunday the 24th.

05/21/2026

Help us keep the Maturango Museum grounds beautiful! Make a difference by volunteering for our Garden Clean-Up Day. We’d love to see you there!

05/16/2026

Maturango Sunday Speakers presents Curtis Alcantar,
Tribal Historic Preservation Officer for Tejon Indian Tribe
Sunday May 31, 2pm
The Tejon Indian Tribe is a federally recognized tribe of Kitanemuk, Yokuts, Paiute and Chumash Indigenous people of California. Their ancestral homeland is the southern San Joaquin Valley, San Emigdio Mountains, and Tehachapi Mountains. Tribal headquarters are located in Bakersfield California. Curtis (Kitanemuk) will discuss the past history, present, and future directions of the Tejon Tribe.
Admission is free.

05/14/2026

May 17 2-4pm
Art Reception for Pierce Academy of the Arts

05/08/2026

05/07/2026

Children’s Hour Fri, May 8 10:30-11:30
"Garden Adventures": Join the fun with books, a scavenger hunt game with a checklist of nature items and interesting things to find in the garden, and a craft.
Geared towards the stroller crowd but all ages welcome.

05/05/2026

The Sacred Wild brings together two distinct yet connected artistic practices that explore the intersection of nature, reverence, and pattern.
Through linocut printmaking, Julie Cornett reimagines desert landscapers, plants, and native birds and reptiles as regal, almost mythic presences.
In dialogue, Janneil Eggleston's intricate string-based geometric works translate sacred geometry into luminous, intricately strung compostitions.
Together, these works frame the desert as both wild and sacred - a space where reverence emerges from the natural world itself.

04/29/2026

FREE MEMBER ONLY FIELD TRIP
to Manzanar National Historic Site

May 1, 2026

Come with us to Manzanar to view this historic site.

Manzanar was one of 10 War Relocation Centers where the US Government incarcerated Japanese American immigrants who were ineligible for citizenship during World War ll

A Museum volunteer will lead this trip.

During the scheduled visit we’ve arranged a 30 minute Q&A with one of the Rangers.

Free to current members of the Maturango Museum.
Please call or signup online to secure your spot.

Not a Member? It’s easy to sign up at Maturango.org or call the store.

For more membership perks, visit our website.