Released in September by Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Press, “Treasured Legacies” was selected as one of the Southwest’s Books of the Year by the Pima County Public Library.

A couple dozen feet from the exhibits, visitors can buy Museum of the West coffee mugs, jewelry and Western-themed books in the gift shop. However, that's not where the money is made, Fox said.

The High Desert Museum is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, located at 59800 U.S. 97, Bend. Admission is $17 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, and $11 for kids.

As Jason Wiley, one of the museum's horticulturists, said, "The Arizona Sonora Desert Museum has a strong sense of place." He is in charge of the cactus.

The Desert Museum currently houses three Mexican gray wolves, sisters Luna, Sol and Estrella, which came to the museum from a different wolf exhibit back in 2022. The new enclosure will allow the ...

Taste the Desert returns July 26 with Sonoran-inspired tastings, chef demos, and desert education at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.

Children will be able to join in sing-alongs with live musicians from the AZ-Sonora Desert Museum, dance with mascots, get free books, and more. The event on July 11 will begin at 10 a.m. and July ...

A new, original High Desert Museum exhibit celebrates this thriving culture. In the Arena: Photographs from America’s Only Touring Black Rodeo opens at the Museum on Saturday, Nov. 19.

The High Desert Museum was one of six recipients of the 2021 National Medal of Museum and Library Service, the museum announced Tuesday, the nation’s highest honor for museums and libraries.

At the Museum, they serve as ambassadors who educate visitors about the conservation of High Desert species and landscapes. Raffle tickets for the bobcat naming will cost $50 each.