Maturango Museum Calendar including lectures, exhibits, concerts, free days, children’s programs, meetings, special events and more.

 

Out of the Past

Ridgecrest is a relatively new town with the earliest known settlers homesteading in the 1910s. Ridgecrest stayed a small desert […]

Artistic Water – Wise Landscapes

By Nick Panzer and Elaine Wiley This exhibit showcases photographs of landscapes here in Ridgecrest that use a variety of […]

Film Series for October Features Historic Archeology Sites

Maturango Museum Coso Room 100 E Las Flores Ave, Ridgecrest, CA, United States

Our monthly film series on Thursday, October 19 will feature historic archeology sites from Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake.

Open Studio Tour 2023

Tour Weekend Saturday, October 21,   22 artists and craftspeople and the Cerro Coso Community College Art Department in Ridgecrest and Inyokern open their studios, or set up their displays in different venues so visitors can meet the artists, see their studios, and purchase artwork.

Open Studio Tour 2023

Tour Weekend Saturday  and Sunday, October 21 & Sunday 22
22 artists and craftspeople and the Cerro Coso Community College Art Department in Ridgecrest and Inyokern open their studios, or set up their displays in different venues so visitors can meet the artists, see their studios, and purchase artwork.

“Creativity”

Maturango Museum Coso Room 100 E Las Flores Ave, Ridgecrest, CA, United States

The “Creativity” Exhibit will feature artwork from 22 artists—various subjects in watercolor, oil, pastel, acrylic, metal, wood, and ceramics. The Opening Reception is free and open to the public.

Double Dip Sundays in November

Double Dip Sundays are back again.Members can treat themselves to double the regular discount on Sundays throughout November.

The Town, the People, and the Gold- Bodie, CA

Maturango Museum 100 E Las Flores Ave, Ridgecrest, CA, United States

On November 9, 2023, at 6:30 pm, Gary Staab will give a presentation on the ghost town of Bodie and the adventures he had there as a State Park aide.