Maturango Museum

Father’s Day weekend Sale
2026-06-19 - 2026-06-21 | CA
Swing by the Museum Store over Father’s Day weekend to take 25% off all gifts and cards! It’s the perfect opportunity to find a meaningful gift he’ll love.
Friday, June 19 – Sunday, June 21

Quarter Moon Star Party at Maturango!
2026-06-20 20:00 - 22:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | CA
Saturday, June 20, 2026 – 8:00 PM
Quarter Moon Star Party at Maturango
* IMPORTANT: Please check here for POSSIBLE WEATHER CANCELLATIONS at https://www.chinalakeastro.org/StarParty/. *
Jupiter, Venus, and Mercury are visible but will be setting early. If skies are steady, we can see the phase of Venus that is only half-illuminated.
The Quarter Moon is 6 days old and 42% illuminated, with lots of details visible in our telescopes.
For a detailed map of what’s visible on the Moon this night, go to Derekscope Moon Phase Maps and click on the Day 6 Moon.
Open to the public and suitable for all ages!

Art Gallery Exhibit: “Reflections” by Jim Hunolt & Barry Howard
2026-07-05 12:00 - 2026-08-30 17:00 | CA
Join us at the Maturango Museum for “Reflections,” a art gallery exhibition highlighting the beautiful contrast between sculpture by Jim Hunolt and paintings by Barry Howard.
Jim Hunolt’s Sculptures in Granite, Marble, Bronze, Wood, Steel
My sculptures are in traditional materials and are carved, cast, or welded.
My basic intention is to create forms and content that express my understandings of our Human Condition. Most of my efforts are generated in human forms, semi-abstracted. Others are considerations of abstract concepts essential to our existence. I believe that the purpose of Art is the exploration of the Human Spirit.
Having been a professional sculptor since 1965, I have had the opportunity to work in a number of mediums, and with a master sculptor, Gordon Newell for 35 years until his passing in 1998. The Coast gallery in Big Sur has represented my work for 55 straight years, 1969-2024. They closed their Gallery in 2024.

Barry Howard’s Paintings in Acrylic
Barry Allen Howard is a self-taught painter who works primarily in oils. He draws inspiration from nature and moves back and forth between realism and abstraction, often blending the two together. He has lived and painted all over the country from the rugged Big Sur Coast to the deserts of Arizona and New Mexico as well as the tropical beaches of Maui. Currently his home is in a tiny ghost town near Death Valley.

2026 Open Studio Tour Application
2026-07-17 10:00 - 2026-08-23 17:00 | CA
Maturango Museum “Call to Artists” for the Open Studio Tour 2026
The Maturango Museum is now accepting applications (due by August 23) from local artists
for the Maturango Museum’s Open Studio Tour 2026. Artists open their studios for the 2-day
event so guests can visit and purchase artwork. The tour will be Saturday and Sunday, October
24,25, 10 am – 4 pm each day. Each artist will also have their artwork displayed in the 2-month
Open Studio Tour Exhibit (Sep 12 – Nov 2) at the Museum and be a part of the Artists’
Reception on Sunday September 13, 2 – 4pm.
For information and applications please go to the museum (open 10 – 5 Monday – Saturday,
noon – 4pm Sunday) or send an e-mail to Andrea gallery@maturango.org requesting Open
Studio Tour information.
We have changed the application fee and commission procedures from last year(s). Please
be sure to read the new procedures for 2026. The application fee is $35 for museum members
and $40 for non-members; after your first $100 of sales in your studio, on an “honor system” the
commission to the Museum is 15%. The commission for art in the Museum gallery exhibit
remains at 40%.

Annual Auction and Dinner
2026-09-26 16:30 - 22:00 | Kerr McGee Center, 100 W California Ave,, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555, United States

Open Studio Tour 2026
2026-10-24 10:00 - 2026-10-25 04:00 | CA
Open Studio Tour
October 24 & 25
Maps available at time of event.
