OUR PARTNERS
Reciprocal Agreements
The museum has reciprocal agreements with several museums in the area. Those agreements allow members of the Maturango Museum to visit the other museums at no cost and vice versa. You will need to show your membership card to receive free entry. Currently, our agreements are with the California Living Museum and the Buena Vista Museum of Natural History in Bakersfield California, the Mammoth Lakes Foundation in Mammoth Lakes, California, and the Desert Tortoise Preserve Committee, Ridgecrest, CA.
The museum is also an Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) Travel Passport participant. All museum members are eligible for benefits such as free general admission when visiting participating museums outside of the Ridgrecrest area. Click HERE for a complete list of participating museums.
Premium memberships also include, at no additional charge, the opportunity to visit the over 1300 organizations in the North American Reciprocal Museum (NARM) network. Click HERE for a NARM membership list.
Other Partners
Schools:
Sierra Sands Unified School District
Lone Pine School District
Trona Unified School District
Owens Valley Unified School District
Saint Ann School
Immanuel Christian School
Heartland Charter School
Cerro Coso Community College
Museums
China Lake Museum Foundation
Historic Society of Upper Mojave Desert
Kern County Museum
City, County & Government:
City of Ridgecrest Parks and Recreation
Ridgecrest Chamber of Commerce
Ridgecrest Area Convention & Visitors Bureau
Ridgecrest Regional Film Commission
Kern County Library
Community Action Partnership of Kern Oasis Family Resource Center
Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division China Lake, CA
Air Test and Evaluation Squadrons:
VX-9 Vampires and VX-31 Dust Devils
Bureau of Land Management Ridgecrest Field Office
Death Valley National Park
Other:
Kern Arts Council
Desert Artists League
California Turtle and Tortoise Club
KernCrest Audubon Society
China Lake Astronomical Society