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VISIT PALM SPRINGS TOP ATTRACTIONS!  Palm
Springs Art Museum
Art Galleries Ever-Changing Attractions Spacious art wings provide provocative, special art exhibitions. Visitors can view prestigious traveling exhibitions and enjoy different presentations from the Museum's broad permanent collection. They can browse through galleries featuring 19th-century landscapes and classic western American art, then explore exhibitions of bold contemporary paintings and sculpture. A premier collection and a selection of miniature rooms intrigue visitors of all ages. The vast permanent collection
also emphasizes modern and contemporary art, with a particular
focus on California. The collection is a continually growing
resource of engrossing works that draw visitors again and
again. Natural Science Galleries To comprehend nature is to nourish the soul. In
the natural science wing a variety of permanent exhibitions
emphasize the excitement of nature. Interpretive dioramas
show desert life in its natural state, while displays of rattlesnakes, PERFORMANCES While its expansive stage
can accommodate legitimate theater and full-scale symphony
orchestras, the Annenberg
Theater radiates a warmth and intimacy that are wonderfully
appealing to smaller audiences.
Celebrating human achievement 
Acclaimed
for its ideal acoustics, the 450-seat Annenberg Theater hosts
world-class, dance, theater and music performances. The theater
also features lecture and film series and serves as a host
venue for the Palm Springs International Film Festival. Sculpture
Gardens, Museum Store,Toor Gallery Care Places to explore
Stroll through art galleries and sunstruck sculpture gardens.
Sit on a shadowy bench and contemplate the natural splendor
of the towering Santa Rosa Mountains. Discover a cornucopia
of gifts and treasures in the Museum Store. Enjoy lunch and
a cup of tea or cappuccino in the Toor Gallery Cafe beside
a soothing fountain. Explore. Grand-scale diormas bring the
outdoors inside and offer a close-up look at native animals
and plants in their natural desert environment. Visitors can
watch a working seismograph record earthquake activity. Guided
by the Museum's rich displays of Native American basketry
and artifacts, they can travel through time and imagine life
in an early Cahuilla village.
Nature Field Trips and Treks Fostering appreciation for the desert landscape Twice weekly, from October through April, Museum naturalists offer an array of nature hikes rated easy, moderate or strenuous. Destinations include dozens of desert canyons, native palm oases and mountain wilderness areas surrounding Mt. San Jacinto State Park. Visitors may call the Museum about upcoming field trips.
Education - More Than a Museum Creating An Educated Future The very heart of the Museum's mission is education. A vital outreach program enhances the art and natural science curricula at local schools. Elementary students have an opportunity to study art and natural science in Museum classrooms. Lectures, studio art classes and University of California Extension courses are regularly available for adults. Docents offer daily tours of the Museum and weekly gallery talks. Annual Family Days provide the community with rich, family-oriented learning activities. Toor Gallery Cafe:
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sidewinders, gilamonsters, kangaroo rats, desert tortoises,
lizards and scorpions literally come to life. Visitors can
glimpse the secret nocturnal lifestyle of native animals,
observe how they survive the desert heat and learn how their
behavior changes from day to night. They can visualize the
nearby San Andreas Fault on a graphic map of earthquake country
and see a life-like depiction of the amazing Salton Sea with
its abundant migratory bird life.
