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Oct-May: Tues, Wed, Fri, Sat & Sun 10am-5pm, Thurs
12pm-8pm / Closed Mon & Holidays
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.
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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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, 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.
