Events

The wide variety of community workshops, field trips, and family events organized by the museum has included Native American cedar-working demonstrations taught by tribal elders and nature discovery rafting trips. Events such as an annual winter solstice celebration have become highly anticipated events in the Eugene area.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, May 24, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission. 

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, May 24, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission. 

Blue Star Museum Days Begin

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

The museum offers free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, May 31, 2013 - 1:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission. 

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, May 31, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission. 

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Little Wonders: Stories and Activities for Pre-Kindergarteners

Wednesday, June 5, 2013 - 11:00am - 12:00pm

Fish is Fish by Leo Lionni

Listen as a traveling frog returns to his pond to share stories of his adventures.  Children will make their own animal habitats and play a game of fish and frogs.  Admission is free.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, June 7, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, June 7, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Tradition Keepers opens

Friday, June 14, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Tradition Keepers - Cornhusk Weavings by Kelli Palmer and Joy Ramirez

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, June 14, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, June 14, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Art and Culture Weekend - free admission

Saturday, June 15, 2013 - 11:00am - Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 5:00pm

MNCH and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art celebrate UO Commencement by offering visitors free admission to both museums all weekend!

Patricia Montoya Donohue

Sunday, June 16, 2013 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm

MNCH is delighted to feature Eugene basket maker and ceramic artist Patricia Montoya Donohue during Art and Culture Weekend this year!  Join Patricia in the museum courtyard for a demonstration of cherry bark pouch making, and learn cordage techniques using Northwest sweetgrass and iris leaves.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, June 21, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, June 21, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, June 26, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, June 28, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, June 28, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, July 3, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, July 5, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, July 5, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, July 12, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, July 12, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, July 17, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, July 19, 2013 - 1:00pm - 2:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, July 19, 2013 - 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, July 26, 2013 - 1:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, July 26, 2013 - 3:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, July 31, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway opens

Friday, August 2, 2013 - 11:00am

Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway with Artist Ray Troll and Paleontologist Kirk Johnson

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 2, 2013 - 1:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 2, 2013 - 3:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Archaeology Summer Camp - Session 1 begins

Monday, August 5, 2013 - 9:00am - 4:00pm

Using the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology, campers ages 7 to 11 will explore Oregon's diverse heritage, natural landscapes, and ecosystems.  Camp activities encourage cooperation and instill a sense of wonder and stewardship for Oregon's past, present, and future.  Session 1 is designed for new campers and children with little to no museum experience.     <

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 9, 2013 - 1:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 9, 2013 - 3:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, August 14, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 16, 2013 - 1:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 16, 2013 - 3:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Archaeology Summer Camp - Session 2 begins

Monday, August 19, 2013 - 9:00am - 4:00pm

Using the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology, campers ages 7 to 11 will explore Oregon's diverse heritage, natural landscapes, and ecosystems.  Camp activities encourage cooperation and instill a sense of wonder and stewardship for Oregon's past, present, and future.  Session 2 is designed for returning campers and other children with some experience at the museum.  &nb

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, August 21, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 3:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 23, 2013 - 1:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Free Admission Day

Wednesday, August 28, 2013 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Join us at the museum today - your admission is on us!

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 30, 2013 - 1:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Guided Tour Offered

Friday, August 30, 2013 - 3:00pm

Enhance your museum visit with a tour guided by one of our knowledgeable volunteers.  Tours are included with the cost of admission.

Blue Star Museum Days - Final Weekend!

Saturday, August 31, 2013 - 11:00am - Sunday, September 1, 2013 - 5:00pm

The museum offers free admission to active duty military personnel and their families from Memorial Day through Labor Day.  Join us for the final weekend!

Final Day - Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway

Sunday, February 23, 2014 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Cruisin' the Fossil Freeway with Artist Ray Troll and Paleontologist Kirk Johnson

Final Day - Tradition Keepers Cornhusk Weavings

Saturday, June 14, 2014 - 11:00am - 5:00pm

Tradition Keepers - Cornhusk Weavings by Kelli Palmer and Joy Ramirez