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The museum was founded by Donald M. Kerr, a native of Portland, Oregon. [1] [2] Kerr had a passion for natural history that inspired the creation of the museum. [1]In 1974, Kerr established the Western Natural History Institute, and the High Desert Museum was an outgrowth of the institute opening in 1982.
At the time of Kerr's death, the High Desert Museum was a 100,000-square-foot (9,300 m 2) facility with approximately .5 miles (0.80 km) of walking trails connecting the main museum with the birds of prey center and various outdoor exhibits. As of 2015, the museum attracted over 160,000 visitors each year, making it one of the most popular ...
Shoal Creek Living History Museum, Kansas City; Montana. Daniels County Museum & Pioneer Town, Scobey; Nevada City Living History Museum, Virginia City; New Hampshire. Fort at Number 4, Charlestown; Strawbery Banke, Portsmouth; New Jersey. Allaire Village, Wall Township; Historic Cold Spring Village, Cape May; Longstreet Farm, Holmdel Township ...
The city's vast theme park, Six Flags New Orleans (formerly Jazzland), was once another popular Louisiana attraction. The complex opened in 2000 and ran successfully for five years. Darrell Miller
Hi-Desert Nature Museum, Yucca Valley; Human Evolution Research Center, UC Berkeley; Humboldt State University Natural History Museum, Arcata; Humboldt State University Wildlife Museum, Arcata; Imperial Valley College Desert Museum, Ocotillo; John D. Cooper Archaeological and Paleontological Center, Orange County
A Route 66 museum is a museum devoted primarily to the history of U.S. Route 66, a U.S. Highway which served the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Missouri, and Illinois, in the United States from 1926 until it was bypassed by the Interstate highway system and ultimately decommissioned in June 1985.
Frank's work was selected for Art in Embassies/U.S. Department of State [11] for the Ambassador's residence, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. She won the Curator's Choice Award at the Art in the West exhibit, High Desert Museum [12] in Bend, Oregon and the 2020 CollexArt Grand Prize Finalist and Purchase Award.
The term Great American Desert was used in the 19th century to describe the part of North America east of the Rocky Mountains to approximately the 100th meridian. [2] It can be traced to Stephen H. Long's 1820 scientific expedition which put the Great American Desert on the map.