“We Were Lost in Our Country" will be temporarily closed Feb. 4 – 7 as part of the Museum’s expansion efforts. The exhibition will reopen on Saturday, Feb. 8

Turning Pages Book Club: The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich

Join Museum volunteer docents for a discussion of The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, making connections to the Museum exhibition Cannupa Hanska Luger: Speechless and other artworks featured at the Museum. Participants should have completed the book prior to meeting. Register online for guiding questions that will be discussed at the book club. Arrive early to place a lunch order with the Café! Space is limited, advanced reservations are recommended.

Visit the Museum Shop to purchase The Night Watchman. Members receive 10% off all Shop purchases. 

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Reimagining Found Objects

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Paper Making
10 am – 4 pm | Build a Wind Chime
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling with Monica
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Musica Sierra Presents: Last Night’s Folly
2 pm | Storytelling with Monica 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Life in Miniature

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Monica
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Reno Youth Jazz Orchestra
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytime with Monica

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Layering the Landscape

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Animal Collage
10 am – 4 pm | 3D Landscape
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Washoe County Library
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Performance by Reno Taiko Tsurunokai 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytime with Washoe County Library

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Love is in the Air

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Sew Some Love
10 am – 4 pm | Heartfelt Card Printing
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling with Monica
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Musica Sierra Presents: Music Makers Class
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling with Monica 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Seeing the Land

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, docent-guided tours, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | 3-D Landscapes 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1:30 pm | Art Expeditions
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am, 12:30 pm & 2 pm | Storytime with Monica
12 pm & 1 pm | Reno Philharmonic

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Investigators” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Projects
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling 

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Art on the Map

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Painting with Pigments
10 am – 4 pm | Mapping a Story
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Monica
12 pm & 1:30 pm | A Preview of Bye Bye Birdie
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytime with Monica

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Community Connections

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Project
10 am – 4 pm | Hands-on Art Project
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm| Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytelling with Washoe County Library
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Rhythms of India 
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytelling with Washoe County Library

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.

Hands ON! Second Saturday – Sea Dragons

Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation Hands ON! Second Saturdays offers monthly free admission, hands-on art activities, storytelling, a docent-guided tour, live performances, and community collaborations.  “Art Expeditions” provides children the opportunity to engage with Museum staff and take a closer look at current work on view. New exhibitions, community collaborations, guest performances and monthly themes rotate in this engaging series of monthly programs. 

SCHEDULE 

10 am – 6 pm | Free Admission for all Visitors 
10 am – 4 pm | Porthole Suncatcher 
10 am – 4 pm | Aquatic Tie-Dye
10 am – 2 pm | Uncover Fossils with The Discovery Museum 
10 am – 12 pm | Talk with Annie Alexander 
10:30 am & 1 pm | Art Expeditions with Bonnie
11 am & 2 pm | Public Tour (adult focus)
11 am & 12:30 pm | Storytime with Monica 
12 pm & 1:30 pm | Northern Nevada Desert Songs
2 pm & 3 pm | Storytime with Monica

Title sponsorship for Hands ON! Second Saturdays is provided by the Estelle J. Kelsey Foundation.