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Sisters-based Roundhouse Foundation s gift to fund art gallery, expanded capacity
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) The Sisters-based Roundhouse Foundation is awarding $6 million to the High Desert Museum, the largest single donation in the museum’s nearly 40-year history, the museum announced Thursday.
“The museum is coming up on our 40
th anniversary next year, and this gift is really ready to launch us for the next 40 years,” said Dana Whitelaw, Ph.D, the museum s executive director.
Officials said in the announcement that the gift will support the long-term vision for the future of the museum, which includes more capacity for educational programming, immersive experiences, and in collaboration with Tribal partners, an update of the Museum’s permanent exhibition on the past and present of the Indigenous people of the Columbia Plateau,
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High Desert Museum to reopen interior exhibits, with timed tickets
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New High Desert Museum exhibit looks at beavers
First chance to see new exhibition on beavers
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) With Deschutes County moving into the High Risk category for COVID-19 precautions, the High Desert Museum will welcome visitors into its indoor exhibits starting on Friday.
Timed tickets are highly encouraged, as capacity is limited. Tickets may be reserved at highdesertmuseum.org/tickets.
The Museum’s outdoor exhibitions reopened after a statewide freeze on activities in early December. The change means the public will get its first chance to view the new, original Museum exhibition
‘Risk’ vs reward: Deschutes County businesses weigh limits of reopening
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) Tim Casinelli, Deschutes Brewery s general manager in downtown Bend, is ready to move forward. We ve been waiting for this moment for a long time, Casinelli said Tuesday.
Starting Friday, Deschutes County officially moves down from an extreme risk level to high risk after the county s COVID-19 case counts drop to their lowest levels in months.
This could be a step in the right direction for several industries that have been pummeled by the pandemic.
Casinelli said he s ready to bring employees and customers back into the fold.