Museum of Riverside

Programs and Events 

At the Main Museum

3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA 92501 - This site will soon be closed.  Check each program location below.
                 

ArtsWalk The Museum of Riverside participates in the Downtown Riverside ArtsWalk held the first Thursday of each month 6-9 p.m.  Activity and ending time will vary. TWIN LOCATIONS! - Main Street AND the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties November 7, 2024 - Naturalism and nature journals. Get the scoop on Edmund Jaeger's "Magic Circles." December 5, 2024 - National Letter-Writing Day and holiday cards inspired by the art of Miné Okubo 100th Anniversary Programs Celebrate the Museum of Riverside's 100th with programs as diverse as our collections and history.  Locations, times, and topics vary. October 12, 2024 - Candlelight and Corvids, a special program featuring crows, ravens, and Edgar Allan Poe (or someone who looks like him)!  At Heritage House, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. October 17, 2024 - Hear local Cahuilla artist Gerald Clarke reflect on his work and Indigenous peoples' relationships with museums.  At the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, 3:00 p.m. October 20, 2024 - Local author Kate Anger will lead a workshop at Heritage House, 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.  This is a ticketed event. October 24, 2024 - Conversations with a Curator in our 100th anniversary exhibition "Dear Riverside, A Letter to Our First Love."  Chat with Curator of Natural History Ian Wright at noon at the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties. October 25, 2024 - Barbara Wong tells Japanese ghost stories!  At Heritage House, 6:00 - 8:00 p.m. October 26, 2024 - Tea with the Undertaker, noon - 3:00 p.m. November 16, 2024 - Local historian Steve Lech speaks on "Postcards from Mecca" at the Main Library Community Room, 2:00 p.m. November 17, 2024 - Go on a nature hike with our Curator of Natural History Ian Wright at Doty Trust Park, 5410 Golden Avenue, Riverside.  Hike begins at 9:00 a.m.  Bring good shoes, water, a hat, and maybe a camera. November 21, 2024 - "Home Front at Camp Anza: Veteran Storytellers," will take place at 2:00 p.m. at a location TBD.  Coordinated by the Inlandia Institute. December 8, 2024 - You waited all year, and now it's back!  Christmas Open House at Heritage House, from noon to 4:00 p.m. p.m.                                                                                                                      December 12, 2024 - Our 100th anniversary gala!  Book your ticket by clicking here for this glamorous event at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium. First Sundays We're back!  First Sundays are free, family-friendly events from 1-4 p.m., occurring at different locations. November 2-3, 2024 - First Sundays will be part of Dia de los Muertos!  We'll be in front of the Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties, 3855 Market Street. December 1, 2024 - CANCELLED.  Please note: The Center for Social Justice & Civil Liberties is closed on this day. January 5, 2025 - Activity and location to be announced.

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Nights with the Museum

Always Different, Never Boring

Attend fascinating discussions with people from our local community.  No previous expertise necessary!

First Fridays of the month  |  6:30 – 8:00 p.m.  FREE!

Located at the Main Library Community Room, 3900 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside.

TO BE RESCHEDULED:
Eric Focht, Ph.C., Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California Riverside                                                                                                                                                                                                            "California's Avocados, From the Past to the Present and into the Future"     

Take part in this overview of the biology and ecology of the plant in its native Central American/Mexican centers of origin, as well as learn about the history of its introduction to California and where the University of California, Riverside program has taken it.      

Friday, November 1, 2024  |  Nights with the Museum is cancelled because our room at the Main Library is a polling location - Please vote!

Friday, December 6, 2024  |  6:30-8:00 p.m.
Doug Yanega, Entomology Research Museum, University of California, Riverside                                                                                                                                                         

“Invaders! Palm Weevils in Southern California"

                                                                                         

At Heritage House

8193 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA 92504

Heritage House is open!  Book a tour on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday (12:15-3:15 p.m.).  Stop in to see our new exhibition of gorgeous 1920s fashion, "Roaring Riverside: Fashions of the 1920s."
Please make a reservation for your free tour via Eventbrite link here.

Movies on the Lawn: Made in Riverside

Every third Friday during 2024, the Museum's 100th anniversary  |  gates open at sunset, film starts at dusk
Bring your own lawn chair or blanket and dress warmly. Popcorn and other snacks are available for cash purchase only.  Onsite parking is limited.

Every film has a connection to Riverside ... see if you can spot it each month!

October 18, 2024 - "Two on a Guillotine" (1965)

November 15, 2024 - "Strait-Jacket" (1964)

December 20, 2024 - "Double Dynamite" (1951)