Upcoming Events

2025-2026 Speaker Series

For more information: [email protected].
Museum Annual Passholders and Coachella Valley Educators receive 20% off

Stewardship: Dedication to Conservation
Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 6:00 p.m.
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The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians have stewarded Coachella Valley land since time immemorial. Learn about land returns and partnerships, the Tribe's efforts to protect animals like the Peninsular bighorn sheep and its conservation of wildlands with Margaret Park, AICP, ACBCI Chief Planning Officer, and on-going partnerships with Elizabeth M. King, Executive Director, Coachella Valley Mountains Conservancy.

Legacy: Law and Indian Land
Wednesday, January 14, 2026, 6:00 p.m.
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Each year, the Richard M. Milanovich Legacy Hike raises funds and awareness for an Educational Fellowship with the UCLA Native Nations Law & Policy Center. These scholars focus on Indian nations’ laws and gain legal training through clinical programs before embarking on careers in legal academia. Join Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Chairman Reid D. Milanovich and Secretary-Treasurer Savana R. Saubel as they discuss the program with current Richard M. Milanovich fellow in Law W. Tanner Allread (Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma).

Arts Workshop with Gerald Clarke
Saturday, January 31, 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

$150 (includes Museum admission, supplies, instruction, and provided lunch)
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Join Cultural Educator/Artist Gerald Clarke (Cahuilla) to create rattle paintings on wood. Participants will learn more about Clarke's artistic process and painting style while practicing shading and highlighting techniques, making their rattles appear three dimensional. After focused instruction and skill building exercises, participants will complete the cut-out rattle forms with their own designs.

For more information: [email protected].

2026 Winter-Spring Drop-In Days

Included with Museum admission
Group tours take place at 11:00 a.m. on a first-come basis. Space is limited.

Drop-in between 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. for experiences including group tours, hands-on object observation, and gallery activities. Wednesdays in 2026: January 7, February 4, March 4, April 1, May 6.

2026 Gallery Walkthroughs
Included with Museum admission Walkthroughs take place at 11:00 a.m. on a first-come basis. Space is limited.

Agua Caliente Indian Reservation: 150 Years with Moraino Patencio (Agua Caliente)
Saturday, January 17, 11:00 a.m.

A walkthrough highlighting the Change, Adaptation, and Self-Determination timeline chronicling 150 years of the Agua Caliente Indian Reservation.

Native Plants: Landscapes of our Ancestors with Larea Lewis (Agua Caliente)
Tuesday, February 24, 11:00 a.m.

A walkthrough highlighting native plants throughout the canyon landscapes of Our Land and in the Museum's Education Garden.