Riverside Museum Associates

Nights with the Museum
2026-02-26 18:00 - 19:30 (America/Los_Angeles) | Main Library
There and Back Again:
Bringing Museum Best Practices Home
What happens when you get a bunch of natural history and database experts in a room together? You learn from each other! Come hear about all the behind the scenes work that goes into preserving and digitizing our natural history collections!

February 26 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Joseph the Reptile Hunter
2026-03-01 13:00 - 16:00 | Main Street and Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92501, United States
Join us at the Museum of Riverside booth on the corner of Main Street and Mission Inn Avenue from 1-4 p.m. for First Sundays!
Special guest Joseph Hart, the Reptile Hunter, is back! Join us at the Museum of Riverside booth on the corner of Main Street and Mission Inn Avenue from 1-4 p.m. as he shares his live snakes and lizards. See the animals up close to learn about what makes these creatures special and how they’ve adapted to their environments. This event is FREE and family-friendly!

Riverside’s Native Wildflowers – MoR at Artswalk
2026-03-05 18:00 - 21:00 | Main Street & University Ave., Riverside, CA, United States
Join us this Artswalk and vote for your favorite local wildflower!

Riverside is full of local flowers, but the city doesn’t have an official one! As Californians, we’re familiar with the California Poppy, but how familiar are you with Riverside’s other local wildflowers? Join us this Artswalk and vote for your favorite local wildflower. Which one do you think should be the City’s official flower? Find the Museum of Riverside’s booth at the corner of Main St & University Ave from 6-9 p.m.

“A Victorian Naturalist: Riverside’s Butterfly Man”
2026-03-14 12:00 - 16:00 | Heritage House, 8193 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, 92504
Celebrate the opening of A Victorian Naturalist: Riverside’s Butterfly Man at Heritage House. Tour the exhibition and step outside into the gardens for an ecologist’s dream! Stroll through a butterfly tent, spot butterflies in the gardens with a curator, illustrate an insect, and even name your own! This event is free and family-friendly. Join the first tour at 12:15 p.m. and gain insight into the exhibition from the curator. Be sure to book your tour of the house here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1504958865479?aff=oddtdtcreator

LiTEArature: A Faerie-Themed Afternoon Tea
2026-03-21 14:00 - 16:00 | Heritage House, 8193 Magnolia Ave, Riverside, CA, 92504
Our whimsical tea party is back!
LiTEArature is fluttering into the gardens of Heritage House. This year, we’re featuring the Victorian fairy craze! Glide through the glade, shimmer in the gardens, and recline under the trees with the denizens of the fae.
Tea, sandwiches, and sweet treats will be served.
Join us for this whimsical afternoon in the gardens of Heritage House. 8193 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, 92504

Tickets:• $25 per person
