Palm Springs Desert Museum

101 Museum Drive
Palm Springs, CA 92262-5659
For more information: 760-322-4800

Museum Hours: Closed Mondays and major holidays
Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Thursdays, 12 noon – 8 p.m.
Store, box office and café open during Museum hours

Admission Prices:
Free to members and youth 17 years of age and under
$12.50/adult
$10.50 seniors 62 plus
$5.00 for students and active military personnel with I.D.
Free public admission every Thursday from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Group tours available

If you want to get a feel for the history and background of Palm Springs, there is no better place to do it than the Palm Springs Desert Museum, located just off Palm Canyon Drive in the heart of downtown Palm Springs, California.

You can spend hours on end wandering the galleries in this 83,000-square-feet structure that represents a unique amalgam of natural history, desert life, Hollywood glitz, presidential politics, upscale retirement and the fine and performing arts. You’ll begin to get a glimpse of the many facets of the Palm Springs community here.

You can understand volumes about a culture by viewing its artwork so head over to the Western and Native American Art gallery, where you’ll see an impressive exhibit of Cahuilla basketry and other cultural artifacts, which remains on permanent exhibit. The museum's facilities include a lecture hall, art and natural science classrooms, the Sinatra Sculpture Court, 2 sculpture gardens and the Annenberg Theater, as well as a cafe, Museum store and box office.

Be sure to take advantage of the variety of programs that are offered on a year-round basis that include nature hikes, children's workshops, a docent council, community outreach, films, concerts, symphonies, opera and drama.

Directions

Located in downtown Palm Springs on Museum Drive
at Tahquitz Canyon Way, just west of N. Palm Canyon Drive