Orange Street Mural Unveiling
The Museum of Riverside is partnering with Division 9 Gallery to install a mural along the Orange Street Pedestrian Walkway outside of our construction site. Gallery owner Cosme Cordova has […]
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Main Museum Pedestrian Walkway 3580 Mission Inn Avenue, Riverside, CA, United States
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Artswalk: Mid-Autumn Festival
Corner of Main Street and University Avenue in Downtown Riverside Main Street and University Avenue, Riverside, CAThis year the Mid-Autumn Festival (also known as Moon Festival) is in September! Stop by the Museum of Riverside’s booth at the corner of Main Street and University Avenue from […]
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Art in the Victorian Era (A “Gilded: The Art of Heritage House” Exhibition Program)
Heritage House 8193 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, United StatesJoin us for an afternoon of Victorian arts! Create your own mini-masterpiece in our artist-guided painting workshops, explore the art of gilding, and enjoy a tour of Gilded: The Art […]
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Nights with the Museum – Surviving Remnants of a Century-Old Japantown: Historic Wintersburg, Huntington Beach
Main Library Community Room 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA, United StatesHistoric Wintersburg on the coast in Huntington Beach embodies three generations of the Japanese American experience, from immigration in the late nineteenth century to the return from the federal incarceration camps following World War II. It is a very rare surviving remnant of a century-old Japantown. Find out about this fascinating site, its recent challenges, […]
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Moon Festival
Heritage House 8193 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, United StatesCelebrate Asian cultures under a full moon! Moon festivals are celebrated throughout Asia with moon cakes, lanterns, and gratitude for friends and family. These celebrations originated with the ancient tradition of honoring the moon in autumn for the harvest. The Moon Festival at Heritage House marks the importance of Chinese Americans in building Riverside’s citrus […]
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Artswalk: Victorian Afterlife Rituals
Corner of Main Street and University Avenue in Downtown Riverside Main Street and University Avenue, Riverside, CASpooky season is upon us, and the Museum of Riverside wants to invite you to learn about Victorian rituals surrounding the afterlife. Join us at our booth at the corner of Main Street and University Avenue this Artswalk, Thursday, October 1 from 6 to 9 p.m. as we dive into the world of Victorian practices […]
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250 (Million) Years of Riverside’s Ecology
Riverside-Corona Resource Conservation District 4500 Glenwood Dr A, Riverside, CaliforniaExplore the history of the natural history of Riverside! How was Riverside’s ecology different 250 years ago? Or 250 million years ago when Riverside was underwater?! As Bob Dylan sang, "The Times They Are A-Changin'!" Join us as we discuss these changes and then explore our current ecology on a nature walk around the Riverside-Corona […]
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Riverside’s First Labor Force: Highlighting Native American Labor (First Sundays)
Main Street and Mission Inn Avenue in Downtown RiversideWhat did Riverside look like 250 years ago? Who helped build the Riverside we know today? This First Sundays we’ll explore the Native American labor that helped shape and build our city, then try your hand at building your own mini-canal! Find us at the corner of Mission Inn Avenue and Main Street for this […]
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Fossil Day
La Sierra Library 4600 La Sierra Avenue, Riv, United StatesCalling all fossil lovers! National Fossil Day is October 14, 2026, and we’re excited to talk fossils! Big fossils, small fossils, broken fossils, perfect fossils – we love them all! Join us at La Sierra Library from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. as we talk about what fossils are, why we love them, what they tell […]
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Dark Carnival
Heritage House 8193 Magnolia Avenue, Riverside, CA, United StatesJoin the Museum of Riverside for the Dark Carnival . . . not a midway fair, but a gathering of curiosities and amusements as the Victorians knew them. Enjoy “Tea with the Undertaker." Hear about the life and times of one of Riverside’s preeminent undertakers and funeral directors, Stephen Squire, as well as the skills […]
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“American Agitators” Documentary Screening (Nights with the Museum)
Main Library Community Room 3900 Main Street, Riverside, CA, United StatesJoin us for a screening of the documentary film American Agitators, which focuses on the legacy of labor organizers Fred Ross Sr. and his son, Fred Ross Jr. The elder Ross is credited with helping to invent modern grassroots organizing techniques, and the film covers his work with Dust Bowl migrants, Japanese Americans incarcerated during […]
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Movies on the Lawn: “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” (1941)
Join us for a screening of the gothic horror classic, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1941). From the director who brought to life Gone with the Wind and The Wizard of Oz, Victor Fleming examines the dark side of Victorian psychology in his adaptation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 1886 novella. Dr. Jekyll (Spencer Tracy) proposes […]