Maidu Museum & Historic Site
Opening Day
Please join us for our grand opening in our new museum with a new name!
Saturday, February 13
9:00am - 4:00pm & 6:30pm - 8:00pm
Free event
Opening program: 9:30am
Guided Museum Tours: 10:00am & 1:00pm
Native Storytelling: 11:30am & 2:30pm
New Exhibits Come Alive: 12:00pm -1:00pm
Cultural Heritage Speaker Series:
7:00pm -8:00pm (doors open at 6:30)
Dugan Aguilar: "Deeper than Gold:Indian Life in the
Sierra Foothills, images and stories" *Please note that we will be closed for the month of January while we move to our new location. 
The Maidu Museum & Historic Site offer a safe, fenced natural haven for families and individuals who want a brief respite from the hustle and bustle of city life. Graced by oak trees and bordered on the south by a branch of Linda Creek/Strap Ravine, the nature area offers a loop trail that takes you past ancient petroglyphs and hundreds of bedrock mortars for grinding acorns,evidence of Nisenan / southern Maidu occupation of the site for thousands of years. Inside the museum you'll find exhibits portraying the Maidu way of life. Thank you to News 10 for their wonderful report on the Maidu Interpretive Center!
Volunteer
at the Maidu Museum! Volunteers are welcome at the Maidu Museum. Join the Culture-Nature team at the Maidu Museum and help teach children who gain valuable cultural knowledge through school tours. Volunteers gain valuable experience while enhancing their knowledge of native culture, environment, and helping children learn and grow. Next volunteer training starts on February 16, 2010 from 9am-12pm. Training is held on Tuesdays and Thursdays for six weeks. For more information, please contact the Maidu Interpretive Center at (916) 774-5934.
Currently Recruiting for: - Tour Guides
- Front Desk / Gift Shop Assistants
- Special Event Assistants
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Indian Museum, Nature Learning Center & Historic Site
1970 Johnson Ranch Drive
Roseville, CA 95661
(916) 774-5934
(916) 772-6161 [Fax]
Hours*
Monday - Friday: 9 am - 4 pm
Second Saturday: 9:00 am -4 pm
*Please note we will be closed to the public through 2/12. Please join us for our grand opening in our new location on Sat 2/13. See website for more details.
Daily Tours
Monday -Friday: 10 am
2nd Saturdays 10 am & 1pm Fees
$4.50/ Adult
$4.00/ Child
$16/ Family of Four Weekday Afternoon Discount
Monday - Friday
$2/ person 2 pm - 4 pm
Directions Custom directions from your location to the Interpretive Center
I 80 to Douglas East. East on Douglas to Rocky Ridge. Turn right (south) on Rocky Ridge. Watch for Johnson Ranch Drive sign. Turn left onto Johnson Ranch Drive (no light or stop sign there). The Maidu Interpretive Center is the next building past the Maidu Elementary School. (You can not reach us by driving into Maidu Regional Park. We are along the road that circles the park).
A Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
Target Grant Funds "Access For All" Tours
A Target grant enabled 250 children, their teachers and chaperones to participate in free guided tours at the Maidu Interpretive Center.
Individuals from the following Title I schools and special needs organizations benefited from the Target sponsorship: Elkhorn Village Elementary, Kaseberg Elementary, Bell Avenue Elementary, Atkinson Youth Service School and Willow Glen Care Center.
We appreciate your support of Cultural Heritage Education. Thank you,Target! |
