Enjoy an evening at the museum with cultural heritage exhibits,contemporary art gallery as well as informative and entertaining speakers. Doors open at 6:30pm with coffee and dessert. Free entrance. Cultural Heritage Speaker 7:00pm- 8:00pm Brian Baker, CSUS Native Studies Professor “'Imaginary Indians' as Artifacts of Power” This presentation highlights connections and continuities between historical and contemporary images of American Indians existing in popular culture. Included are visual representations of various objects collected by Professor Baker, which were featured in “The Americana Indian” exhibit at Sacramento State from “Columbus Day” to “Thanksgiving” (2009). These objects, whether visual or textual, as “Americana Indian artifacts,” are tools, ornaments and texts designed to cultivate the reserved yet restricted space allotted to “Indians” in the American imagination. As a result, “imaginary Indians” reflect a colonial narrative and are essential to an American history and identity.
Campfire Evenings
Third Fridays • 7:30-8:30
September 17 October 15
Campfires in the new Amphitheater
All ages Re-create the peaceful evenings of earlier days as you gather around the campfirefor songs and stories. We'll roast marshmallows at the end of theprogram! Drop-in, no registration is required.
Fee: $5 per person or $16 family of four. Children under age 2 free.
Free Admission Sat • September 25
Museum Day is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian Magazine in which participating museums across the country, including the Maidu Museum & Historic Site, open their doors for free to anyone presenting a Museum Day Ticket. Please register here for your ticket and for a complete list of participating museums. Family Fun Days at the Maidu Museum! Every second Saturday enjoy a whole day of family activities for one small price. Learn about the Maidu Indians, their culture and animals of the area and listen to traditional stories.
You can spend an entire Saturday at the Center for only $16/family: • 10:00am: Take a guided tour of the historic site, an ancient Indian village site • 11:30am: Enjoy Native American stories in the Roundhouse exhibit • 12:00pm Enjoy a picnic lunch on the patio and watch local wildlife in the garden • 1:00pm: Enjoy the exhibits and hands on activities inside the museum • 2:30pm: Enjoy Native American stories in the Roundhouse exhibit Make it a special Second Saturday!
Past Events
Annual Spring Celebration "Leafing Out of Spring"
Free Community Event Sunday, April 25 2010 10:00am–3:00pm
Thank you to all who came out to for the annual spring celebration in the new museum.A big thank you also to everyone who made the day a success, California Indian dancers, skill demonstrators, those who gave tours through the Historic Site, old ways craft demonstrators, children's activity leaders, storytellers,and Native craft fair participants. New this year was a Native American poet symposium which was enjoyed by all. Check back for details for Spring Celebration 2011!
Sponsored by: United Auburn Indian Community/Thunder Valley, Sierra Native Alliance, and Placer County Children’s System of Care.
Free Community Event