Riverside Metropolitan Museum
Programs and Events
UPCOMING:
Tour
Uncovering Ancient Mexico: The Mystery of Tlatilco
with guest curator Catharina Santasilia
Sunday, November 18, 2018, 1:00 pm | Riverside Art
Museum
40th Annual Victorian Christmas Open House
Sunday, December 9, 2018 | 11:30 am
- 4:30 pm | Free | Heritage House
Step back in time and experience the spirit of a traditional Victorian
Christmas one would have seen in the 1890s. This family-friendly celebration
features Father Christmas; a unique range of musical entertainment which
includes caroling, authoharps, dulcimers, bagpipes, and a barbershop quartet;
sweets and hot-mulled cider
Citrus Heritage Day
Saturday, February 2, 2019 | 12 - 4 pm | Free | Arlington
Library,
9556
Magnolia Ave., Riverside, CA 92503
Celebrate citrus! Join us at the
library for a fun-filled day of citrus-themed activities
including story time, hands-on crafts, and visit the small
exhibition in the library's lobby to learn more about the
citrus history of the Arlington area!
First Sundays -
Gung Hay Fat Choy!
Sunday, February 3, 2019 | 1 – 4 pm | Free | RMM Front Steps
Visit the
Riverside Metropolitan Museum on Sunday, February 3, from
1:00 pm – 4:00 pm during First Sundays for a special family
activity celebrating the Chinese New Year (actual date
02/05). Learn Chinese games, make special crafts to help
celebrate, and don’t miss out on the special lion dance
performance!
First Sundays - Beans (It’s National
Bean Day!)
Sunday, January,
6, 2019 | 1 – 4 pm | Free | RMM Front Steps
Everybody knows that the bean is a magical fruit! Let's
learn about the history of the bean, plant your own, and
make some bean-themed artwork!
First Sundays - Citrus
Sunday, March 3,
2019 | 1 – 4 pm | Free | RMM Front Steps
Visit the Museum for some citrus fun. Learn about the
history of the city’s citrus industry. Create your own
orange crate label and “pick oranges” like workers in the 19th
century groves. We’ll be making orange juice and tasting a
variety of citrus fruits!
First Sundays - Interesting Insects
Sunday, April 7,
2019 | 1 – 4 pm | Free | RMM Front Steps
Let’s learn all about the largest
group of animal species --insects! From ants to beetles,
we’ll
explore all the cool things that make insects so important
to life here on Earth! Special guests from UCR’s Department
of Entomology will be here with live insects!
First Sundays - Captain Carl and His
Mobile Tidepool
Sunday, May 5,
2019 | 1 – 4 pm | Free | RMM Front Steps
The Captain will bring live sea animals to discuss how
climate change is affecting our fragile ecosystem and will
give kids the special opportunity to interact with it. Kids will have the opportunity to hold a starfish,
squeeze a sea squirt, and touch an urchin.
Chinese Moon Festival
Friday, September, 13, 2019 | 6 - 8 pm | Heritage
House
The Chinese Moon Festival, which is also known as the
Mid-Autumn Festival, is a traditional Chinese Celebration
that dates back to the Tang Dynasty. It is celebrated every
year on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month in the Chinese
calendar when the moon is at its fullest and brightest of
the year. Traditionally, it is a family holiday, when
families gather to watch the full moon rise and enjoy
pastries made specifically for the event called “moon
cakes”. These small cakes along with hot tea will be
available for purchase during the festival.
