High Desert Museum welcomes families for Mid Oregon Credit Union free family free Saturday

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) —  High Desert Museum gave families a chance to spend quality time together, for free.  High Desert Museum welcomed hundreds of families, on Saturday, to experience the Mid Oregon Credit Union family free day. 

“Well, I like that we can go and see all the cool animals,” La Pine resident, Piper Lockman said. “I really haven’t been here ever, except, like, for field trips and school. So it’s really fun, cause some things we didn’t really get to see when we were in the school field trip. So I’m glad that i get to experience that now.”

It’s a chance for families to observe and interact with the latest exhibits and wildlife encounters, for free. 

High Desert Museum’s director of communications & visitor experience, Heidi Hagemeier, told us what people can expect.

“It’s really a wonderful day to throw open our doors to the community,” she said. “They can see everything from otters to art.”

The excitement of free day brought people waiting eagerly outside the museums doors. 

“We see, grandparents and parents and people who may not have been able to really kind of afford and just really enjoy this day, to be able to come in and have a family day,” Stephanie Curtis, Mid Oregon Credit Unions Marketing and Community Engagement Specialist said.

“It’s just been wonderful. It brings a lot of smiles.”

High Desert Museum will be hosting another free day with Mid Oregon Credit Union on February 22.