January 11th monthly event returns with fossil event
Victor Valley Museum’s Second Saturday returns on Saturday, January 11, 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. with “Diggin’ It!” The monthly programs are an opportunity for visitors and families with children to participate in engaging, hands-on making and art activities related to the museum’s collections emphasizing the High Desert’s cultural and natural history
Diggin It! will provide visitors the opportunity to examine and study like paleontologists and geologists utilizing the fossil evidence from the San Bernardino County Museum’s vast collections. Partnering for this event will be the Western Science Center. Visitors will have the opportunity to create clay molds of native fossils, excavate an Early Cambrian Trilobite, reconstruct a 2-D Mammoth skeleton, and create their own fossilized amber specimen!
Second Saturdays at the Victor Valley Museum and the County Museum’s other exciting events and exhibits reflect the effort by the Board of Supervisors to achieve the Countywide Vision by celebrating the arts, culture, and education in the county, creating quality of life for residents and visitors.
The Victor Valley Museum is a branch of the San Bernardino County Museum located at 11873 Apple Valley Road in Apple Valley. Regular museum days and hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is $5 (adult), $4 (senior or military), and $2.50 (student), EBT cardholders are $1. Children under 5 and the San Bernardino County Museum Association members are free. Parking is free. For more information, visit www.sbcounty.gov/museum. The museum is accessible to persons with disabilities.