Maturango Museum
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Maturango Museum is located in Ridgecrest, California
, USA. The Museum
is best known for the guided tours of the Coso Rock Art District
located on China Lake Naval Weapons Station. The Museum offers exhibits
and displays featuring both the natural
and the cultural history
and diversity
of the Northern
Mojave Desert
with exhibits of animals, plants, rocks and minerals, Native American
artifacts, and contemporary arts and crafts.
adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
. Ridgecrest is the only incorporated city along US 395
in Kern County. The population was 24,927 at the 2000 census and increased to 27,616 at the 2010 census.
Ridgecrest is surrounded by four mountain
ranges; the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Cosos on the north, the Argus Range on the east, and the El Paso Mountains
on the south. It is approximately 80 miles from the Lancaster
/Palmdale area and approximately 115 miles (185 km) from both Bakersfield and San Bernardino, the three nearest major urban centers.
Arboreta in California
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Ridgecrest, California
Ridgecrest, formerly known as Crumville, was incorporated as a city in 1913. It is located in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, California, adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake . Ridgecrest is the only incorporated city along US 395 in Kern County...
, USA. The Museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
is best known for the guided tours of the Coso Rock Art District
Coso Rock Art District
Coso Rock Art District, containing the Big and Little Petroglyph Canyons, is a rock art site containing over 20,000 of Paleo-Indian and/or Native American Petroglyphs The Coso Range is between the Sierra Nevada and the Argus Range. Indian Wells Valley lies to the south of this location...
located on China Lake Naval Weapons Station. The Museum offers exhibits
Art exhibition
Art exhibitions are traditionally the space in which art objects meet an audience. The exhibit is universally understood to be for some temporary period unless, as is rarely true, it is stated to be a "permanent exhibition". In American English, they may be called "exhibit", "exposition" or...
and displays featuring both the natural
Natural
Natural is an adjective that refers to Nature.Natural may refer too:In science and mathematics:* Natural transformation, category theory in mathematics* Natural foods...
and the cultural history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
and diversity
Biodiversity
Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...
of the Northern
Northern
-Geography:* Northern , various regions, states, territories, etc.* Northern Range, a range of hills in Trinidad* Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States-Education:* Northern University , various institutions...
Mojave Desert
Desert
A desert is a landscape or region that receives an extremely low amount of precipitation, less than enough to support growth of most plants. Most deserts have an average annual precipitation of less than...
with exhibits of animals, plants, rocks and minerals, Native American
Indigenous peoples of the Americas
The indigenous peoples of the Americas are the pre-Columbian inhabitants of North and South America, their descendants and other ethnic groups who are identified with those peoples. Indigenous peoples are known in Canada as Aboriginal peoples, and in the United States as Native Americans...
artifacts, and contemporary arts and crafts.
Exhibits
Annual Events
- Annual Dinner
- Wildflower Show
- Sylvia Winslow Exhibit Gallery Show
- Ridgecrest Desert Wildflower Festival
Location / Description
Ridgecrest was incorporated as a city in 1963. Formerly known as Crumville, it is located in the Indian Wells Valley in northeastern Kern County, CaliforniaKern County, California
Spreading across the southern end of the California Central Valley, Kern County is the fifth-largest county by population in California. Its economy is heavily linked to agriculture and to petroleum extraction, and there is a strong aviation and space presence. Politically, it has generally...
adjacent to the Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake
- About : is part of under Commander, Navy Installation Command and is located in the Western Mojave Desert region of California, approximately north of Los Angeles. Occupying three counties – Kern, San Bernardino and Inyo – the installation’s closest neighbors are the cities of Ridgecrest,...
. Ridgecrest is the only incorporated city along US 395
U.S. Route 395
U.S. Route 395 is a U.S. Route in the western United States. The southern terminus of the route is in the Mojave Desert at Interstate 15 near Hesperia. The northern terminus is at the Canadian border near Laurier, where the road becomes Highway 395 upon entering British Columbia. At one time, the...
in Kern County. The population was 24,927 at the 2000 census and increased to 27,616 at the 2010 census.
Ridgecrest is surrounded by four mountain
Mountain
Image:Himalaya_annotated.jpg|thumb|right|The Himalayan mountain range with Mount Everestrect 58 14 160 49 Chomo Lonzorect 200 28 335 52 Makalurect 378 24 566 45 Mount Everestrect 188 581 920 656 Tibetan Plateaurect 250 406 340 427 Rong River...
ranges; the Sierra Nevada on the west, the Cosos on the north, the Argus Range on the east, and the El Paso Mountains
El Paso Mountains
The El Paso Mountains are located in central southern California in the United States. The range lies in a southwest-northeasterly direction east of Highway 14, and north of the Rand Mountains and Randsburg Red Rock Road. Red Rock Canyon State Park lies at the western end of the range.The mountains...
on the south. It is approximately 80 miles from the Lancaster
Lancaster, California
Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the high desert, near the Kern County line. Lancaster currently ranks as the 30th largest city in California, and the 148th largest city in the United States. Lancaster is the principal city within the Antelope Valley...
/Palmdale area and approximately 115 miles (185 km) from both Bakersfield and San Bernardino, the three nearest major urban centers.
See also
Arboreta in California
Aquaria in California
Botanical gardens in California
Forts in California
- Museums list
- Nature Centers in California
Observatories in California
Resources
- Museums in the USA: California
- Southern California Museums & Historical Sites
- California Association of Museums
- California Historical Societies and Museums
- LA Tourist: Museums
- House Museums, Open Air Museums and Ship Museums in Southern California
- Things to do in Los Angeles