Your Investment. Our Future.

The Museum is honored to be selected for this year's Monterey County Gives! From November 14 through December 31, your year-end gift to the Museum goes even further through a pro-rata match for donations up to the first $75,000 received through MCGives!

With incredibly deep roots into the community, we have been engaging Monterey County residents for over a century. Your invesement will help us continue sharing vital information about enviornmental science and local history for generations to come.

Each week you will learn about six different ways your connection with the museum is vital to continue and support, including our:

  • Education programs

  • Collection care

  • Exhibit installation

  • Community outreach

  • Environmental conservation

  • Volunteer opportunities

Please demonstrate your confidence in our Museum and help spark a community of curious minds who are interested in discovering the natural world and cultural history of California’s central coast. Your investment will create the future of a vibrant, engaged, and community connected museum.