Desert Museum - Party of Choice


A Desert Gala exclusive with a twist! Enjoy a private party of your choosing, for you and your friends. Want to throw a never-to-be-forgotten party for that special someone? Or a special treat for your out-of-town friends?

Choose from:

  1. An Overnight Stay for four in the Desert Museum's guesthouse. Includes a twilight tour of the Museum's grounds with Craig Ivanyi, Executive Director, and a sunset gourmet dinner for four. Settle into your guest quarters for the night and awake to a wonderful breakfast and a behind-the-scenes tour of your choice from one of the Museum's Curators;

  2. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres for ten guests and a behind-the-scenes tour of the Museum's Mineral Vault by Debra Colodner, Education Director of the Center for Sonoran Desert Studies; or

  3. A children's birthday party complete with pizza, salad, cake and ice cream, Desert Museum-inspired party favors, and a private presentation of the Museum's acclaimed Desert Ark program. This party may take place in your home, or on the Museum grounds!

We'll do the work, you just show up and let us pamper you Desert Museum style!

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