Program · STEM & discovery

Sensory Hours at the San Bernardino County Museum

When

Session in progressThird Wednesday of the month, 3–5 p.m. (as posted)

Where

San Bernardino County Museum2024 Orange Tree Lane, Redlands, CA 92374Open in Google Maps ↗

Ages

Check age guidance

Cost

Check official pricingLighting is softened and the museum environment is quieter to create a more comfortable, low-sensory setting; especially welcoming for individuals with sensory sensitivities, including those on the autism spectrum.

Organizer

San Bernardino County Museum

Upcoming dates: Wed, Oct 21 · Wed, Nov 18 · Wed, Dec 16

Monthly low-sensory afternoons (3–5 p.m.) when lighting is softened and the museum environment is quieter, designed for visitors with sensory sensitivities, including those on the autism spectrum, and anyone who prefers a gentler museum experience. Each month an educator-led hands-on cart runs in a different hall: October 21 minerals cart in the Hall of Earth Sciences (magnify, feel and smell minerals, kinetic sand bins); November 18 pinch pots and seed crushing on the History Cart for Native American Heritage Month; December 16 pine-tree textures and scents on the Biodiversity Cart.