Staff Lectures are illustrated presentations by museum curators and professional staff discussing current research and new discoveries. The presentations are best enjoyed by school-age children and adults. Each lecture starts at 2:00 p.m. and each is free with museum admission.

2012 - 2013

• Sep 30, 2012: The Science Behind the ShakeOut with Senior Curator Kathleen Springer, 2 p.m.
• Oct 07, 2012: Immigrants, Natives, Icons with Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• Jan 19, 2013: The birds of Salton Sea: a field trip introduction with Museum Director Robert L. McKernan, 2 p.m.
• Jan 20, 2013: Cajon Pass: Faults Reveal Fossils, with Senior Curator Kathleen Springer, 2 p.m.
• Feb 10, 2013: Fossils, Evolution and Darwin with Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• Feb 24, 2013: Geologic Time: How We Tell It with Senior Curator Kathleen Springer, 2 p.m.
• Mar 23, 2013: The three critical things in a bird's life: molt, migration, and breeding, with Museum Director Robert L. McKernan, 2 p.m.
• Apr 21, 2013: Fire and Ice with Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott, 2 p.m.
• May 12, 2013: Cradles in the Desert with Curator of Paleontology Eric Scott, 2 p.m.

Gallery Walks

2012 - 2013

• Oct 06, 2012: Museum collections in ornithology: a tour of SBCM's avian biodiversity for tomorrow's world, with Robert L. McKernan, 2 p.m.
• Jan 04, 2013: Paper Trails with Curator of History Michele Nielsen, 1 p.m.
• Mar 08, 2013: Always a Bridesmaid with Curator of History Michele Nielsen, 1 p.m.
• Jun 28, 2013: Home Team with Curator of History Michele Nielsen, 1 p.m.