Explore Butte Coun­ty is your host for Butte Coun­ty Muse­um Month! Vis­it muse­ums, gal­leries, and cul­tur­al cen­ters across the coun­ty all-month long.

Get more from your vis­its with our dig­i­tal Muse­um Month Pass­port.

By par­tic­i­pat­ing, you can earn a cus­tom stick­er, com­pete with friends on a vir­tu­al leader­board as you vis­it mul­ti­ple loca­tions, and earn entries into the grand prize draw­ing for a mem­ber­ship to a muse­um of your choice from eli­gi­ble locations.

No Tick­et or Reg­is­tra­tion is Required to Participate!

1. Get your dig­i­tal Muse­um Month Pass­port on your smart­phone at this link: go​.explore​but​te​coun​ty​.com (Noth­ing to down­load, but we rec­om­mend adding it to your cell phone Home screen for quick­er access)
2. Click​“Join the Chal­lenge”. From Mar. 1 – 31, 2025, check-in with a pho­to at par­tic­i­pat­ing muse­ums across Butte County
3. Share your muse­um moments. Once you’ve logged into the web app, vis­it a par­tic­i­pat­ing muse­um and take a pho­to to​“check-in” and upload as proof. Earn a col­lectible Muse­um Month stick­er with 5 check-ins, entries into the grand prize draw­ing with each check-in, and fun dig­i­tal mile­stone badges.

MILE­STONES AND REWARDS

Every check-in at a par­tic­i­pat­ing loca­tion is one entry into our Grand Prize draw­ing, and four (4) Grand Prize win­ners will be ran­dom­ly select­ed to win a mem­ber­ship of their choice from one of the fol­low­ing muse­ums: Cen­ter­ville-Col­man Muse­um, Chico Chil­dren’s Muse­um, Chico His­to­ry Muse­um, Gate­way Sci­ence Muse­um, Gri­d­ley Muse­um, Janet Turn­er Print Muse­um, Muse­um of North­ern Cal­i­for­nia Art (mon­ca), The Stans­bury Home, or the Valene Smith Anthro­pol­o­gy Museum.

Mem­ber­ships have a max val­ue of $100 and will cov­er the win­ner and guest/​family mem­ber for a year.