MUSEUM HOURS THURSDAY - SUNDAY 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
La Cueva de Luz is home to The Museum of Desert Lights, consisting of over seventy illuminated sculptures made out of old, discarded pieces of metal found on the land around Bishop, California.
To enter La Cueva de Luz is to traverse a portal leading from the bright and every-day "outside" into a tranquil and a bit mysterious place of light, color, reclaimed objects, and mesmerizing music.
Although I just think they are nice to look at, it is not difficult to see the lights as a metaphor for life:
We are made, we are born, we grow, we learn we end up preforming some function, along the way getting a little battered and bruised, then we wear out and die, often buried in the earth; but the shining soul that God gave us remains, it survives and lives in eternity.
A peaceful art- and music-filled shelter where visitors are invited to slow down, feel safe, and spend time in creation.
An acknowledgment of humanity’s oldest instinct to make art — a practice that began in caves and continues here through light, form, color, and imagination.
Discarded metal, shaped by time and use, is given new purpose and meaning, reflecting the enduring nature of the human spirit.
Both a physical presence and a metaphor — illumination that reveals beauty, invites contemplation, and points beyond the material world.
Admission is free, ensuring that art, reflection, and wonder remain open and available to all who wish to experience it.
Created in honor of family, place, and upbringing, La Cueva de Luz is rooted in remembrance and gratitude for what shapes us.
La Cueva de Luz and The Museum of Desert Lights are dedicated to the memory of my parents, Henry and Eileen Berrey, two extraordinary and wonderful people who gave me a beautiful home - a "cave" - in Yosemite Valley in which to grow up, allowing me to see so profoundly that God is the greatest and ultimate artist.
Whether you are a visitor to Bishop or a denizen of the area, I invite you to stop by and experience La Cueva de Luz and The Museum of Desert Lights.
Thank You! Allen Berrey