GENERAL INFORMATION

PARTIES

Let the Whatcom Museum make your birthday party fun and convenient! Enjoy a private room for cake eating and gift opening. Participate in a special hands–on activity just for your party guests. And enjoy a special birthday game. Price includes 10 children and one hour of private use of the children’s craft room in the ARCO Exhibits Building. One adult chaperone per five children required.

The cost is $60 for Museum members,
and $75 for non-Museum members.

Please call (360)778-8973 for reservations.

 

History

The Whatcom Children’s Museum opened to the public on Jan. 7, 1989. Then known as the Children’s Museum Northwest, it became a division of the Whatcom Museum in March 1992. This step enabled the Children’s Museum to continue to expand its exhibits and relationships with other institutions.

In 1995, a full–scale renovation was carried out on it’s building at 121 Prospect St. Tremendous community support was demonstrated through the donation of labor, materials and monies. The Whatcom Children’s Museum building was purchased in 1999 by the Whatcom Museum Society and dedicated as the George S. Graham building on Sept. 30, 2000. The sale of the Whatcom Children’s Museum building is expected to be completed in early 2009, providing needed funding to develop and building exhibits for the new Lightcatcher Building under construction at the corner at Grand Avenue and Flora Street.