Visit the Lightcatcher building to see local artwork created by Whatcom Hills Waldorf School students and to watch a musical performance by the Bellingham Youth Jazz Band. Kids can explore the Family Interactive Gallery activity stations and art studio. Our current exhibitions, Katazome Today and People of the Sea and Cedar will also be open […]
Celebrate Japanese Children’s Day with the return of the Museum’s Family Activity Day at the Lightcatcher. This reduced admission day is fun for all ages with performances, crafts, and games. Visit our exhibition Katazome Today, craft a Koinobori-inspired carp streamer, practice your Kendama skills, and more! $3 General Admission/Museum members free The Whatcom Museum acknowledges […]
Make it a date night! Enjoy a prix fixe 3-course Italian dinner at Bar Cicotti inside the Lightcatcher building. Chef Jonathan Cicotti creates recipes rooted in his Italian family’s traditions from Cento in Northern Italy. After a tasty dinner, join Museum Curator of Art Amy Chaloupka in the Lightcatcher lobby to begin a tour of […]
Join Bellingham Parks & Recreation for guest speaker Dr. Anne Marie Tietjen who will discuss her experiences during 12 months of working as a clinical psychologist at the National Referral Hospital in Thimphu, Bhutan, including the challenges and revelations of developing treatments that bridge healing traditions and reflect the specific realities of rapid Westernization in […]
Join the local Audubon Society for their monthly program, held in person in the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall. Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) has been conducting the annual Puget Sound Ecosystem Monitoring Program winter aerial surveys since 1993 to monitor wintering abundance and trends of marine avian species and selected marine […]
Watch the movie The Mountain Runners, at the Pickford Film Center, in anticipation of the opening of the Museum’s exhibit, Mountain Runners: America’s First Endurance Race and its Legacy Today. The film tells the story of the Mount Baker Marathon, America’s first mountain endurance/adventure foot race. First run in 1911, the grueling 28-to-32-mile race to the […]
Join experts from the North Cascades Audubon Society in the John M. Edson Hall of Birds to learn about migration, conservation, birds in peril, and the importance of studying bird specimens today. The exhibit provides a variety of interactives, including video and audio files, and hands-on activities for children. All ages welcome to this drop-in […]
Unwind at the Museum this summer with our monthly yoga program. Instructor Kelly Villarreal will lead participants through hour-long classes designed to relax and de-stress while soaking in the evening light in the Lightcatcher courtyard. Leave feeling centered and re-energized for the weekend. $20 per class Non-Members/$15 per class Museum Members $50 For all three […]
Learn more about the artists and artwork featured in Katazome Today: Migrations of a Japanese Art from the Museum’s Curator of Art, Amy Chaloupka. She’ll discuss the history of this Japanese art technique, as well as the processes and interpretations of the contemporary artists featured in the show. Tours begin in the lobby.
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