STEAM Saturday: What’s That Habitat?

Family Interactive Gallery Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora Street , Bellingham, WA, United States

Discover the science behind color theory while creating vibrant prints made from shaving cream and food dye. Collaborative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) activities are fun for the whole family. Different animals have different homes. Place these cute critters in their happy habitats. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional […]

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FIG Artist’s Corner: Charley Harper

Family Interactive Gallery Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora Street , Bellingham, WA, United States

Visit the Artist’s Corner in the FIG Studio, which focuses on artists from around the world. The Artist’s Corner offers young guests an opportunity to explore a variety of materials and mediums to create art inspired by the featured artist. Charley Harper had a knack for capturing the beauty and symmetry of nature. Complete a […]

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FIG Studio: Peekaboo Sea Lion

Family Interactive Gallery Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora Street , Bellingham, WA, United States

The FIG Studio is a self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. Now you see it, now you don't! Have fun with this pop-up sea lion puppet. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and the Nuxwsá7aq […]

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Photography Sessions with Red Room Tintype

Syre Education Center 201 Prospect Street, Bellingham, WA, United States

Tintype Photography Sessions Saturday, March 23, 2024 and Sunday, March 24, 2024 10 am – 5 pm both days (30-minute appointments) Syre Education Center LIMITED AVAILABILITY The Whatcom Museum is hosting Seattle-based tintype photographer Kyle McMillin of Red Room Tintype on March 23 and 24. A tintype is an old photography style dating back to […]

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Low Sensory Sunday Hours @ The FIG

Lightcatcher & Family Interactive Gallery 250 Flora Street, Bellingham, WA, United States

The Low Sensory Sundays program offers reserved museum time for children ages 12 and younger with autism spectrum and/or sensory processing needs and their families. We will have tools available and accommodations in place to support your visit. For questions or to access pre-visit materials, contact FIG Supervisor Susan Buck at skbuck@cob.org or 360.778.8985. Free […]

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Photography Sessions with Red Room Tintype

Syre Education Center 201 Prospect Street, Bellingham, WA, United States

Tintype Photography Sessions Saturday, March 23, 2024 and Sunday, March 24, 2024 10 am – 5 pm both days (30-minute appointments) Syre Education Center LIMITED AVAILABILITY The Whatcom Museum is hosting Seattle-based tintype photographer Kyle McMillin of Red Room Tintype on March 23 and 24. A tintype is an old photography style dating back to […]

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FIG Artist’s Corner: Charley Harper

Family Interactive Gallery Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora Street , Bellingham, WA, United States

Visit the Artist’s Corner in the FIG Studio, which focuses on artists from around the world. The Artist’s Corner offers young guests an opportunity to explore a variety of materials and mediums to create art inspired by the featured artist. Charley Harper had a knack for capturing the beauty and symmetry of nature. Complete a […]

Included with admission/Members free
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FIG Studio: Peekaboo Sea Lion

Family Interactive Gallery Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora Street , Bellingham, WA, United States

The FIG Studio is a self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. Now you see it, now you don't! Have fun with this pop-up sea lion puppet. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and the Nuxwsá7aq […]

Included with admission/Members free
Recurring

FIG Artist’s Corner: Charley Harper

Family Interactive Gallery Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora Street , Bellingham, WA, United States

Visit the Artist’s Corner in the FIG Studio, which focuses on artists from around the world. The Artist’s Corner offers young guests an opportunity to explore a variety of materials and mediums to create art inspired by the featured artist. Charley Harper had a knack for capturing the beauty and symmetry of nature. Complete a […]

Included with admission/Members free
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FIG Studio: Sneaky Slinking Leopard

Family Interactive Gallery Lightcatcher Building, 250 Flora Street , Bellingham, WA, United States

The FIG Studio is a self-guided, self-exploratory play-to-learn, make-and-take space for young inquisitive minds to imagine, create, and innovate. Leopards slink low to the ground to stalk their prey. Enjoy moving your leopard through the grass. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]

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