Join the North Cascades Audubon Society for their monthly program, held in-person to the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall. Sue Cottrell will share photos and stories about a trip she co-led to Veracruz, Mexico in October of 2022 to experience the “Rio de Rapaces.” Veracruz is located at one of the narrowest parts of […]
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. Add some sparkle to your day. Design a rainbow fish based on the award-winning book about a beautiful fish who finds friendship. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
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. Add some sparkle to your day. Design a rainbow fish based on the award-winning book about a beautiful fish who finds friendship. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
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. Add some sparkle to your day. Design a rainbow fish based on the award-winning book about a beautiful fish who finds friendship. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
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. Add some sparkle to your day. Design a rainbow fish based on the award-winning book about a beautiful fish who finds friendship. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish […]
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. Add some sparkle to your day. Design a rainbow fish based on the award-winning book about a beautiful fish who finds friendship. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
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. These fearsome creatures have a lot of bite! Make a jaw-some shark puppet with a moveable mouth. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
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 […]
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. These fearsome creatures have a lot of bite! Make a jaw-some shark puppet with a moveable mouth. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
Join the Whatcom County Historical Society for a local history program in the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall with Mary McGoffin. She’ll talk about her book, Under the Red Roof, which chronicles the history of Northern State Hospital in Sedro-Woolley. $5 Suggested donation/Members free
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. These fearsome creatures have a lot of bite! Make a jaw-some shark puppet with a moveable mouth. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
Teens are invited to bring their blankets and sleeping bags for a FREE movie night at Old City Hall! Join us in the historic Rotunda Room for the feature film selected by our Youth Advisory Council (YAC), National Treasure, starring Nicolas Cage. Before the movie screening, teens can participate in a fun scavenger hunt throughout […]
Join us in the Family Interactive Gallery (FIG) on the second Saturday of each month from 10am-noon for creative STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math) challenges that are fun for the whole family. Simulate a shark hunting for its prey hidden under the sand using its sixth sense. We will use everyday tools to […]
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. These fearsome creatures have a lot of bite! Make a jaw-some shark puppet with a moveable mouth. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
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. These fearsome creatures have a lot of bite! Make a jaw-some shark puppet with a moveable mouth. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Compose a color field painting inspired by the expressionist painter and art teacher Alma Thomas. […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Paint a beautiful seahorse swimming in the sea with watercolors. Add some bubbles to make it pop! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Paint a beautiful seahorse swimming in the sea with watercolors. Add some bubbles to make it pop! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
Join Bellingham Parks & Recreation for guest speaker Robbie Munger in the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall. Munger will discuss how a “mendicant fool” takes his ghosts for “A Walk in the Woods.” He’ll share images from his travels along the Appalachian Trail. $5 suggested donation/Members free
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. Paint a beautiful seahorse swimming in the sea with watercolors. Add some bubbles to make it pop! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Paint a beautiful seahorse swimming in the sea with watercolors. Add some bubbles to make it pop! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Paint a beautiful seahorse swimming in the sea with watercolors. Add […]
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 […]
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. Build a unique and colorful jellyfish to hang in your home. These enchanting invertebrates are totally awesome! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Build a unique and colorful jellyfish to hang in your home. These enchanting invertebrates are totally awesome! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Build a unique and colorful jellyfish to hang in your home. These enchanting invertebrates are totally awesome! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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.
Dive into natural dyes in this two-day workshop with katazome expert Fumiyo Imafuku visiting from Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Starting with rice paste making, Professor Imafuku will lead participants through all the steps, including soy sizing. Participants will make their own unique Katazome silk works using natural dyes that enliven this delicate artform. Imafuku will introduce […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Build a unique and colorful jellyfish to hang in your home. These enchanting invertebrates are totally awesome! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
Dive into natural dyes in this two-day workshop with katazome expert Fumiyo Imafuku visiting from Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Starting with rice paste making, Professor Imafuku will lead participants through all the steps, including soy sizing. Participants will make their own unique Katazome silk works using natural dyes that enliven this delicate artform. Imafuku will introduce […]
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. Build a unique and colorful jellyfish to hang in your home. These enchanting invertebrates are totally awesome! The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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 […]
Join the North Cascades Audubon Society for their monthly program, held in-person in the Rotunda Room of Old City Hall. Paul DeBruyn, retired biologist with the Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife (WDFW), will discuss his role in capturing and banding red knots in Gray’s Harbor. This project, researching the Red Knot Migration Patterns along […]
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. Design a stained-glass ocean scene with sea animal silhouettes and shades of blue. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and the Nuxwsá7aq – Nooksack […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Design a stained-glass ocean scene with sea animal silhouettes and shades of blue. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and the Nuxwsá7aq – Nooksack […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
In partnership with Western Washington University(WWU), Katazome expert and artist Fumiyo Imafuku, visiting from Hyogo Prefecture, Japan, will talk about the delicate art form of katazome. Imafuku’s art is featured in the Museum’s exhibition, Katazome Today: Migrations of a Japanese Art. This lecture will take place on the WWU campus in Miller Hall, room 138. […]
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. Design a stained-glass ocean scene with sea animal silhouettes and shades of blue. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and the Nuxwsá7aq – Nooksack […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Design a stained-glass ocean scene with sea animal silhouettes and shades of blue. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and the Nuxwsá7aq – Nooksack […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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. Design a stained-glass ocean scene with sea animal silhouettes and shades of blue. The Whatcom Museum acknowledges that we gather on the traditional territory of the Lhaq’temish – Lummi People – and the Nuxwsá7aq – Nooksack […]
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. Known to many as the “the Matisse of Japan,” Mayumi Oda combines traditional Japanese and […]
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