National Geographic’s Greatest Wildlife Photographs

  Witness some of the most surprising animal behavior in Greatest Wildlife Photographs, a new exhibition from National Geographic. The very best wildlife pictures from the pages of National Geographic […]

Bellingham resident Errol Mauler and his pets Nuisance, Sam, and Fluff.

The Pet Show

Errol Mauler, who lived on Wynn Road, had been informed that his house cats could never be trained to do tricks like Sam, his Fox terrier. Undaunted, Errol spent hours […]

Museum gallery with abstract paintings hanging on the wall and a pedestal with a black abstract sculpture

Learning to Look

Art isn’t limited to paint on a canvas. We can see it in the natural world, historical objects, and the architecture around us. We all have the tools to appreciate […]

People looking at an exhibition at the Whatcom Museum

People of the Sea and Cedar

  REOPENING FEBRUARY 2, 2024   “ln our tradition, our way of life, everything is a living thing.” – George Swanaset, Sr., Master Carver and Teacher, Nooksack Indian Tribe With […]

John M. Edson Hall of Birds

Opened March 16, 2017; Ongoing; Old City Hall This exhibit in Old City Hall provides a glimpse into the local history and culture of the Victorian Era, when taxidermy flourished […]

Pacific Northwest History

Ongoing; Old City Hall The Museum’s 1892 Old City Hall building features a variety of exhibits that tell the stories of the building’s architecture, the city’s early days, logging history, […]