WASHINGTON STATE HISTORY MUSEUM EVENTS, EXHIBITS AND PROGRAMS
September
PROGRAMS
“Fast Moving Water: Photographing Washington’s Rainforests”
SEPTEMBER 17 @ 6:30 PM
In 2007, Keith Lazelle was given what he terms a "dream assignment" by the Hoh River Trust. He was hired to photograph 60 miles of the Hoh River on Washington's Olympic Peninsula, in four seasons, from its headwaters on Mt. Olympus to the ocean. This resulted in the publication of the book “Fast Moving Water” and a two-year traveling exhibit, on view at the History Museum through October 18. Join us as Lazelle takes us on a tour of a last great American river.
"The City: Urban Tacoma's Recent Past"
Sept. 17 @ 6:30 p.m.
$7.50, students FREE w/ ID
Tickets at door if available, $10
In the 1980s and 90s, Tacoma witnessed a remarkable burst of urban design energy - a rebirth of such significance that it garnered national attention and is still studied by visiting delegations from other cities. In a discussion moderated by History Museum Director, David Nicandri, three principals who witnessed and guided this renaissance will explain the circumstances - people, institutions, corporations, political forces, and alignments - that led to this remarkable transformation.
Speakers: David Allen, former executive director of the Executive Council for a Greater Tacoma; Bruno Freschi, internationally acclaimed Canadian architect and lead designer for Expo '86 in Vancouver; Michael Sullivan, former City of Tacoma preservation officer.
EXHIBITS
Marking Time: Voyage to Vietnam
SEPTEMBER 17 - DECEMBER 13
Graffiti has long been a form of artistic or political expression; some call it art, some call it vandalism. But archeologists and art historians find it useful to provide insight into the minds of those who inscribe personal messages in public places. View graffiti-inscribed canvas beds once aboard the USS Walker, and personal stories of Americans traveling to the Vietnam War.
Organized by the Vietnam Graffiti Project, in partnership with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
Fast Moving Water: The Hoh River Story
NOW – OCTOBER 18
Acclaimed nature photographer, Keith Lazelle, has captured the beauty of the Hoh River, one of only a few virtually intact rivers in the contiguous United States, in Fast Moving Water: The Hoh River Story. Explore the rich history and cultural significance of this ecosystem, including efforts to protect and preserve it. Organized by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture at the University of Washington, Seattle, in collaboration with the Hoh River Trust.
Women’s Votes, Women’s Voices
NOW - SEPTEMBER 27
This exhibit will highlight the history of the struggle of women to attain the right to vote in our state, in commemoration of the Washington Suffrage Centennial. Hear the story of how women from various ethnic and economic groups achieved a voice in public life, and how women’s voting influenced territorial and state history, such as prohibition laws. The exhibition will feature approximately 200 artifacts, interactive kiosks, and oral histories. Organized by the Washington State History Museum, Washington Women’s History Consortium, and the Northwest Museum of Arts & Culture in Spokane.
For more information on these or any other events, exhibits or programs at the
Washington State History Museum, please visit
www.WashingtonHistory.org.
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About the
Washington State History Museum
The Washington State History Museum, flagship of the Washington State Historical Society, is located at 1911 Pacific Avenue in downtown Tacoma, just off 1-5. The Washington State History Museum presents exhibits, programs and events that bring Washington's history to life. The Washington State Historical Society has been dedicated to collecting, preserving and vividly presenting Washington's rich and varied history since 1891.
HOURS - Wednesday – Friday, 10 a.m. – 4 p.m., with extended hours and FREE admission every third Thursday from 2 - 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
ADMISSION - $8 for adults; $7 for seniors, age 60
and above; $6 for students and military with valid ID; children, age 5 and below, and members are always
FREE.
CONTACT – 1-888-BE THERE, www.WashingtonHistory.org
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