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  • Government & Resiliency Panel

    Join MoNA on Saturday, November 4, 2023, for the Government & Resiliency Panel. The panel is part of the education programming accompanying the exhibition Surge: Mapping Transition, Displacement, and Agency in Times of Climate Change. Engaging the public and critical players in a moderated discussion about how our local governmental organizations respond to climate change....

  • Deck the Old City Hall with Classic Carols!

    Listen to your favorite holiday songs as you explore the Old City Hall art and history galleries and view more than a dozen Christmas trees decorated by Bellingham organizations and community groups! Presented by the students of the Heather Brooke...

  • New Year’s Eve Balloon Drop

    This New Year's Eve, no need to make it to midnight! Celebrate at the Family Interactive Gallery (FIG) at the Whatcom Museum where we'll ring in the new year with a countdown and...

  • Free First Fridays at the Whatcom Museum!

    NEW in 2024! Enjoy FREE admission at both museum buildings, EXTENDED hours, and FREE programming every First Friday of the month at the Whatcom Museum! In February, we’re celebrating the reopening of the People of the Sea and Cedar exhibition in the Lightcatcher building, which...

  • Silva Cascadia: Under the Spell of the Forest Exhibition Opening

    Join us at the Museum of Northwest Art on Saturday, February 3 for the public opening of the exhibition Silva Cascadia: Under the Spell of the Forest from 3-5 pm. See the work of twelve Northwest women artists on trees and forests, that ripples out into themes of science and environmentalism, history, art practice, and spiritualism. Learn...

  • Visible Mending Workshop with Ragfinery

    Ragfinery is delighted to present this Visible Mending Workshop in collaboration with the Whatcom Museum. Whether you're a novice or an experienced fiber artist, join us...

  • Whatcom Museum Gala: Archival Revival

    Cocktail hour courtesy of Chuckanut Bay Distillery, Kulshan Brewing, and Lone Birch Winery. Live music by The Unknowns. Dinner with locally sourced ingredients...

  • Classic Carols

    Enjoy the splendor of Old City Hall, festooned in its holiday finest, while listening to your favorite holiday songs sung by the students of the Brooke Bates Music Studio. Admission to Old City Hall is by donation through the...

  • January Free First Friday at the Whatcom Museum

    Start the year off small with the Whatcom Museum! After a busy holiday season, join us at the Museum for a day of miniature crafts. Make your own wee world with like Shrinky Dinks and sculpting tiny clay masterpieces to making mini mugs, bags, and even plants. We’ll also celebrate miniature trains and...

  • New Museum Opening

    MUSEO - Art & Archive 704 W. Holly St, Bellingham Saturday, March 15th 12pm-3pm The public is invited to celebrate the opening of a new museum in Old Town Bellingham. A sister museum to The Helen Loggie Museum of Art, MUSEO is an assemblage of several collections - tied together with Bellingham as its anchor. Paintings by Ira Yeager, pottery by Louis Mideke, historic maps, posters and an archive...

  • Heritage Flight Museum’s April Fly Day

    Heritage Flight Museum is back in the skies on April 26! Help us “knock off the rust” and start up the 2025 Fly Day series with our historic fleet of trainers and military aircraft. We’ve got amazing planes, exhibits on the Apollo Space Program and more, kids’ activities, flight demos and the Brando’s BBQ truck on site. Admission is $12 adults, $10 seniors, $5 military and kids 5-17, kids under 5 and...

  • Live Music for “Deck the Halls Festival”

    Elea Plotkin will be playing piano in Whatcom Museum’s Old City Hall Rotunda Room on Dec. 13th and 20th, from 1 -3 pm. for their ‘Deck the Halls Festival.’ Stop by and enjoy viewing their...