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 balloon drop at 4 p.m. Children...

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...

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 more: https://www.monamuseum.org/events/silvacascadia-opening Questions? Email marketing@museumofnwart.org Image Credit: Patty Haller,...

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 to explore the basic principles of visible mending and practice sashiko-style stitching. Mending is at the core of Ragfinery's mission of waste diversion, inspiring...

Cocktail hour courtesy of Chuckanut Bay Distillery, Kulshan Brewing, and Lone Birch Winery. Live music by The Unknowns. Dinner with locally sourced ingredients from Simply Sound Catering. Performances by The Upfront Theatre, Swil Kanim, Julie Trimingham, and ¡Casineros del Parque! Be a part of the revitalization of Old Fire Station No. 1, home to the Whatcom Museum’s...

Enjoy the splendor of Old City Hall, festooned in its holiday finest, while listening to your favorite holiday songs sung by the students...

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 railways with a pop-up wTrak Modular Wood Railway in the Family Interactive Gallery, perfect for kids to play with....

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...

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,...

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 decorated trees while listening to her enchanting traditional Carols, classical favorites, and light jazz. Legacy pianist,...

https://www.whatcommuseum.org/event/bits-and-bobs-assemblage-workshop/ Join Renee Sherrer of Social Fabric for an assemblage sculpture workshop inspired by Io Palmer’s installation, Meander (on view through Jan 25). Palmer’s mixed media work evokes the complex nature of the human experience through color, shape, and texture. In this workshop, we’ll take inspiration from Meander to create an expression of ourselves using various bits, bobs, and upcycled materials....

https://www.whatcommuseum.org/event/striking-scarves-natural-dye-and-shibori-workshop/ Brighten up the winter months with natural dyes. Learn how to use plants to create vibrant, wearable art in this introduction to dye making. Participants will explore common natural dyes like madder and weld, learn how to achieve long-lasting color, and experiment with making simple dyes using kitchen scraps, like avocado skins. Next, participants will learn traditional shibori (Japanese...