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...

https://www.whatcommuseum.org/event/how-they-got-here-provenance-tales-of-three-french-paintings/ Have you ever wondered how an artwork ends up in a museum? Provenance, or the history of an object’s ownership, can offer us a fascinating insight into the social environment in which art is made, sold, collected, displayed, valued—and sometimes stolen. Margaret Doyle, head of Curatorial Records at the National Gallery of Art will join us at the Whatcom Museum to recount the twists and turns in the journeys of three paintings...

https://www.whatcommuseum.org/event/introduction-to-recording-oral-histories/ There’s something incredibly special about recording the voices and stories of our loved ones. In this class, public radio...

https://www.whatcommuseum.org/event/introduction-to-bug-pinning-sunset-moths/ Learn how to spread and dry your own sunset moth specimen to keep. Using a rehydrated specimen ready to spread, each...

https://www.whatcommuseum.org/event/introduction-to-bug-pinning-stunning-scorpions/ Learn how to spread and dry your own forest scorpion specimen to keep. Using a rehydrated specimen ready to spread, each...

Travel in time today as we visit one of Seattle’s National Historic Landmarks and then fast-forward to an outdoor contemporary sculpture collection. Our day begins with a docent-led...