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Trivia night fundraiser Saturday for Shoreline Historical Museum

Tuesday, May 31, 2022


The Shoreline Historical Museum invites you to Spring into History at their 2nd annual "fun"draiser Trivia Night!

On the evening of Saturday June 4, 2022, enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks during a Silent Auction featuring trivia, prizes, and more! 6 - 8:30pm at the Shoreline Masonic Lodge, 753 N 185th St, Shoreline WA 98133.

Register here: https://auctria.events/SHMTrivia2022



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Vicki Stiles honored for her 29 years of work with the Shoreline Historical Museum

Sunday, May 29, 2022

SEATTLE, WA — The Association of King County Historical Organizations (AKCHO) is pleased to announce the recipients of the 40th Annual AKCHO Awards. The annual AKCHO Awards honor people, projects, and organizations who have done outstanding work to promote, preserve, and share history and heritage in King County.

“King County is full of amazing history and heritage workers,” said AKCHO President Hilary Pittenger, “and we are so pleased to be able to recognize the work our colleagues in the heritage field are doing to promote equity, justice, civic engagement, and pride of place through history work.”

The awards ceremony was held virtually on Tuesday, May 24, 2022. Author and researcher John Falk, Executive Director of the Institute for Learning Innovation in Portland, was the keynote speaker at the awards ceremony, sharing insights from his lifetime of research into free-choice learning and visitor experience at museums. 

To learn more about the AKCHO Awards and past recipients, visit the AKCHO website at http://www.akcho.org/awards/ 

The AKCHO Awards are generously funded by 4Culture.

Vicki Stiles photo by Anina Sill
2022 AKCHO Award Recipients:
  • Eugenia Woo is awarded the Willard Jue Memorial Award for Staff for her work as Director of Preservation Services at Historic Seattle.
  • Frank Abe, Tamiko Nimura, Ross Ishikawa, and Matt Sasaki are awarded the Virginia Marie Folkins Award for Outstanding Historical Publication for their graphic novel We Hereby Refuse: Japanese American Resistance to Wartime Incarceration.
  • Kim Turner is awarded the Willard Jue Memorial Award for Volunteers for his work at the Queen Anne Historical Society.
  • The Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Language Department is awarded the Heritage Education Award for the creation of the Muckleshoot Language apps and language video program.
  • The Northwest Railway Museum is awarded the Long Term Project Award for “The Great Locomotive Swap” – a 20-year project in partnership with the Northern Railway Foundation in Nevada to trade and transport two locomotive engines, returning each to the state of their original use.
  • Paul Dorpat is awarded the AKCHO Board Legacy Award for donating his lifetime collection of historical research, books, publications, and local ephemera relating to Seattle’s past to the Seattle Public Library.
  • Seattle Theater Group is awarded the Excellence in Public Programming Award for the Centennial Celebration of the Neptune Theater in the University District.
  • The Southwest Seattle Historical Society and the Duwamish Longhouse Museum and Cultural Center are awarded the Exhibit Award for their dual exhibit “Spirit Returns 2.0: A Duwamish and Settler Story.”
  • The AMP: AIDS Memorial Pathway is awarded the Technology Award for its augmented reality app and public installation project collecting and sharing the stories and history of HIV/AIDS in our community.
  • Victoria Stiles is awarded the AKCHO Board Award for her 29+ years of service as Executive Director of the Shoreline Historical Museum. She retired this year. Vicki also received this award in 2015 for her work with the museum.
  • Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is awarded the Charles Payton Award for Heritage Advocacy for his office’s diligent work in stopping the unlawful sale of the National Archives facility in Seattle.

Since its founding in 1977, AKCHO has been a nexus for professionals and volunteers in the heritage and historic preservation field in King County. AKCHO works to support history, heritage, and historic preservation work throughout the county through advocacy, professional development, and providing a central network for information and resources for history doers of all kinds. AKCHO has promoted outstanding work in the King County heritage field with its annual AKCHO Awards since 1983.



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'Fun'draiser Trivia Night June 2 to benefit the Shoreline Historical Museum

Saturday, May 21, 2022

The Shoreline Historical Museum invites you to Spring into History at their 2nd annual "fun"draiser Trivia Night!

Reconnect with your community and support your number one resource for local history during the week-long fundraising event.

On the evening of June 4, 2022, enjoy hors d'oeuvres and drinks during a Silent Auction featuring trivia, prizes, and more! 


Assemble your team to test your own knowledge about our local history and learn something new along the way.




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Shoreline Historical Museum exhibit highlights Seattle Japanese American Citizens League with special guest Saturday

Saturday, May 14, 2022

Kenneth Doutt, Shoreline Historical Museum Director (back row) with Gidget Numoto Terpstra (in kimono) and visitors to the museum. Photo by Sally Yamasaki

The month of May is Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) month-- a time observed in the United States to recognize the contributions and influences of our AAPI American history and achievements.

In honor of this, The Shoreline Historical Museum has an exhibit highlighting the Seattle Japanese American Citizens League’s 100 years of existence which includes the time of WWII and President Roosevelt’s signing of Executive Order 9066.

Folded cranes: one of the activities Gidget
guides you to make.
Photo by Sally Yamasaki
This executive order forced from their homes approximately 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry, a majority of whom were American citizens, and relocated them into prison camps.

The exhibit will be at the Shoreline Historical Museum until May 18, 2022. 

Special guest Gidget Numoto Terpstra will be at the museum on Saturday May 14th from 12pm – 4pm to share her internment experience.

The Shoreline Historical Museum is located at 18501 Linden Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133.



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New exhibit at the Shoreline Historical Museum: 100 years of the Seattle Japanese Citizens League

Thursday, May 5, 2022

 
The exhibit opens Wednesday, May 11, 2022 at the Shoreline Historical Museum, 18501 Linden Ave N, Shoreline, WA 98133 and runs through May 18.

Please join us to celebrate 100 Years of the Seattle Japanese American Citizens League (JACL)! 

Through a series of nine panels, learn about the activism, community, and leaders supported by the JACL over the course of its history and into the present.

Gidget Terpstra, in person
at the Museum
On three unique days, visit with our special guest and long-time Shoreline resident Gidget Numoto Terpstra as she talks about the experiences of people of Japanese ancestry in the greater Puget Sound area and their forced removal during WWII.

Special guest Gidget Terpstra on: 
  • Wednesday 5-11 
  • Friday 5-13 
  • Saturday 5-14 

This exhibit is a piece of a community-driven project highlighting Asian American and Pacific Islander stories throughout May.


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Outdoor fun with a Community Scavenger Hunt through North Seattle, Shoreline, and Lake Forest Park

Sunday, April 10, 2022

 
From line to line (85th to 205th) and shore to shore (Lake Washington to Puget Sound), join the Shoreline Museum throughout April to celebrate our community histories! 

Call, email, or just swing by the museum to pick up a booklet that will guide you through six different locations across Lake Forest Park, North Seattle, and Shoreline. 

At each site, answer the question in the booklet and then once completed return it to the museum to be entered for a prize! 

Booklets are available free of charge for museum members and are $5 for non-members. 

The museum is located just off Aurora at 18501 Linden Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133




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The Almost Antiques Guild at the Shoreline Historical Museum

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

 

Thursday, March 10, 2022 at 2pm, in a digital presentation, staff from the Shoreline Historical Museum will share an in depth look at objects in their collection. Community member Dick Stucky will showcase his collection of tie pins.

Thanks to the King County Library System, for arranging the digital presentation.
 
Sign up by clicking the button below and if you have your own collection you would like to share in the future, be sure to let us know by phone or email!


Shoreline Historical Museum 206-542-7111 

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LFP residents, including two new council members, tour the Shoreline Historical Museum

Thursday, December 30, 2021

Larry Goldman and Tracy Furutani, LFP Council members-elect, and other LFP residents
toured the museum with Kenneth Doutt, Shoreline Historical Museum Executive Director

By Sally Yamasaki

Lake Forest Park Council members-elect Larry Goldman and Tracy Furutani, along with other LFP residents, toured the Shoreline Historical Museum and met new Executive Director Kenneth Doutt.

"This was my first time to visit the museum! It's a great resource for anyone wanting to know the details of Lake Forest Park's history, even before the city of Lake Forest Park existed." commented Furutani.

On our tour of the museum, Doutt handed us cards to write down what excites us most about living in Lake Forest Park. Then, with more critical eyes and minds, we ventured into the museum gallery to see if we could find those elements in the exhibit space.

c. 1935 Lake Forest Park Civic Club. Photo from Shoreline Historical Museum
"To listen and learn first hand from community members is incredibly exciting to me as we begin to rethink and develop our museum spaces," said Doutt.

LFP resident Anne Udaloy, a hydrogeologist, explained that she appreciated the re-created map of the area exhibited from an 1859 survey that included traditional living and land use areas of the Duwamish and other Coast Salish Tribes. 

For her, seeing the confluence of the two major drainages, Lyon and McAleer Creeks, into Lake Washington reminded her of the community's responsibility to care for these streams.

A portion of the re-created map from 1859 showing
Lake Forest Park and its two major creeks.
Photo and map from Shoreline Historical Museum
"Our community has the opportunity, and responsibility, to care for these streams. Plans to preserve the streams were embedded in early documents describing proposed land development, including early deeds, but were not always honored. 
"It's exciting to realize that we are likely to have an exceptional opportunity in the upcoming decade to take meaningful actions in defense of these watersheds," said Udaloy.

The museum has been around before Shoreline was a city and it gets its name from its mission to preserve the history and serve the community of the historical Shoreline School District which ran from "SHORE to SHORE and LINE to LINE." 

In other words, between the shores of Lake Washington and Puget Sound and between the lines of NE 205th St (Snohomish County border) and NE 65th/85th St (former Seattle city limit).

In 1961, Lake Forest Park officially became a city, then in 1995 Shoreline followed suit. So, although the museum’s name is Shoreline Historical Museum, it includes the communities of Lake Forest Park, Shoreline, and part of North Seattle.

"If we want to have a good plan for where Lake Forest Park might go in the future, it's important to understand the history. The Shoreline Historical Museum provides a good background about the history of Lake Forest Park and the region," said Goldman.

The museum is located at 18501 Linden Ave N. near Fred Meyer on Aurora. For more information call: 206-542-711 or www.shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org.

To learn more about Lake Forest Park History, visit: https://youtu.be/VHHpJwFMeYs

Speaker Vicki Stiles: "Shoreline Historical Museum, commemorates Lake Forest Park's 60th Anniversary with a trip through time, examining the people and events that helped make Lake Forest Park uniquely what it is today."


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Holiday spirit returns to Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds this December with vintage Christmas cards

Tuesday, November 30, 2021

1952 Charles W. Smith (1922-2009) image of a tired Santa

Vintage Christmas Cards by Northwest Artists, 1900s-1990s
Cascadia Art Museum
December 2, 2021 – January 9, 2022

Holiday spirit is returning to Cascadia Art Museum with our annual exhibition of vintage Christmas cards by noted Northwest artists and designers.

For most of the 20th century, regional artists created original works of art to send to their fellow artists, friends and families to celebrate the Holiday Season. The cards were created using an array of mediums such as woodcut and linoleum blocks; etching and drypoints; screenprints, as well as watercolor, oil, collage and other materials.


This collection includes examples by many familiar names as well as some creative individuals now forgotten by time. The earliest card is a 1909 watercolor by John Davidson Butler (1890-1976), given to his parents the same year he exhibited his paintings at the Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition in Seattle. 

This card stands in sharp contrast to the unconventional and somewhat bizarre foldout produced by the iconoclastic Seattle architect Robert Reichert (1921-1996) nearly fifty years later. 

Many of the cards reflect the era in which they were created. Most notable is the 1952 Charles W. Smith (1922-2009) image of a tired Santa, resting in a Hardoy chair with a Calder-like mobile hanging from above.

A book featuring many of the cards from our collection is available in the Museum Store.
 
Cascadia Art Museum is an educational, nonprofit organization that celebrates the rich tradition of the visual arts and design in the Northwest during the period 1860-1970.

It is located at 190 Sunset Ave S , Edmonds, WA 98020. 
Open Thursday – Sunday: 11:00pm - 5:00pm. 



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New Shoreline Historical Museum Executive Director Kenneth Doutt

Wednesday, October 6, 2021

Kenneth Doutt, new Executive Director
Shoreline Historical Museum
Photo by Steven H. Robinson
Congratulations to Kenneth Doutt, our new Shoreline Historical Museum Executive Director! 

Kenneth has a Master of Arts in Museology from the University of Washington and recently completed an internship with the Renton History Museum staff and community to develop a curriculum for Renton students about Japanese American incarceration. 

He has also been a park ranger/interpreter at the Manzanar National Historic Site in California, the outreach coordinator at Klamath County Museums, and a park ranger/interpreter at the Tule Lake National Monument. 

Our local communities are delighted to welcome him to his new role!

--Anina Coder Sill. Original article published in October 2021 Richmond Beach Community News and reprinted with permission from RBCN



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Vicki Stiles retires from the Shoreline Historical Museum after 29 years

Monday, October 4, 2021

Vicki Stiles photo by Anina Coder Sill
Vicki Stiles started at the Shoreline Historical Museum (SHM) in 1992 in its original location at the Ronald School (Shorewood High School's location). 

Vicki received an award from the Association of King County Historical Organizations (AKCHO) for her outstanding contributions, exceptional leadership, and excellence in duration, quality and spirit of service. 

She also received an award from the Shoreline Community College Foundation for Distinguished Community Service.

Through thick and thin, she has led the move from one building into another, and successfully constructed the new Collections and Research Center. 

The ribbon cutting ceremony was held on October 18, 2021, with masks donned. (See previous article)

On behalf of the board and the community: a grand thank you to Vicki for her vast knowledge, perseverance, and dedication.

--Anina Coder Sill. Original article published in October 2021 Richmond Beach Community News and reprinted with permission from RBCN



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Ribbon cutting for new Shoreline Historical Museum collections building

Monday, September 20, 2021


Photos by Steven H. Robinson

The Shoreline Historical Museum held a ribbon cutting ceremony for their new Collections and Research Facility this Saturday September 18, 2021.

The new building rises behind the original buildings

The collections building is a two-story 5,000 square foot building, built like a fortress! Spaces are clean and bright. Cabinets and cupboards provide storage space. Ceilings are high.

Museum board president Edie Loyer-Nelson opened the ceremonies, welcoming guests.

Kenneth Doutt and Vicki Stiles
At the ceremony, Vicki Stiles, who has been director of the museum for 29 years, formally announced that she has retired. Kenneth Doutt has accepted the position as the new executive director.

l-r Edie Loyer Nelson, Kenneth Doutt, Rod Dembowski, Vicki Stiles, Jeff Johnson, Keith Scully.

Mayor Jeff Johnson of Lake Forest Park was there, as was Deputy Mayor of Shoreline, Keith Scully.

The honor of wielding the scissors went to King County Councilmember Rod Demboski (third from left, waving scissors)

And now, for a look inside the building...
Wonder how long it will take to unpack all the boxes? 



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Golden Wheels car show - it was 1939 at the Shoreline Museum Saturday

Wednesday, August 18, 2021

Photos by Steven H. Robinson

The Shoreline Historical Museum staged their annual Golden Wheels Car Show on Saturday, August 14, 2021, showing beautifully restored vintage vehicles belonging to museum members.

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Warren Kindle's baby blue 1939 Ford Deluxe sits next to Steve Albert's shiny red 1939 Ford truck.

1939 Ford Deluxe sedan

Owned by Warren Kindle



Steve Albert's 1939 Ford truck came with its own story.

1939 Ford truck owned by Steve Albert



The flat bed has been modified to haul the midget racer.

Golden Wheels is held annually at the Shoreline Historical Museum - watch for it next year!



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Golden Wheels outdoor exhibit and Hillwood History Walk Saturday

Monday, August 9, 2021

 

On Saturday, August 14, 2021 from 10am to 2pm, the Shoreline Historical Museum will stage its annual Golden Wheels car show.

Featuring member's vehicles, it will be held on the event space next to the museum, which is located at N 185th and Linden Ave N.

Golden Wheels car show 2017 photo by Steven H. Robinson

At 1pm, museum director Vicki Stiles will lead the Hillwood History Walk, exploring the surrounding neighborhood from an historical perspective. Gather in front of the museum.

The Walk and the car show are both free events.



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Hillwood Neighborhood to hear from Museum Director Vicki Stiles at tonight's meeting

Wednesday, June 9, 2021

The Hillwood Neighborhood Association invites you to tune into its Annual Meeting (via Zoom) tonight, Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at 7pm.

Following a brief introduction of our new Board Members and the voting in of our Executive Officers, we will introduce our guest speaker Vicki Stiles from the Shoreline Historical Museum located here in Hillwood Neighborhood.

Vicki will give a presentation on our growing museum and its wealth of artifacts and holdings. For the ZOOM LINK, please email a quick request to: myhillwoodmail@gmail.com

Please join us!


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Trivia Night - have fun and support the Shoreline Historical Museum

Saturday, May 29, 2021

Join the Shoreline Historical Museum for a virtual evening of trivia and fun(d)raising!

Silent auction and Trivia Night. Good company. Good cause.
The silent auction opens Saturday, May 29, 2021 and 
Trivia Night starts at 6pm on Saturday, June 5th

Buy tickets and get a Trivia Party Box (available for pickup at the Museum on Friday June 4th)

It promises to be a lot of fun!

More information on the Museum's website: 

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The Richmond Beach Celebration wraps up the month of May

Friday, May 28, 2021

By Teresa Pape
RBCA Executive Director

The Richmond Beach Celebration wraps up the month of May

Week 4: May 23-31, Get out and explore the community.

There are many ways you can get outside and explore the community not only this week but all though the summer. 

Here are a few ideas:

Support the Richmond Beach Community Association
with a membership or donation and get a free sample tasting kit of smoked extra virgin olive oil from Richmond Beach’s own Cascade Fusion. 

Find the RBCA tent on Saturday, May 29, near the Richmond Beach Saltwater Park, starting at 10:00am and become a member for only $20. Limited quantities of tasting kits will be available.

The Shoreline Historical Museum Self-Guided Walking Tour:
take a self-guided tour of the old town of Richmond Beach with an updated map and location descriptions.

The tour is the result of a wonderful collaboration between the Richmond Beach Neighborhood Association (RBCA) and the Museum (SHM)! 

Download the map from the SHM website at https://shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org/richmond-beach-walking-tour/ then follow along with a series of 35 recorded vignettes on the Richmond Beach YouTube channel, "RichmondBeachTV" describing each stop on the map, many with accompanying historical photos!

Expedition Richmond Beach: The last year has seen many of you spend more time walking around Richmond Beach. Some walkers tend to stay in their part of the neighborhood while others wander into the far corners of the community. 

Ever wonder just how observant you have been (or can be) on your walks? The RBCA has posted pictures of a bunch of “interesting” spots in Richmond Beach ranging from garden art to weird stumps to secret paths to small streams you might have missed.

Richmond School 1891
The area was divided into four quadrants – northwest, northeast, southwest, and southeast and organized the pictures into four albums, one for each quadrant. 

Your challenge: pick a quadrant and go on an expedition to see how many of the spots you can find - there are four or five spots in each quadrant. 

Some will probably be easy, some maybe not so easy, but all the pictures were taken from the sidewalk or roadway so there’s no need to sneak into anyone’s yard. 

For a bigger challenge pick a quadrant you don’t normally walk in – it will be more fun exploring other areas and you will need to pay more attention to what you are walking by. 

Find the details and pictures on the Richmond Beach Community Association’s website:

Whether you are searching for your favorite orca art piece, having fun at one of the many parks or walking along the bluff, our community has it all and getting outside and exploring the community is a perfect way to end the month-long Richmond Beach Celebration.


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The Seattle Times: Firland Sanitorium

Sunday, April 4, 2021

Firland and its campus now belong to CRISTA
Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Then and Now writer Clay Eals wrote a lovely story in The Seattle Times about the Firland Sanitorium for last Valentine's Day.

"Firland Sanitorium in Shoreline offers up an unlikely example of love"

I'm not sure why there is a vactor truck in the Now photo but I do understand why Shoreline Historical Museum Director Vicki Stiles is in the center of the photo.

Firland was a tuberculosis sanitorium in the years when the only cure was extended bed rest. I had a friend who was there as a teenager. I think he was too sick to be bored most of the time, but it was not the way to spend your teenage years. 

Because of copyright, I am unable to reproduce their photo but you can look at it here

Modest as always, Vicki says "I didn't have much to do with it, except helping with the history and being there for the photo shoot."

--Diane Hettrick



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Presentation by Vicki Stiles: Women’s Work - The Impact of Women in Northwest King County History

Wednesday, March 10, 2021

Dr. Frances Hardy-Smith, Richmond Beach's first resident physician,
practicing there from 1930 to 1970. Photo courtesy Shoreline Historical Museum.


Women’s Work: The Impact of Women in Northwest King County History
Saturday, March 13, 2021 from 1:00pm – 2:30pm, online event

Vicki Stiles, executive director of the Shoreline Historical Museum, will present photos, documents and personal accounts revealing women as equal partners in the creation of the community. 

Stiles will demonstrate how historical perspective is enriched and informed through the inclusion of stories once dismissed as unimportant.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Richmond Beach Library.

Registration required by 12pm on Friday, March 12. You will be sent a Zoom link the day before the event.

Reasonable accommodation for individuals with disabilities is available by request. Please contact the library at least seven days before the event for ASL interpretation, captioning services and/or other accommodation for online programs.

Send your request to kcls-shoreline@kcls.org



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Cascadia Art Museum in Edmonds invites local teens to join Youth Advisory Committee

Friday, February 26, 2021

Cascadia Art Museum (Cascadia) is pleased to announce the launch of the new Youth Advisory Committee at Cascadia (YACC). 

Teens (8-12 graders) in Snohomish and King County are invited to apply to be a part of the inaugural committee.

YACC provides insight and advises on all youth programs at Cascadia and helps create, promote, and facilitate new youth programs at the museum. 

Members will also gain museum experience and be mentored by museum professionals.

Applications are now open online and are due by March 5, 2021. For the inaugural year, the committee will meet from late March through June twice per month on Wednesdays.

For inquiries regarding YACC, other youth programs, or to schedule an interview, please contact Lauren Carroll-Bolger, Community Engagement Manager, lauren@cascadiaartmuseum.org

Applications can be found here: http://www.cascadiaartmuseum.org/youth-advisory-committee-at-cascadia/

Cascadia Art Museum is an educational, nonprofit organization that celebrates the rich tradition of the visual arts and design in the Northwest during the period 1860-1970. 

The museum provides enriching experiences for the community and visitors alike through original exhibitions, public programs, publications and educational outreach. 

Cascadia Art Museum seeks to reassess the hierarchy of traditional art history by regularly including the work of women and minority artists who made substantial contributions to the region’s cultural identity.

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