Showing posts with label museum. Show all posts
Showing posts with label museum. Show all posts

Community Scavenger Hunt on until April 22, 2023

Saturday, April 8, 2023

 

The Shoreline Historical Museum is sponsoring a community scavenger hunt for Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, and North Seattle!

For $5 (free for museum members) at the museum 18501 Linden Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133, pick up a booklet that will guide you through six different local areas. At each location answer the question in the booklet.

You can also call 206-542-7111 or email the museum to get your booklet.

When you are finished, return the booklet to the museum where you will be entered in a drawing from a prize. The drawing and celebration will be live on April 22, 2023.



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Destinations: Sizing up the First Frequent Flyers at the Museum of Flight

Friday, March 24, 2023

Pterosaurs ruled the skies when dinosaurs ruled the land
Photo courtesy Museum of Flight

On Saturday March 25, 2023 paleontologist Don Henderson brings prehistoric flight to life during his presentation about the tireless pterosaurs who ruled the skies over 65 million years ago. 

Henderson is the Curator of Dinosaurs at the Royal Tyrrell Museum in Drumheller, Alberta Canada. Inverse has described the Tyrrell as a museum that "boasts one of the greatest fossil collections on the planet." Henderson has been involved in the identification of two new dinosaur species, and he is a proponent of mixing art and science in the study of dinosaurs.

Henderson's 2pm Museum program will focus on pterosaurs, the flying reptiles that evolved a fantastic variety of body shapes, sizes and lifestyles all over the world during the age of the dinosaurs. The presentation is free with Museum admission.

The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle WA 98108


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Duwamish Tribe Cultural Preservation Officer consults with Shoreline Historical Museum re the Miyawaki Urban Forest History Project

Saturday, March 11, 2023

Humankind has not woven the web of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together. All things connected.
- Chief Seattle


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

By Sally Yamasaki

The Shoreline Historical Museum is in the process of researching the feasibility of planting a Miyawaki Urban Forest in a portion of the open field adjacent to the museum’s buildings. This forest will become the “walls” for subsequent plans to incorporate local history. (see previous article)

Looking at the open field, one could think that the land belongs to the museum alone, however, just as Chief Seattle’s quote reminds us, nothing exists in isolation whether it be our environment or our history.

“If you are near a sacred site or an area where there is a medium to high probability of finding cultural artifacts, and the depth of excavation disturbs the ground in layers that contain peat or alluvium, then depending on the project, the Duwamish and other tribes might request an archaeological review or at least have an inadvertent discovery plan put in place for the earthwork contractor,” according to Nancy Sackman, Cultural Preservation Officer for the Duwamish Tribe.

Kenneth Doutt (Shoreline Historical Museum Executive Director), Nancy Sackman (Cultural Preservation Officer for the Duwamish Tribe), Sarah Phillips (Miyawaki Urban Forest History Project Volunteer).

Sackman came to the Shoreline Historical Museum for a site visit to help the museum learn about the impacts land disruption can have, and the steps it should take to make sure their Miyawaki Urban Forest History Project does not have a deleterious effect on the environment or history below the earth’s surface.

Sackman’s visit was a great reminder of the significance of the history of our past and how it is still very much present in our lives today.

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

For more information on the Shoreline Historical Museum and how to get involved, visit: https://shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org, or call 206-542-7111



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Cascadia Art Museum presents Urban Scenes of Seattle 1910 - 1960

Saturday, February 18, 2023

Urban Scenes of Seattle 1910 - 1960
This exhibition illustrates Seattle’s changing urban environment over a fifty-year span as depicted by several of Washington state’s finest artists. 

Some of the earliest works were created by Roi Partridge and Paul Morgan Gustin whose superb graphic abilities in drawing and printmaking introduce the initial architectural foundation and landmarks of the city.

Kenjiro Nomura and Kamekichi Tokita produced soulful, modern vignettes that evoke the regional atmospheric play of light on the familiar structures they encountered in their daily lives. 

Their paintings conveyed stability and optimism during the tough financial challenges of the Depression. A truly unique talent in Depression-era Seattle was Salvador Gonzalez who combined a stylistic appropriation of folk art with a powerful modernist design aesthetic.

Yvonne Twining Humber and Blanche Morgan Losey used a hard-edged Precisionist style in oil and watercolor for their commanding observations. Both artists approached regional architecture as a formidable challenge that included urban decay and renewal.

Concluding the exhibition are several mid-century watercolors by Andrew Chinn. These paintings illustrate how successfully he merged his initial traditional art training in China with contemporary western techniques. His superb brushwork and sensitive response to natural and man-made forms allow an emotional connection with the subject that is universal and timeless.

Cascadia Art Museum at 190 Sunset Ave S, Edmonds WA 98020, 424-326-7049, is an educational, nonprofit organization in Edmonds that celebrates the rich tradition of the visual arts and design in the Northwest during the period 1860-1970. 

Museum hours:
  • Wednesday – Sunday: 11am-5pm
  • Art Walk Edmonds: Third Thursdays, 5-8pm – FREE

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Youth-oriented event at Shoreline Historical Museum Saturday included a scavenger hunt

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Following the clues!

Photos by Steven H. Robinson

The Shoreline Historical Museum is working with a grad student to explore ways to make exhibits more interactive and attractive to youth.

On Saturday morning, February 11, 2023, one of the ideas they tried out was a scavenger hunt.

The exhibits provided a rich source of clues!

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

It is open to the public Tuesday – Saturday from 10:00am to 4:00pm.



The museum has objects, photographs, and a trove of local data.



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Aviation author presents the Tuskegee Airmen story February 18, 2023 at Museum of Flight

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Tuskegee Airmen, 332nd FG in Italy 8/44, with P-51 Mustang. The Doug Champlin Air Museum Collection/The Museum of Flight.

SEATTLE, Feb. 8, 2023—Author Chris Bucholtz’ book about America's first African American combat aviators, 332nd Fighter Group – Tuskegee Airmen, shows that the facts about these individuals are more impressive than the myths. 

During his February 18 lecture at the Museum of Flight, Buchultz will talk about how the Tuskegee’s legacy stretched beyond World War II and continues to impact our society today. A book signing will follow the presentation, which is free with Museum admission.

Bucholtz is the author of five books about World War II aviation, including 332nd Fighter Group – Tuskegee Airmen. His books are available at The Museum of Flight Store.

The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle, WA 98108



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Saturday youth oriented event at Shoreline Historical Museum

Friday, February 3, 2023

The Shoreline Historical Museum is working with a grad student to explore ways to make exhibits more interactive and attractive to youth.

On Saturday morning, February 11, 2023, 10am - 12noon, they'll try out some of these ideas with a youth oriented event (families welcome) and get feedback from the participants.

Everyone who attends will be entered in a drawing for a free museum membership.

Snacks provided!

The museum is at the northwest corner of 185th and Linden Ave N.

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The Miyawaki Urban Forest History Project at the Shoreline Historical Museum

Monday, January 30, 2023

A Miyawaki forest being planted on the outskirts of Paris, France. Photo courtesy Boomforest

By Sally Yamasaki

For the last two years, community volunteers have been meeting at the Shoreline Historical Museum to come up with a plan to utilize the field next to the museum buildings. The museum, located at 185th and Linden in Shoreline, services the communities of Lake Forest Park, Shoreline and North Seattle.

Aerial view of the Museum with the adjacent empty field

What is visioned by the museum volunteers is to develop an incremental plan for the adjacent empty field that would incorporate local history, the environment, and educational programming with the intent to build community.

Recognizing the climate issues we all are facing and the U.S. aim to cut emissions 50-52% below 2005 levels by 2030, the museum community volunteers researched the Miyawaki method of afforestation.

Volunteers at the Shoreline Historical Museum
Photo by Sally Yamasaki

A Miyawaki forest is a type of urban forest that utilizes a technique that creates dense, diverse, and sustainable forests. This method involves planting a number of diverse native species in a small area and allowing them to grow naturally without any pesticides such that after three years, the forest becomes self-sustaining.

Community members Sally Yamasaki and Sarah Phillips recently made a presentation on how a Miyawaki Urban Forests could become the walls of their future history project, a concept being explored at the Shoreline Historical Museum.


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Resurgence: The Persistence of our Natural and Indigenous Communities

Saturday, January 28, 2023

Saturday, February 11, 2023 at 2pm, Lake Forest Park Library

David Buerge highlights new and updated research on historic forest management and the lives of people around Lake Washington.

He will elaborate on the changes our areas have undergone and the erasure that continues to threaten our natural landscapes and indigenous communities.

The presentation is in partnership with the Shoreline Historical Museum. Sponsored by the Friends of the Lake Forest Park Library.

Registration not required.

Lake Forest Park Library, Town Center Lake Forest Park, intersection of Bothell and Ballinger Way NE. Library is on the lower level, lobby.



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Destinations: Museum of Flight January 21 Program with Japanese American Animator Willie Ito

Friday, January 13, 2023

As a boy, Willie Ito learned to draw while incarcerated in an American concentration camp with his family during WWII. He became a Disney animator.
Illustration: Cover image of Hello Maggie by Willie Ito. © Disney

SEATTLE, Jan. 10, 2023—On Saturday, January 21, 2023 Japanese American Willie Ito will tell his inspiring story of how as a boy he learned to draw while incarcerated in Utah with his family during World War II, and later became an award-winning animation artist for The Walt Disney Studios, Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera. Joining him in the program will be animation historian Mindy Johnson.

In addition to providing a personal perspective of life in the camps under Executive Order 9066, Ito will share stories about working on classics including The Lady and the Tramp, The Jetsons, The Flintstones, The Yogi Bear Show, and Hong Kong Phooey. The 2pm program, From Internment to Inbetweening, is free with Museum admission.

The program is presented in association with the Museum’s The Walt Disney Studios and World War II exhibition, a retrospective of The Walt Disney Studios’ extensive contributions to the Allies’ World War II effort. The exhibit closes February 5.

The Museum of Flight is located at 9404 E Marginal Way S, Seattle WA Exit 158 off Interstate 5 on Boeing Field halfway between downtown Seattle and Sea-Tac Airport. The Museum is open every day from 10am to 5pm. Museum admission for adults is $26. Youth 5 through 17 are $18, youth 4 and under are free. Seniors 65 and over $22.  Admission is free from 5:00 to 9:00pm on the first Thursday of every month. Parking is always free. There is a full lunch menu café operated by McCormick and Schmick's. For general Museum information, call 206-764-5720 or visit www.museumofflight.org



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Almost Antiques Guild January 12, 2023 at Richmond Beach Library

Sunday, January 8, 2023


The Shoreline Historical Museum is very excited to announce their first Almost Antiques Guild of 2023! 

This event will be at the Richmond Beach Library 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, WA 98177, on Thursday, January 12, 2023 at 2pm. 

Bring a collection you want to share with your community or come listen to people tell stories about their own valued objects.

You can register using the link below and if you are planning on bringing a collection to share, please email us at shm@shorelinehistoricalmuseum.org

Register here: https://kcls.bibliocommons.com/events/639cb5a32728c53700de0e82



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ELNA meeting on Zoom Tuesday with speakers from Chamber of Commerce and Shoreline Historical Museum

Sunday, November 13, 2022

The Echo Lake Neighborhood Association (ELNA) meeting on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, 7 - 9pm on Zoom will feature speakers from two important local organizations.

Kenneth Doutt, Executive Director, Shoreline Historical Museum

Kenneth Doutt is a museum professional. He has worked for the National Park Service, Klamath County Museums and the Manzanar National Historic Site in the foothills of the Sierras. 

In 2019 he began his Masters in Museology (Museum Studies) at the University of Washington. In the Summer of 2021 he accepted the position of Director for the Shoreline Historical Museum and has eagerly been connecting with communities from Lake Forest Park, North Seattle, and Shoreline to better understand the history and values of people that live here and how the Museum can reflect them.

Jack Malek, President, Shoreline Chamber of Commerce

Jack has been a local Realtor for 17 years, has lived in Shoreline for 21 years. He’s served as a Planning Commissioner for 8 years, a Neighborhood Association Board member for 8 years, donates to the Arts, and is currently President of the Shoreline Chamber of Commerce. He moved to Shoreline from the Southwest with his wife Nancy and son Sam.

Contact ELNABoard@gmail.com for the link to the meeting.



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Almost Antiques Guild Thursday November 10, 2022 at the Richmond Beach Library

Monday, November 7, 2022

The Shoreline Historical Museum host an in-person Almost Antiques Guild event at the Richmond Beach Library on Thursday, November 10, 2022 at 2pm! 

Bring a collection you want to share with your community or come listen to people tell stories about their own valued objects. You can register here.

If you are planning on bringing a collection to share, please send us a message.

The library is located at 19601 21st Ave NW, Shoreline, WA 98177



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Museum of Flight offers free early access for families with sensory needs October 8

Saturday, October 1, 2022

Museum of Flight Apollo capsule
Lighting and sound adjusted for 8-10am Sensory Day subdued experience October 8, 2022

SEATTLE, Sept. 30, 2022—On Oct. 8 from 8-10am, the Museum offers free admission for families of children, teenagers and young adults with disabilities including intellectual disabilities, autism, sensory processing disorders and other cognitive disabilities. 

During these regularly programmed Sensory Days, families will get access to the Museum during off-hours, where they can explore the galleries in an uncrowded environment with adjusted light and sound for the best possible experience. Pre-registration is required.

The Aviation Pavilion and Charles Simonyi Space Gallery are not included in the experience and will open with the rest of the Museum at 10am. Museum Store and Wings Café will be open during Sensory Days.

For additional information, please email access@museumofflight.org

Social Narrative

The Museum’s Social Narrative is a resource for guests on the autism spectrum who may benefit from descriptions and pictures that show what a typical visit to The Museum of Flight is like. If you, your child, or someone else in your group would benefit from this resource, you may download the Museum’s Social Narrative as a PDF: Download Social Narrative PDF



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Destinations: Smithsonian Magazine offers tickets for free admission to Museum of Flights September 17, 2022

Friday, September 9, 2022

Photo courtesy Museum of Flight
SEATTLE, Sept. 8, 2022—On September 17, 2022, Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day, The Museum of Flight will honor Museum Day tickets for free admission. 

Museum Day is a one-day event sponsored by Smithsonian Magazine in which participating museums and cultural institutions across the country provide free entry to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket. 

Tickets are only available online and allow a download of one ticket per email address.

The ticket provides free admission for two people. Additional visitors will need their own Museum Day tickets or pay general Museum admission. Children 4 and under are always free at The Museum of Flight.

Tickets are available online at Smithsonian Magazine Museum Day.



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Almost Antiques Guild events September 15 and November 10 - share your collection

Monday, September 5, 2022

The Shoreline Historical Museum and the Friends of the Richmond Beach Library will be hosting an in-person Almost Antiques Guild events at the Richmond Beach Library on Thursday, September 15th and November 10, 2022 at 2pm! 

Bring a collection you want to share with your community or come listen to people tell stories about their own valued objects. 

Register here.

If you are planning on bringing a collection to share, please send them a message.



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Jerry Pickard’s family donates his Navy jacket to Northwest Veterans Museum

Wednesday, August 3, 2022

Jonathan Picard presents Jerry's jacket to Carl Kurfess of
the NW Veterans Museum. Photo by Doug Cerretti
By Doug Cerretti

The family of Jerry Pickard donated his Navy jacket to the Northwest Veterans Museum in a ceremony at Heroes' Café Lynnwood last Tuesday July 26, 2022. 

Jerry’s grandson, Jonathan Picard, presented the jacket to Carl Kurfess of the Northwest Veterans Museum 19921 Poplar Way, Lynnwood, Washington 98036 in Heritage Park.

The jacket represents the time Jerry served as a photographer with the P2V Neptune Squadron based at the Whidbey Island, WA Naval Air Station.

Jerry Pickard
The P2V Neptune was an anti-submarine/surveillance aircraft flying the Pacific and Arctic usually looking for Russian boats and installations. 

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Destinations: The Museum of Flight's new exhibit - The Walt Disney Studios and World War II

Sunday, July 10, 2022

A new insignia was designed exclusively for The Museum of Flight’s display of the exhibition by Mike Gabriel and The Museum of Flight. It features Donald Duck dressed as a pilot holding onto the wings of a B-17 while soaring over the Pacific Northwest. B-17 Flying Fortresses were built at The Boeing Company plant in Seattle, Washington.

The Museum of Flight on East Marginal Way S has opened a new exhibit in conjunction with Disney Studios: The Walt Disney Studios and World War II

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

During this unique period in animation history, The Walt Disney Studios functioned as a morale-builder for both the civilian public and deployed Allied troops. 

Walt knew that cartoons would provide a direct yet amusing way to communicate with the American people about war-related issues and anxieties. 

Disney characters appeared in short films and military insignia, advertisements, magazines and stamp books. Government posters promoting tax payment, food recycling, rationing, war bond sales and farm production also used Disney cartoon personalities. 

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

The exhibition includes 550 examples of these rare historical objects and film clips.

The Museum of Flight, 9404 E. Marginal Way South, Seattle, WA 98108-4097
Tickets (free with museum membership) here

Photo by Steven H. Robinson

Matt Hayes, CEO + President of The Museum of Flight 

When America entered WWII The Walt Disney Studios immediately supported and promoted the war effort. The Studios and the U.S. government had a history of collaboration and cooperation starting in 1939, when Walt and his artists began designing squadron and unit insignia. 

It was not surprising then that in 1941, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Walt Disney and his staff pledged to fully support the war effort without hesitation or the potential for profit. 

Mickey Mouse and the other Disney cartoon characters were already beloved, and the irascible Donald Duck was a special favorite among the troops.

No matter how serious the subject, the “Disney touch” helped calm anxieties while powerfully cutting to the essence of the Allied experience.

When asked why The Museum of Flight is hosting this exhibition and why now, I was struck by the parallels that are cautionary, instructive, and inspiring. So many themes inherent in the material mirror so much of what we are experiencing today, as a museum and as a society-adapting to a new way of life, juggling priorities amid challenging circumstances, learning new skills-conversations that are being led by the experiences of women and other minorities. 



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Shoreline Walks: Hillwood and Richmond Highlands History Walk this Saturday

Thursday, June 16, 2022


Explore neighborhoods, parks and trails on some of the best walking routes in our City. Designed for adults ages 50+ but open to all ages and abilities, each walk is led by a Volunteer Walk Leader and all walks are free.

No need to sign up, just show up at the meetup location and we'll take care of the rest! Friendly dogs on a leash are welcome to join.

For a full list of walks visit www.ShorelineWA.gov/ShorelineWalks

Saturday, June 18, 2022, 10:00am

Hillwood and Richmond Highlands History Walk NEW!

Join staff from the Shoreline Historical Museum in a walk around Hillwood and Richmond Highlands that highlights various historic and contemporary aspects of these neighborhoods. 

Particular Points of interest are the old Fircrest location and Sculpture Park. This walk is part of a three walk series; with each unique walk focusing on a different subject: “Boundaries”, “Historical Structures” and “Artworks”.

Walk is approximately 2 miles, 2 hours and is rated Moderate

Meet at Shoreline Historical Museum Parking Lot, 18501 Linden Ave N. Shoreline (additional parking across street at Fred Meyer) Walk Leader: Shoreline Historical Museum



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Shoreline Historical Museum events Saturday: Golden Wheels Car Show and Neighborhood History Walk

Sunday, June 12, 2022

The Golden Wheels car club will display their vintage autos on Saturday, June 18, 2020 from 10am to 2pm at the Shoreline Historical Museum 18501 Linden Ave N, Shoreline WA 98133.

Starting from the Museum at 10am, a Neighborhood History Walk will explore the area around the museum from a historical perspective.



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