August 2006

Museums

Hot Tip!

Ear for Art Tour
Tacoma Art Museum has launched Washington's first cell-phone walking tour. Ear for Art: Chihuly Glass Cell Phone Walking Tour allows users to learn more about Dale Chihuly's artwork in Tacoma's Museum District as they stroll through revitalized downtown Tacoma. The tour features 12 audio stops and games that can be played along the way. The tour may be accessed at any time by calling 888-411-4220.

Exhibits

Aurora Valentinetti Puppet Museum. Dedicated to puppetry, fun and education. Features a hands-on children's activity area. All ages. 11am-4pm Wednesdays through Saturdays. FREE, but donations encouraged. 257 Fourth St., Bremerton. 360-373-2992. www.ectandpuppets.com.

Bremerton Naval Museum. Offers a close-up look at life on the sea and Navy history. Children can take hold of the captain's steering wheel and pretend to steer a boat to safety. All ages. 10am-4pm Tuesdays through Saturdays, 1-4pm Sundays. FREE. 402 Pacific Ave., Bremerton. 360-479-7447.

Camp 6 Logging Museum. Working railroad connects work sites with historic bunkhouses. Outdoor exhibits open year round. FREE. Camp 6 Logging Museum, Point Defiance Park, 5400 N Pearl St., Tacoma. 253-752-0047. www.camp-6-museum.org.

Children’s Museum of Tacoma. Ready, Set, Go! Raceways at the Children's Museum of Tacoma 10am-5pm Mondays through Saturdays, noon-5pm Sundays. $5 adults, $5 ages 1 to 12, free infants. FREE for families 10am-7pm first Fridays. Children’s Museum, 936 Broadway, Tacoma. 253-627-6031. www.childrensmuseumoftacoma.org.

Fort Nisqually. Living history museum features life in Washington Territory during the fur trade era. 11am-4pm Wednesdays through Sundays. $4 adults, $3 ages 13 to 17, $2 ages 5 to 12, free ages 4 and younger. Fort Nisqually, Point Defiance Park, 5400 N Pearl St., Tacoma. 253-591-5339. www.fortnisqually.org.

Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Museum. . 10am-4pm Tuesdays through Saturdays. $2 adults, $1 ages 13 to 17, free ages 12 and younger. Gig Harbor Peninsula Historical Museum, 4218 Harborview Dr., Gig Harbor. 253-858-6722. www.gigharbormuseum.org.

Hands On Children’s Museum in Olympia. Good for You! 10am-5pm Mondays through Saturdays, 10am-9pm Thursdays, noon-5pm Sundays. $6, $3 ages 10-23 months, free infants. FREE 5-9pm first Fridays. Hands On Children’s Museum, 11th Ave. and Capitol Way, Olympia. 360-956-0818. www.hocm.org.

Job Carr Cabin Museum. This 1865 replica cabin of the founder, first mayor and postmaster of Tacoma brings to life the city’s origins. All ages. 1-4pm Wednesdays through Saturdays during the school year. 2350 N 30th St., in Old Town Tacoma. 253-627-5405. www.metroparkstacoma.org.

Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum. 10am-4pm Tuesdays through Sundays. FREE. 407 South G St., Tacoma. 253-383-2575. www.rain.org/~karpeles/taqfrm.html.

Kitsap County Historical Society Museum. Travel through Kitsap County's past from the glacial age through World War II. All ages. 9am-5pm Tuesdays through Saturdays. FREE. 280 Fourth St., Bremerton. 360-479-6226.

Museum of Flight. 10am-5pm daily, 10am-9pm first Thursday of the month. $11 adults, $6.50 ages 5 to 17, free 4 and younger. FREE admission 5-8pm first Thursday of the month. 9404 E Marginal Way S (next to Boeing Field), Seattle. 206-764-5720. www.museumofflight.org.

Museum of Glass: International Center for Contemporary Art. Fresh! Contemporary Takes on Nature and Allegory through Dec. 1. 10am-5pm Wednesdays through Saturdays, noon-5pm Sundays, 10am-8pm third Thursdays. $10 adults, $8 students 13 and older, $4 ages 6-12, free 5 and younger. FREE admission 5-8pm third Thursdays. Museum of Glass, 1801 E Dock St., Tacoma. 253-284-4750. www.museumofglass.org.

Steilacoom Historical Museum. Focuses on pioneer period 1860-1900. Original volumes of Washington Territory's first library association on exhibit. 1-4pm Fridays through Sundays. Town Hall, Steilacoom. 253-584-4133. www.steilacoom.org/museum.

Sidney Museum. Features vignettes of life in early South Kitsap County, including a general store, school, doctor's office and hardware store. All ages. 11am-4pm Tuesdays through Saturdays and 1-4pm Sundays. FREE. 202 Sidney Ave., Port Orchard. 360-876-3693.

Tacoma Art Museum. Symphonic Poem: Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson opens Sept. 16. 10am-5pm Tuesdays through Saturdays, 10am-8pm Thursdays, noon-5pm Sundays. $6.50 adults, $5.50 students, free ages 5 and younger. FREE all day on third Thursdays. Tacoma Art Museum, 1701 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. 253-272-4258. www.tacomaartmuseum.org.

Washington State Capital Museum. To Place Her Name in History, through Nov. 25. 10am-4pm Tuesdays through Fridays, noon-4pm Saturdays. $5 per family or $2 adults, $1 ages 6 to 18, free 5 and younger. 211 W 21 Ave., Olympia. 360-753-2580. www.washingtonhistory.org/wscm.

Washington State History Museum. 10am-5pm Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, 10am-8pm Thursdays, noon-5pm Sundays. $8 adults, $6 ages 6 to 17, free 5 and younger. FREE 5-8pm Thursdays. Washington State History Museum, 1911 Pacific Ave., Tacoma. 1-888-238-4373. www.wshs.org.

White River Valley Museum. Noon-4 pm Wednesdays through Sundays. $2 adults, $1 kids. White River Valley Museum in Les Gove Park, 918 H St. SE, Auburn. 253-288-7433. www.wrvmuseum.org.

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