LIGHTCATCHER BUILDING
250 Flora St
Bellingham, WA
HOURS: wed-sun 12-5pm
OLD CITY HALL
121 Prospect St
Bellingham, WA
HOURS: wed-sun 12-5pm
360-778-8930
ADMISSION: adults $10; youth, students, military, seniors $8; children 2-5 $5; under 2 free.
LIGHT CATCHER BUILDING
To Jan 6
Endangered Species: Artists on the Front Line of Biodiversity. Presenting 80 works of art in all media, from rare books to cutting-edge video, that span the 19th through 21st centuries. It highlights artists who celebrate biodiversity’s exquisite complexity, interpret natural and human-induced extinctions of plants and animals, and focus on endangered species from diverse ecosystems. Major funding for the exhibition and catalogue has been provided by the National Endowment for the Arts and The Norcliffe Foundation.
OLD CITY HALL
To Mar 31 The Elephant in the Room: The Allure of Ivory and Its Tragic Legacy.Exploring the story of ivory from pre-history to modern times, featuring a selection of ivory from the collection, research in elephant communications, the devastating effects of ivory hunting, and how organizations are trying to save these incredible animals.
About
The Whatcom Museum occupies three distinctive and historically significant buildings in downtown Bellingham’s Arts District. The Lightcatcher building features rotating traveling art exhibitions, a permanent Northwest Coast exhibit, the Family Interactive Gallery, and the Museum Store. The Museum’s 1892 Old City Hall building features maritime and logging history exhibits, as well as the John M. Edson Hall of Birds. The Syre Education Center contains the Photo Archives.
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