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
Feb 2-May 19 Bellingham National 2019 Juried Art Exhibition and Awards. Juried by Bruce Guenther, Adjunct Curator for Special Exhibitions at the Oregon Jewish Museum and Center for Holocaust Education. Selected artworks span a broad range of media, from watercolor to oil painting, photography to collage and fiber art; and styles of working from hyperrealism to abstraction. The works selected by Guenther reflect the artists myriad responses to both natural or man-made landscape forms.
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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