Len Sherrard – Nature’s Needles Join pine needle basket maker Len Sherrard for a two-day workshop to learn his craft. Sherrard’s contemporary baskets include found objects like stones and antlers as well as gourds. His vibrant work also incorporates beads and dyed threads along with pine needles and other natural materials in the traditional...

Respected Native American historian E. Richard Hart talks about the current status of Wenatchi Fishing Rights on the Wenatchee River. His newest book "American Indian History On Trial: Historical Expertise in Tribal Litigation" includes information on the history of the Wenatchi fishing reservation and the Wenatchi trial for fishing rights. His talk will also include...

David Hockney, an English painter, draftsman, printmaker, stage designer, and photographer is known as an important contributor to the pop art movement of the 1960s. Join us for a free art class on Saturday, November 10 to learn how to create a photo collage like his work in the 1980s, compiling a ‘complete’ picture from...

Emily Washines, Yakama tribal member and scholar, talks about the intrinsic link between culture and food and the heartbreaking consequences to a community when those links to the past are broken. Washines uses the reintroduction of the Wapato plant as an example of the connection of indigenous foods to the health and culture retention of...

On November 14th, from 6:30 pm to 9:00pm, Come on down to the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s MakerSpace to learn how to make your Christmas Cards Pop!  Learn the basics of card circuitry and create three different Styles of Christmas cards that use LEDs and circuits.  With this knowledge, you will be able to make as...

Respected ornithologist and author Dr. Bruce Beehler will lead a talk and give a slide show featuring his field work. Beehler is a research assistant of the Bird Division of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History. He co-led a survey on biological diversity in 2005 to the Foja Mountains in Papua where a...

Catch the holiday spirit at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center with family crafts and activities during Christmas Family Fun Day on Saturday, Dec. 1, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Museum staff and volunteers will lead several craft activities. There will be refreshments and Christmas music, and guests are welcome to browse through...

Come see the Beauty of Bronze exhibit in the upstairs gallery. Beauty of Bronze is an annual collaboration between the Museum and Art on the Avenues to teach fifth-grade students from Wenatchee public schools about sculpture. This exhibit is a showcase of their work. Admission is free all day starting at 10:00 AM at the...

Come check out the holiday decorations at the Wells House and see the recent renovations and new displays. Tours available of the first and second floors. Light refreshments will be served.  

William Wegman, an American artist best known for creating a series of compositions involving primarily his own Weimaraner dogs in various costumes and poses. Join us for a free art class on Saturday, December 8 and create Weimaraner art inspired by William Wegman. Children (4 to 11) and their guardians are encouraged to attend our...

On December 12th, from 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm, come on down to the Wenatchee Valley Museum’s MakerSpace to learn how to incorporate circuitry into your sewing! Using batteries, LEDs, and conductive thread, you can create amazing crafts such as ornaments, bracelets and even patches that light up!     This class will be for ADULTS ONLY. ...

Join us for a book reading of the new book, Red Star and Blue Star Defeats Spexman by Randy Lewis and William Layman. The presentation will be held at 7:00 pm on Wednesday, December 19th at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Culture Center. Books will be available for $15.00. Book signing to follow. The book was...

Take a break from winter and join wildlife ecologist and photographer, John Winnie Jr. for an hour of exotic birds, wildlife, and wild places. We’ll take a virtual natural history of Galapagos National Park above and below the water, then we’ll head up into Equador’s Andean Highlands, a region known worldwide for its incredible birding...

Admission is free all day starting at 10:00 AM at the Wenatchee Valley Museum & Cultural Center on the first Friday of every month, and hours are extended to 8:00 PM with light refreshments and snacks offered after 5:00 PM.

Free! Join us at the Museum for a free art class to create a colorful confectionary still life like American painter, Wayne Thiebaud. Children (4 to 11) and their guardians are encouraged to attend our monthly art lessons with Artist in Residence, Rick Adams. This free class will be held in Coyote's Corner. Classes are...